The Story Of Our Little Warrior Neil Saiesh

Chapter 9 – The Battle We Never Saw Coming

This was one of the most disappointing phases of our journey. I have tried my best…
Chapter 8 – Just When Life Felt Normal

Neil was growing beautifully. Perfectly. Yes, he had his own developmental delays when it came to…
Chapter 7 – The Bliss Between the Battles

This is my personal favourite chapter. When I started writing this story, I was secretly waiting…
Chapter 6 – Introduction to the G-tube.

Neil started vomiting. We had just begun something new with him. Minimal feeds – just 10…
Chapter 5 – Home… The New Normal..

Neil came home. That sentence still feels unreal to write. Neil came home… with a Hickman…
Chapter 4 -Chennai: The place Neil chose and the bigger picture

Looking back now, Chennai never feels like a coincidence. My parents had moved from Delhi to…
Chapter 3 – Everyone told us it was over. But one person did not.

Dr. Dinesh Babu, Chief of Anaesthesia, MGM Hospital, Chennai. And from the moment he entered Neil’s…
Chapter 2 – The Fight of His Life

The next morning, we stood in the NICU waiting for the doctors. Not just waiting. Hoping.Holding…
Chapter 1 — The First Fight

NICU – A place that changes you. Inside out. You walk in as a parent, but…
Prelude: The Day Our World Began Changing

A little about us that you should before we begin – I am Nisha. Married to…