COVID-19 survivors’ tales | For this septuagenarian from Visakhapatnam, it’s just another hurdle to combat
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Army spouse and pranic healer Ramani Rao says will energy, meditation helped her restoration
“The day I was diagnosed positive with coronavirus, I was sure that I would defeat it and live to see another day with my family and friends. And here I am hale and hearty, after being hospitalised for over a week in April,” mentioned 74-year-old Ramani Rao.
Ms. Rao isn’t any stranger to adversity and the Visakhapatnam native handled the virus as just another hurdle to be overcome with will energy.
“I was married to an officer who served in the ASC (Army Service Corps), hence half my life I spent in forward areas and have seen at least two wars,” mentioned the doughty septugenarian and former instructor.
“The year I was married, the war between India and Pakistan broke out on the western front in 1965, and my husband Col. Kona Arjun Rao, was posted somewhere on the Kashmir border. Being a young woman fresh out of college and newly married, I did not then fear any eventualities, nor do I now. And my advice to all is to be brave and face the challenge with courage. Many are losing out on the race due to lack of it,” says Ms. Rao.
Misfortunes actually didn’t come alone to Ms. Rao. Just every week earlier than she was identified with COVID, she had fractured her left humerus. It was a compound fracture, requiring a significant surgical procedure.
“Though COVID has come and gone, I am yet to recover from the fracture. But both coming together was like a double whammy. Moreover, the concern was that I was in the high risk group having diabetes and hypertension,” she mentioned.
She was admitted into the CSR block of King George Hospital, and proved an exemplary affected person with nurses and medical doctors nonetheless remembering her vitality ranges and constructive angle.
Almost throughout the identical interval, each her sons had been identified with COVID and one was additionally admitted into KGH.
“Surprisingly, my son’s oxygen level dropped and he had to be put under oxygen. But all through my illness my levels never dropped below the 97. And I tell my children and everybody, to exercise to keep a healthy heart and lungs,” mentioned Ms. Ramani.
A pranic healer, Ms Rao mentioned meditation can calm the thoughts and cut back nervousness ranges throughout tough instances.
“COVID is here and let’s accept it. There is no need to fear or develop anxiety or some kind of inferior complex. It is affecting everybody and we have to face it bravely. But at the same time to keep it at bay we must follow the COVID appropriate behaviour,” mentioned Ms. Ramani.
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