Baba then commented, "Even I cannot improve on these couplets of Hafiz!"
Day by day, Baba seemed to be growing more anemic. Meanwhile, news was received that Eruch's maternal uncle, Meherjee Satha, was seriously ill. On 19 November 1968, he was admitted to Booth Hospital and on the 21st he was given a blood transfusion. Gaimai and Meherwan arrived from Poona to help look after him. Meherwan was called to Meherazad the next day, which happened to be his birthday.
When Meherwan informed Baba about Meherjee Mama's critical condition and his improvement after being given a blood transfusion, Baba asked, "Why not give me a transfusion?"
The mandali took this remark lightly, and Eruch humorously replied, "How can the God-Man take an ordinary person's blood?"
"Why not?" Baba asked. "The God-Man's status will not change in any way if he takes another's blood!"
And when Meherjee Satha had to be given a second transfusion, Baba again asked why he was not being given one.
Dr. Alu Khambatta had been residing in Meherazad for the past year, ostensibly to look after Kaikobad and help Goher. She had developed swollen glands on her throat, which Dr. Grant advised her to get examined in Bombay to be sure it was not cancer. Although Dr. Alu did not wish to leave, Baba sent her away at the end of November, promising he would call her back soon in January.
Later in December, Goher told Baba, "We do need her [Alu]. Why don't you call her."
Baba replied, "I will call her when the time comes."
Baba did not feel well on 26 November 1968 and was given an enema by the mandali. On the 28th, Adi's revolving office chair was sent to Meherazad so that Baba could sit on it in the open and sunbathe for a little while each day.
On 3 December, Baba got a severe muscular spasm while he sat on his "potty-chair," the portable toilet in his room. Baba's muscular contraction was sudden, rapid and very painful. He looked pale and for some time stopped eating.
The mandali would often request him to eat well so that his body could withstand the strain of the upcoming darshan; but whenever it was referred to, Baba seemed quite unconcerned about it and would remark, "Giving darshan is not a big thing for me! Don't worry, I will give darshan."
For that year's melas at Meherpuri and Nauranga, Baba had sent Sarosh, Chhagan and the Dhakephalkars as his representatives. On their return, Baba called Dhake and his wife Sanjeevani to Meherazad on 8 December at 9:30 A.M., when they reported about their trip. Sanjeevani was highly impressed with the love of Baba's Hamirpur lovers.
In response, Baba remarked, "If people want to see my leela [divine play], they should go to Andhra or Hamirpur."