<..: Retreat II :..>

3rd EPISODE

Last Saturday, my father in law whom I call Bak was admitted to SGH. He was in a rather bad condition as he had Arterial Septal Defect in layman's words...a hole in the heart...We were scared when we heard the news however, the doc gave us an assurance that it was gonna be a safe procedure... It was a 4.5cm hole and one part of his heart was swollen. Being an active man, Bak was feeling rather sad...I felt sad when he broke the news to us...I hugged him and told him not to worry about anything...He was rather quiet for a few days and looking out of sorts. Everday, we visited him without fail, even though Najib and me were so bogged down by work and our new home. Our dinners were at Kopitiam at SGH and basically everday, me and Najib were eating chicken! We wanted to be with him coz we know he needs us just like we need him.
On Thursday, were told that the doc in charge wanted to see us on Friday...being the nice doc , Dr Loh assured us that his superior, Dr Kwok is one the best surgeons around and he will do a fantabulous job. Bak's operation was scheduled to be in a week's time, however, he decided to delay it as he says he wants to get some stuff settled. We tried to push it but he says no. Therefore, his op will be on 16 June 2006. We told him that after the op, we do not like the idea of him going to and fro JB...if he wants to go, we will send him! No more cycling to JW or the mosque...and wherever he goes, somebody will follow! We were quite adamant about it...coz we love him and do not want anything untoward to happen!

This week, I miss my parents and siblings and Thaqeef a LOT! I have not seen them for a long long long time...ONE WEEK!

Sunday, May 21, 2006