June 21, 2009...Happy Father's Day

Even though Amit is no longer physically with us, he is always in our hearts. Amit never had the chance to hold his beautiful angel in his arms, but from the moment he knew he was going to be a father, his heart must have swelled with pride and love, he was a father. He loved that child from the very first moment he existed. To be a father, a parent, is to begin your life anew, living not only for yourself, but for your child (or children). The struggles, the difficulties, are all worth it for the chance to love and shape a life and see them look back at you with love and joy in their hearts.

I want to take this moment to celebrate Father's Day for not only my own father, my uncles, my brother, and other father figures and all those other fathers everywhere, but for Deepika's father and Amit's father...and especially for Amit. We may not always remember the words of our fathers, but we do remember how they made us feel and how we feel about them and I am thankful for everyone in my life, those that are still here, and those that have moved on.

Amit is looking down on his darling child and smiling...Jevesh's personal guardian angel.

Take a moment today to love the ones you are with because you do not know what tomorrow has in store.

June 9, 2009...Happy 6 Month Birthday Jevesh!

I wanted to again take a moment to mark the birthday of Jevesh. Happy 6 months little angel...may your days be filled with increasing strength, good health, blessings, and love...You, Deepika, and your dad are always in my thoughts and prayers.

To celebrate Jevesh's birthday, I have a special treat :) I have a few videos I am going to post. Please forgive any background noise, including my bad singing ;)

June 6th, 2009...10 months...Remembering Amit

On this, the sixth of June, Deepika, Amit's family and friends, and the community of Chico remember the loss of a beautiful man, Amit Tandon. His heart was enormous; his generosity, overflowing; his smile, from ear to ear; his talent, unending; and his loss, felt by people the world over, deep, raw, angry, sad, heartwrenching....there are not enough words to describe such a tragedy, such a loss.

I look at Deepika and I am filled with love, deep respect, and a bit of heartache. Such a wonderful person with such a good heart that has endured such heartache and tragedy and yet she continues on with great strength, hope, and faith.

I see Jevesh and think of all the terrible things that child has had to endure in such a short time and I hope and pray that he beats all the odds to grow up to be a bright, strong, healthy individual with all the wonderful qualities of his mother and father. When I look at that child I see his parents and I have hope and warmth in my heart (and admittedly tears in my eyes occasionaly).

Please continue to offer your kind words, prayers, and thoughts as the struggles continue. Please remind those around you to never drink and drive and never let anyone around them drink and drive. No one should have to suffer such tragedy and heartache, we must all try to make a difference.

Here are a few recent pics of Jevesh (I will post more on the 9th...his 6 MONTH Birthday!).

May, 2009...A Happy Weekend

Though I am a bit late in posting this, I wanted to make sure to send out my Birthday Wishes to Jevesh who has turned a beautiful 5 months old. He is home, he is healing, and he is hopefully getting healtheir every day.

I also want to send out my Happy Mother's Day wishes to Deepika..a woman with a beautiful heart, a beautiful mind, and a beautiful spirit. Her strength and heart are inspiring.

May the future hold happiness, good health, and blessings.

April 2009...Home Sweet Home

Just a quick post to let you all know that Jevesh is healing well and the hospital released him to go home. He and the family are now trying to get settled in and find some normalcy in their lives (at least as much as one can given the situation).

The road has been long and will continue to be a long road to follow, but with strength, support, prayers, and positive thoughts, the road will not be so hard to travel as it has been.

Thank you all for your prayers, kind words, and thoughts, every one counts and please continue to send them on to Jevesh and Deepika.

April 16, 2009...Fun Photos

Here are some nice pics we took before the surgery...just a little something to bring a smile to your heart :)

April 09, 2009...Happy Birthday baby...

Another short update for you all. I spoke with Deepika and Jevesh is recovering well. He is in a bit of pain right now and the doctors are trying to keep him comfortable. Deepika is by his side comforting him. They removed the last drainage tube on Friday and she was finally able to hold him.

On a happy note, today, Jevesh turns four months old...he has gone through more in these last few months than some may go through in a lifetime, but he is strong and courageous - just like him mom and dad. I wish you stong health, a quick recovery, and plenty of love and prayers to keep you going.

Happy Birthday Munchkin.

April 08, 2009...Recovering

I wanted to update you all regarding Jevesh's surgery. On Monday, April 6th of this week Jevesh went in for his second major heart surgery. Everything went as planned and Jevesh is currently recovering.

I wish I had more to tell you but at this point in time, all we can do is wait and think positive thoughts, pray, etc. He is a strong child with the good and strong spirit of his mother and father to keep him fighting.

I will post again when I find out more on how he is recovering and how mom is doing. In the meantime, please continue to keep both Deepika and Jevesh in your thoughts and prayers.


This picture was taken a few weeks ago while Jevesh and family were waiting to hear about when they would be able to get him in for surgery.

March 28, 2009...Still patiently waiting...

I know that most of you have been very patiently awaiting an update to this blog...fortunately and unfortunately, I have nothing new to report. Currently we are still in Limbo. The doctor was out of town and their are other kids ahead of Jevesh for surgery this weekend.

Please keep Deepika and Jevesh in your thoughts, prayer etc. It looks like the surgery will be this coming weekend (first weekend of April) just a week shy of Jevesh's 4 month birthday.

I will try and post as soon as I know, however, I will be potentially without an internet connection next weekend. Do not fret...as soon as I know and have an internet connection, I will post.

AND NOW, for your viewing pleasure, some beautiful pictures of our growing Jevesh...he is now about 24 inches long and weighing in at 4.6 kg!

March 17, 2009..Waiting

Just a quick update as I know many of you are anxious to hear what is going on.

Last week, the doctors catheterized Jevesh's heart, checked pressures and took samples to evaluate oxygen levels in the heart tissue. After evaluating the results, the doctors decided that Jevesh needed to be scheduled for surgery as soon as possible.

Initially, the doctor's tentatively scheduled Jevesh for surgery on Saturday, however there was no operating room available. Sunday an emergency with another child arose and Jevesh's doctor was needed for that surgery so they have again postoned the surgery.

Currently we are in a holding pattern. Waiting...each day, adjusting feeds in preparation for the surgery in case they are able to get him in to an operating room.

Jevesh is stable and doing well. He is often smiling with a twinkle in his eye. Unfortunately, he has lost some weight, so Deepika is making sure that Jevesh is getting a fortified feed to increase his calories so that he can regain his weight and strength.

I promise I will post another blog entry if and when things change.

Please continue to send your kind thoughts and prayers to Deepika and Jevesh. As always, please feel free to post your well wishes to the blog, as Deepika does view the comments.