Happy Birthday, Daddy. You Have A New Guest Arriving. And He's A Good One.
Happy 71st birthday, Daddy. I cannot believe it has been nearly 7 years since Daddy passed at the age of 64. A common refrain I hear...
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Manoj Dalmia MD
- Sep 4, 2020
- 2 min
Memories of Daddy: A Re-Rememberance.
My dad passed away on Friday, December 20, 2013. He was cremated on Monday, December 23, 2013. And on Tuesday, December 24, 2013, I began...
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Manoj Dalmia MD
- Mar 4, 2014
- 2 min
Memories of Daddy, Post 71: I Do Not Want Money. I Just Want My Daddy Back.
Daddy believed in giving his kids as much of a head-start in life as possible. He almost always kept his (and my) eyes in front of him,...
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Manoj Dalmia MD
- Mar 3, 2014
- 1 min
Memories of Daddy, Post 70: Cherish Your Own "Daddy" Moments.
A picture of Daddy only a few months before he got really sick, near the end of 2012. He was in an assisted care facility but improving,...
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Manoj Dalmia MD
- Mar 2, 2014
- 1 min
Memories of Daddy, Post 69: And the Academy Award for Best Dad goes to... Daddy.
I'm watching the Oscars with Mummy and my sis, and it's been amusing and moving at the same time (in one man's opinion). I personally...
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Manoj Dalmia MD
- Mar 1, 2014
- 1 min
Memories of Daddy, Post 68: Missing the "Little Things".
So I'm sitting with Mummy and Monica again, but this time, Monica is the one who's crying the most (though both me and Mummy have tears...
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Manoj Dalmia MD
- Feb 28, 2014
- 2 min
Memories of Daddy, Post 67: Daddy Realized it's Never Too Late to Learn the Value of Good Friends.
Daddy could be a real curmudgeon. He and Mummy were the exact opposite when it came to their social acumen. Mummy was and continues to be...
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Manoj Dalmia MD
- Feb 27, 2014
- 1 min
Memories of Daddy, Post 66: The Start of Daddy's and Mummy's Journey.
I'm sitting with Mummy and Monica right now, and Mummy is crying. She continues to miss Daddy (obviously). But what my sister and I are...
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Manoj Dalmia MD
- Feb 26, 2014
- 3 min
Memories of Daddy, Post 65: Daddy's Experiences With Racism.
The veto of a bill in Arizona that would have allowed discrimination against innocent people got me thinking of the discrimination Daddy...
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Manoj Dalmia MD
- Feb 25, 2014
- 3 min
Memories of Daddy, Post 64: Daddy Taught Me To Just Enjoy The Ride Of Life.
Fear of the unknown and change are two things that can be powerful in their ability to paralyze someone, to make one panic, to create...
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Manoj Dalmia MD
- Feb 24, 2014
- 2 min
Memories of Daddy, Post 63: Daddy Provided Balance To My Life.
Mummy will be arriving in California tomorrow to spend time with me and my sister, and it couldn't come at a better time. I've had a...
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Manoj Dalmia MD
- Feb 23, 2014
- 1 min
Memories of Daddy, Post 62: Daddy's Girl.
Daddy's love toward Monica was pretty amazing. She would always be the one person who would make Daddy's heart melt. She was always his,...
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Manoj Dalmia MD
- Feb 22, 2014
- 2 min
Memories of Daddy, Post 61: Daddy Could Be An Incredibly Powerful Calming Force.
Today, I spent the afternoon with Ganesh, one of my best friends. We went to lunch and followed that up with a couple of places for...
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Manoj Dalmia MD
- Feb 21, 2014
- 1 min
Memories of Daddy, Post 60: Daddy's Name Lives On.
Daddy's full name coming from India was Mahendra Kumar Ram Kumar Dalmia with Ram being his father's first name. But when Daddy got his US...
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Manoj Dalmia MD
- Feb 20, 2014
- 3 min
Memories of Daddy, Post 59: Daddy Deserved To Live, Not Just Survive.
The lifespans of the Dalmia men leave a great deal to be desired. Before Daddy passed away, his two older brothers both passed away of...
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Manoj Dalmia MD
- Feb 19, 2014
- 2 min
Memories of Daddy, Post 58: Daddy Always Tried His Best. But His Cooking Still Sucked 🤣.
Daddy was a terrible cook, another quality I clearly inherited from him. He, just like me, was spoiled by Mummy's cooking; as a result,...
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Manoj Dalmia MD
- Feb 18, 2014
- 1 min
Memories of Daddy, Post 57: Proud Daddy.
I wanted to keep things simple for tonight and share this picture of me with my parents at my IIT graduation. They look so happy and...
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Manoj Dalmia MD
- Feb 17, 2014
- 3 min
Memories of Daddy, Post 56: Daddy's Weak Attempt at Teaching Responsibility Succeeded Posthumously.
Daddy opened up a number of small businesses growing up The earliest one was a Baskin Robbins where I used to work starting at the age of...
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Manoj Dalmia MD
- Feb 16, 2014
- 2 min
Memories of Daddy, Post 55: Daddy's Death Put a LOT of Things in Perspective.
As I'm waiting for my pediatric case to start (I'm on home-call this weekend for pediatrics and am currently at the hospital), I've been...
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Manoj Dalmia MD
- Feb 15, 2014
- 2 min
Memories of Daddy, Post 54: I Just Wanted the Chance to Give Daddy a Comfortable Place to Sleep.
I wish I had seen/spoken to/hugged Daddy more frequently than I did before he passed. But just because I didn't, did NOT mean I didn't...
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