We felt relieved when Fikri was given a clean bill of health and was finally discharged last monday after spending five nights in the Penang GH for suspected dengue fever. Since he was on drip days and nights non-stop, and we too got the feedback that his platelets count was going down, we felt a bit worry as to the seriousness of the disease. Furthermore there is no drug presently available to treat dengue and what they do to the patient is to drip them with lots lots of drip solution, hoping that the virus causing the dengue got flush out when the patient urinate.
And of course when your love ones fell sick, you get closer to Allah, supplicating for His mercy and protection and sincerely hope that Allah heals him soon enough. And we do have parents for the sake their children health are ever willing to sacrifice thereupon their own life.
Never forget that illness that befall upon us is a test from Allah and in this very time that Allah wants us to reflect and that He is the creator of all things, the real and the unseen.
The five days that he was there we never fail to visit him. As we walked along the hospital corridor on our way to ward 17, we came across patients with all kinds of illnesses, some sitting alone on wheelchairs, old folks with bandaged eyes, some on stretcher with frail faces and also this old woman sitting quietly and alone on the bed oblivious of what is happening around her. I wonder what's in her mind and what is she thinking about.
I suddenly recalled an event that happened a few week ago. I was reading Quran when my mother came to me and said,
' Bila aku mati hang baca lah banyak2 hadiah kat aku'
Another event that I recalled was when I brought my mother to see her ailing younger sister (Mak Tam) a few month ago.
'Minta doa kat Tuhan kalau nak mati jangan la sakit lama2, tak dak sapa nak pengesoh kita. Kita dok sakit tak bolih nak buat apa, depa kerja banyak, langat ka nak bela kita'
These are some of the things old folks (I am one of the old folks) have in their mind and what their wishes are as they wade with what remain of their life in this world.
FIKRI
TAHNIAH DIATAS TAWARAN JAWATAN PEGAWAI FARMASI. DAH SUJUD SYUKUR?.
*pengesoh - to look after a sick person
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at last, an update.. Thank God, he's okay now.. I was damn worried as well..
ReplyDeletehealth is very important and that's why we have to take care of it while it last..
ReplyDeleteKeep yourself fit all the time. If u experience short of breath just by climbing a few steps u need to do something to rectify it.What U really need now is will power n determination. Avoid crash program, it might do u bad than good.
ReplyDeletealhamdulillah..balang is well now. heard that hanif (makcek's) was suspected on dengue as well. have to take care of ourselves. dont let the mosquitoes bite u.
ReplyDeletecorrection: ...suspected with dengue
ReplyDeleteAlhamdulillah, everything is well and fine. Was kind of worried if things are okay since it was sooo long since your last post. Guess one just doesnt realize what one is bestowed upon until one miss them :)
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