Hahaha.Okay,let me apologise for my previous post.I didn't really know what to write.So ya,do forgive me. Anyway, I just wanna share my experience I had juz a few days back.Last tuesday night I received a call from my mum.I got news that my brother Thomson was admitted to hospital in Kedah for appendix.Well,it turns out that his case of appendix was more complicated because his appendix burst inside his body.So he went for an operation that night.My mum was of course really worried about him so I offered to take leave and go down to Kedah to take care of him for the next few days.So on tuesday night i went to puduraya,hoping to get a morning bus to Kedah the next day. Thankfully I managed to get it.It was a 11am bus on wednesday.
Actually I wanted to go down on tuesday night itself,but I couldn't because I had to finish an assignment that night.Well,I didn't have much sleep....I finished my assignment and went to sleep around 4am.Then I woke up at 9am to prepare and pack my bag.So the journey began....it was a 5 hour journey to Sungai Petani, Kedah.
Wow,entering the hospital actually sent chills up my body,probably because I haven't been to a hospital for a few years I think.And of course that eerie smell of anaesthetics kinda made me feel uneasy.Oh well,so I arrived at my brother's room,201.My first sight of him....was undescribable.He looked so weak and pale.But I just acted normal in front of him.So i settled down and asked him of his condition.He could talk, but very faintly. And he couldn't move much.Well,he could but very slowly because he felt very pain.So my stay at the white building filled with people who were sick and unwell started!
One of the things I learnt was to handle the IV drip sensor machine.Because my brother had to go to the washroom often due to the drip,I had to unplug and plug back the machine,so that was something new I learnt.Guess where I slept for 5days and 4 nights? A chair.Hahaha,well it was a chair with some cushion,but certainly not suitable for sleeping.But I managed to cope.I didn't get much sleep either cause I had to bring my brother to the washroom on and off and my neck really hurt.But it was nothing,I could see that my brother was suffering much more than I am.Well,many friends came to visit him...his uni mates,church friends,doctors,pastor,and his CF friends.
His pastor came everyday to see him and prayed for him.There was also a doctor named Dr Kevin who brought him chicken soup for him.It was really kind of him.Oh and fruits were piling up!!So many of his friends brought him fruits.But unfortunately he could'nt eat until d fifth day.He only drank water.I pity him,unable to eat anything..hehe.But on saturday he started on milo,bread and porridge.It was good to see him eat again,recovering and regaining his appetite.
I also learnt another thing,its called sponging.My brother couldn't bath for afew days so he had to do sponging,which is something like cleaning up the body.So i helped him to wipe his body and change his clothes.Oh haha I didn't clean his private part though,I let him do that himself of course!Hahahaha.
Life in the hospital was quite boring....I stayed in the hospital for the whole week.And the cafeteria closes so early,at 6pm.So my brother's friend had to buy me dinner.As for breakfast and lunch I ate at the cafeteria.I relied mostly on television and newspaper for entertainment.Hehe,luckily had astro.......AXN,disney channel and National Geographic.
Oh I was really thankful that Yvonne called me though.At least I had a friend to talk to for awhile, since I didn't know most of my brother's friends.So on Sunday I left SP.My brother's friend Anna sent me to the bus stop.I'm really thankful for my brother's friends also,for buying me food and my bus ticket and for the blankets.Thank you!
Well,it was really an experience I had,one that I wont ever forget.I was really happy that I could help my brother and take care of him when he wasn't feeling well.I hope all of you would do the same ya!Thanks for listening and don't be shy to drop some comments!!=)
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