McCabe Funeral Home

Shiva was a great guy and a great and compassionate doctor. I knew him for his entire career. We shared many patients and he was always a great joy to work with. I am so very saddened by his passing as so many others are.

The endoscopy staff of Sinai-Grace Hospital were saddened by the loss of Dr. Prabhu. Everyone enjoyed working with him - he will be missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family. Sincerely, Jan Glovak

The good old days at St. Mary Mercy Hospital Endoscopy Dept., Shiv would come in and say LG LG LG (Let's go), and WTF, we all know what that means. Shiv, you will always have a special place in my heart! Love ya, Pam

Dr. Prabhu was sharp, insightful, delightful in his humor, and rational in his analysis in everything that he chose to spend his thoughts on. It pains me to think of him in the past tense. I knew him for very many years and I came to know him well. I will cherish his memories deeply. My sincere condolences to his family.

Dr Prabhu was a wonderful,caring,loving,and giving man,him and I were the best of friends we shared many years of service and friendship ups and downs we weathered them all my heart is so heavy and broken for the loss of a great man Doc you will forever be in my heart so until we meet again i will forever cherish your memory and life Love forever Glo

My Memories of Shiv One of my most recent memories of Shiv was 2 weeks before he past away when he was hospitalized at Beaumont & Nitin & I were visiting him Fortunately he was having one of his better days when we went to visit him - he said to me " Anju come sit next to me and tell me what is going on with you." I had to sit next to him to hear him speak as he had paralysis of one of his vocal chords and had lost his voice, & could only whisper He wanted to chat about "fun/light hearted topics, not about himself, even though he was in pain/ having difficulty breathing and could barely talk and was dealing with a horrible disease he was still being "Shiv" i.e -A person who always wanted to make others feel comfortable, concerned about others welfare and always focusing on other's needs rather than himself. This was also evident in his practice as a physician. – Always tirelessly giving and helping his patients. He refused to show misery or anger; instead his determination to not let his disease take the better of him was evident in his fighting spirit even to the end. Despite being terribly sick, his face was still "Animated and full of life, /his eyes still had a twinkle and he l had a smile (Shiv's smile) : even though he was feeling horrible! Shiv was being Shiv, making me feel more comfortable rather than me comforting him I also remember another moment back in the first week of August when he was not doing well and the cancer was taking over. After his first hospitalization his oncologist said "Shiv there's no other treatment options and nothing more to do for your cancer you need to go home and get hospice care which basically means He was send home on pain medications and oxygen and the rest was in God's hands. That evening when he came home,I went to go visit him but before I could see Shiv, I had to sit in my car for a few moments to gather my strength, take a few deep breathes and prepare myself to expect the worst. I expected to walk in the house and see Shiv lying on his bed on "deaths door" Instead I see Shiv sitting at the kitchen table looking like his "normal self", inviting me to come sit and have some tea as If "life was all normal" Another eg of Shiv being Shiv, a gracious host, comforting me, and making sure I was taken care of ! I remember him saying Anju "Do I look A person who is going to die and only has one week to live. The doctors told me I had one week to live. Do I look like I am going die? Those were his words! He really did not look like a man dying soon. He was walking around ,energetic, talking and once again being "Shiv" making light of the situation and trying to comfort others. After his demise, this past week, as I was remembering these memories of Shiv and sharing them with Anu and our friends I decided that I would "Coin these memories/moments with Shiv as "Shaivism's" because they describe him well. These recent memories of Shiv are only one small eg of many that truly describe his fighting spirit and incredible determination & and zest for life, A selfless person who was very bright, kind-hearted, generous and who loved to laugh and enjoy life !! May God give us all strength at this very difficult time especially Anu Abhi, and Sharmila, Shiv's parents, Anu's parents and Arvind his brother & his family. May the good memories and Shiv's strong and feisty spirit be with us and guide us. May his soul rest in peace God Bless.

My classmate. Lost touch after we finished schooling. Brilliant student, very sweet nature. Shocked and Saddened. Rest In Peace Shiv

I was a patient of Dr. Prabhu and was very shocked to find out online he passed away a couple of months ago. When my husband wanted to make an appointment. My heart goes out to his family, friends and colleagues. He was a great Doctor who was very kind and pleasant. RIP Dr. Prabhu.