It is indeed very sad to see Mara in this condition. With a message that we must not take life and relationships for granted, because our health and situation could change in an instant.
Mara was a vibrant real estate salesperson in Vancouver and their West Indian restaurant was doing really well. Many of us ate there during their daughter's wedding.
Mara never forgot his friends. He was always available to meet someone at the airport and take them out for a delicious lunch or supper.
For a guy who came from isolated Mara, near Hibury, behind New Amsterdam, he did really well for himself. His daughter's wedding in 2006 was one of the biggest in Vancouver. I was privileged to be a photographer at the wedding and ride in the limo with their family to the Mandir. Before and after the wedding the party seems to be going on and on and on. The guests were given homemade Italian and ice wine to take home.
The wedding spinoff was a visit to the village of Mara and Hibury in 2007 with Errol A and his wife, during world cricket in Guyana.
Even though he is unable to speak, his brain seems to be active and it must be torture for him just lying in bed.
We had a friend from Fiji with a brain tumour, in almost similar situation as Mara. When we visited, she always grabbed my arm and begged me to get her a gun.
Get well soon Marabai, your present situation does not suit your vibrant life style and your friends miss you.