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During the second wave of COVID, Amol’s mother got infected by the virus, followed soon after
by his father. As a dutiful son, Amol took care of them, and with home quarantine and
medication the two of them recovered quickly. We did expect that he too would probably pick
up the virus because of his close proximity to them during their recovery. But when his
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symptom worsened, we had to turn to the hospitals for help.
As you all know, the situation in our country was so horrible at the time and we couldn’t find
beds or oxygen cylinders anywhere. However, we didn’t give up hope and continued our search.
After 2 days of frantic scouring, we were finally able to get Amol a bed in a government hospital.
But our relief was short-lived. Amol struggled in his fight against the virus and a day later lost
the battle to it.
“Amol was no longer going to be by my side”, this
realization shattered me completely and I
struggled to cope with the loss. How was I going
to take care of my family? How were we going to
manage financially? What was going to happen
to our daughter? How could I support her in
dealing with the loss of her father when I couldn’t
deal with my loss? Mentally and financially we
were facing a stark future without Amol.
Over the next few days I was physically present
for the last rites and rituals and the daily chores
of the home but mentally my mind was far away
still thinking, contemplating, wondering and
worrying about what would happen and what I
had to do next.
8 days after losing Amol, I got a call from the HR
department at YASH. At first, I thought they were
calling to discuss Amol’s insurance and other
formalities. I was stunned when they told me that
they were calling to inform that YASH was
offering me a job. I was still in shock from the loss
of Amol and couldn’t process what it was that
was being offered, so I asked them to give me a
few days to get back to them since things at
home were still in a mess.
As life started to get back to some semblance of
normalcy, I remembered the call from YASH and
knew what I had to do next for my daughter, my
family and myself. After accepting the job offer
and joining YASH in June of 2021, I soon
experienced firsthand all that Amol would talk to
me about YASH. Everyone around was so
understanding, helpful and supportive, just like a
family would be. Over the next few weeks, what I
took up to become a coping mechanism and
support for my family, eventually became my
savior and saved my sanity. “