We have still not seen the report. If our child had swine flu, why was the report hidden from us?

We were given individual tablets by the doctors with no indication of what tablet we were taking. When we asked them to give us the full strip, so we could give it to our daughter, or asked what tablets they were, our queries were not encouraged. We had to ask for the attendant's dosage because that was invariably forgotten.

If swine flu is something that is gaining alarming proportions, with India reporting its first death Monday, why this negligence?

The hospital was no doubt far above the normal standards of a regular government hospital. The ward was air-conditioned and patients were not packed like sardines. But the recordings were done very casually -- first on a rough piece of paper and then transferred to the file.

This is our effort to bring on record what happens in the swine flu ward and to create awareness about the disease.

But believe us, it is not such a scare. If only, however, the treatment and directives were clearer.