By the time I was 13, her illness was diagnosed as lung cancer. Mother knew she didn’t have long to live, so she began preparing me to take her place.
लेकिन, माँ अकसर बीमार रहती थीं, और घरेलू काम करने के लिए मुझे पाँचवी कक्षा में ही स्कूल छोड़ना पड़ा ।