During our 2 months in Mysore, we had the great fortune of befriending out rickshaw driver Krishna. He is a sweet man who become much more then our drive. He became the man to go to for everything from fixing Marley's cot to putting our girls to sleep when they fell asleep coming back from the pool. On our last day in Mysore, he invited us to his house and cooked us a beautiful dinner of lemon rice, dal fry, chapatti, curry and salad. It was amazing to see his house which was on the top of a hill about 20 minutes from our house. As we were finishing dinner, the power went out as per usual, and Marley ran up to Krishna and gave him a big kiss and cuddle as if to say I love you and I will miss you, pretty special for a 18 month old!

Krishna has told us stories of his life, how he fell in love with his wife who he met when they were dining at a local eatery 5 years ago. Pretty rare to have a love marriage in India as almost all the marriages are negotiated by the bride and grooms parents with a substantial fee being paid by the girls family. Krishna is so looking forward to having a baby and having him spending almost every day with us has definitely made those desires much stronger. They have been trying for several years but have unfortunately not been blessed with a little one.

The fact that people in India and in many other countries do not have access to IMF and other technological advances in fertility is quite sad, as there is very little they can do besides make pujas at the temples and pray for a little one. We constantly suggested to Krishna that he and his wife should practice yoga and take Ayurvedic remedies as these are definitely conducive to making babies, as we know from first hand experience. I also recommended acupuncture as this is proven to help in fertility in many ways.

A few weeks back Krishna came to us very distraught, complaining that his wife was having pains and was taken to the hospital. He needed $60 for some medications and the consultation, which he did not have. I loaned him the money and enquired what was wrong. It turns out that she experiences these pains every month during her cycle which from my experience that it is endometriosis.