Baby girl brings relief to distraught family.Byline: Binsal Abdul Kader, Staff Reporter Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi (ä`b  thä`bē, zä–, dä–), Arab. Abu Zabi, sheikhdom (1995 pop. 928,360), c. : They came back from India devastated dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. after attending the funeral of their dear one, but the smiling baby has given them much-needed solace. "Although we were going through an ordeal since her death, the smiling baby and the support from people around gave us hope," said family members of Deepthi Gopinath, 27, an Indian nurse who died of swine flu swine flu n. A highly contagious form of human influenza caused by a filterable virus identical or related to a virus formerly isolated from infected swine. on September 1 in Al Ain This article is about the city in the United Arab Emirates. For the city in Lebanon, see El Ain. Al Ain (Arabic: العين . The family was upset that they could not fulfil Deepthi's last wish of seeing her newborn baby, as she was connected to a ventilator since her baby's birth on August 25. Devika, the 34-day-old baby who was in the special care of a hospital in Al Ain, has now been discharged. Although doctors had earlier confirmed the baby did not have any infections, she was under observation during the past one month due to her premature birth premature birth Birth less than 37 weeks after conception. Infants born as early as 23–24 weeks may survive but many face lifelong disabilities (e.g., cerebral palsy, blindness, deafness). . "I was happy to see her wonderful smile," Suresh Babu, the father of the baby said, just after receiving her from the hospital. He was delighted to learn from the doctors that the baby was healthy. When doctors said the baby could be taken home, her father and uncle was worried about the absence of a woman at home. But, Maya Suresh, a family friend happily came forward to take care of the baby. Babu ba·bu also ba·boo n. pl. ba·bus also ba·boos 1. Used as a Hindi courtesy title for a man, equivalent to Mr. 2. a. A Hindu clerk who is literate in English. b. said the support extended by the people around them gave a great relief during the difficult time. Maya said she was like a sister to Deepthi's family so she took it as the responsibility to take care of the baby. "The baby weighs 2.3 kilogrammes and the doctors said she needs special attention until she gains weight", she said. She can be given vaccinations only after she weighs 2.5 kilogrammes, Maya said. "Until then, we have to avoid visitors etc, but I am sure, I can take care of her like my own baby", she explained. "I felt very happy while taking her from the hospital and now she is calmly resting in my lap," Maya said while they were going home with the baby. She said her two daughters, aged eight and ten, are eagerly waiting for the baby. "They have decorated the entire home to welcome her," Maya said. Maya had to step in to take care of the baby because Babu's sister and children, who were staying with them [with Babu and Deepthi], together in Al Ain did not come back from India after the funeral After the Funeral is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company in 1953 under the title of Funerals are Fatal . "We did not want to stay at the same house where we had a happy life with Deepthi," said Anil Kumar, brother-in-law of Babu. "We will be haunted by the memories of her in that house. So we are searching for a new house. As soon as we get one, my wife and children will be coming back," Kumar said. Deepthi's father and mother will also join them to take care of the baby. Her parents are distraught by the loss of their only daughter. "They may be happy to meet her smiling baby," family members said. Al Nisr Publishing Al Nisr Publishing is a company based in Dubai, UAE. The company is a part of Al Tayer Group. It was established in 1985 by Obaid Humaid Al Tayer, Abdullah Al Rostamani and Juma Al Majid. It employs 1,050 people and has branches in Manilla, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah. LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control 2009. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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