Papa Nearly Succumbed to Pain Attack
Two weeks ago, at around 9 p.m. Papa had an attack of gallstone pain and we rushed him to the hospital. His limbs were stiff and he hardly responded to us. Upon arrival at the hospital, the medical team was busy with some accident victims and no one cared a hoot about Papa. Anne went around begging for help and her persistence caught the attention of a young Malay doctor. CPR was immediately performed on Papa and after three hours, he came around. For five days, Papa was hospitalized, his arm hooked with an antibiotic drip to reduce the inflammation of his gallbladder. Papa is now back at home. He would undergo an operation in two months. I hope Papa could hold on that long. There is a risk about the operation though. As a Parkinson's patient, his chances of survival are low, and even if he pulls through, he may be reduced to a vegetable state. But we have no choice. Without the operation, there is no certainty when the pain attack ...