How Good Is Your Lifestyle Compared With Mine? - My Simple Life Diary
My dad supposed to be transferred to a single bedded ward today but then the doctor said that my dad need to be in the ward which near to the counter where nurses will be monitoring there. The 3 closest ward were occupied. So my dad will be transferring on Monday.
I’ve not seen the doctor today, which means I still do not know how’s the MRI scan results. But the nurse explained briefly to me about my dad’s condition. The scan shows no serious sign. It’s some minor blockage and my dad has been better than the last few days. That’s a short explanation but a very good news to hear.
But today my dad were not so responsive. Maybe it’s because of the medication given to my dad has still been active. Today I can only see my dad opening his left eye a little, not as often as yesterday. It’s been a tiring day for my dad. As far as I know, the scan needs to take at least an hour.
It’s not lucky that my dad admitted to hospital and can’t celebrate Chinese New Year happily but after my dad fainted, my dad was lucky that my mom were beside him when he’s fainting or else the condition may be worse. We were lucky to have our neighbour to help sending my dad to the hospital. We were lucky that we managed to find a hospital with ICU ward ready where other hospitals were fully occupied. My dad was lucky that he did not have a serious stroke like the other 2 patients who had the same problem and they did not make it.
Life is like a bomb which you do not know when will it going to explode.
Most of the people admitted to hospital recently were either due to stroke or heart attack. Both are popular and equally dangerous which causes death. In this 19 days seeing patients in and out, sharing thoughts from their relatives, I became a little more mature and learned alot.
It’s important to have a good friendship or relationship with your neighbours. They may be your hero or heroine when you’re in need of help. Make a good contact with them. I know some may have unfriendly neighbours, but just try make a good contact with them. Smile and say hello to them when you see them.
I hope to see more improvements from my dad everyday. I believe my dad will make it through. May God bless us all especially my dad. Peace out.
I’ve just pre-ordered the latest Simple Plan album yesterday together with Yeevon before going to visit my dad. This band is cool. I usually do not buy original CDs and most of them were downloaded from the Internet. Well, actually I’ve downloaded some of the songs from this album and that’s why I want to buy their CD.
Pre-order will always be cheaper and this album cost 20% lesser than the original price if pre-order. The album will be out on 12th of 13th of February in all the music store. Can’t wait for the album to arrive. Below are the track list bundled inside.
Track List:
1. When I’m Gone
2. Take My Hand
3. The End
4. Your Love Is A Lie
5. Save You
6. Generation
7. Time To Say Goodbye
8. I Can Wait Forever
9. Holding On
10. No Love
11. What IfBonus Tracks:
12. Running Out Of Time
13. When I’m Gone (Acoustic)
Ofcourse many of you have already heard the song “When I’m Gone” from radio station or TV. There are some songs from the album were played on their web player on the MySpace.
Here I’m going to play the songs from the bonus track. Hope you’ll enjoy
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Tomorrow my dad will be going to Sentosa Hospital for MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scan. Since today was a public holiday for Wilayah, they could not book a place for my dad for scanning. Tomorrow they will make a booking for my dad. The scan would be very helpful for the doctors as it will show exactly where the blockage is.
Today my dad was very responsive, when I call my dad, he looked at me as his left eye could open bigger. I asked some simple questions and see my dad could answer me. I asked whether my dad tired, if tired, grab my hand twice and he did grab twice. It’s not lose, it’s tight, till I can’t even take my hand away.
My dad moved alot today as he’s uncomfortable with the position he sleeps or maybe the place were warm. With the help of the stand fan, my dad felt a bit better. I’m only afraid that my dad will have rashes on his body.
My dad has been consuming Glucerna, a meal replacement drinks since the first day. Reading the descriptions on the can, it really provides alot of nutrients and energy. I can see a carton of Glucerna placed on the table next to my dad. My dad still can’t eat or drink for the moment. Slowly my dad will have to eat and drink on his own as he can swallow saliva a little.
Some of the parking metres there were either the time did not increase after inserting coins or completely spoilt. They are still using those parking metre which you will have to add coins and turn the knob. The “latest” version of parking metre there which I saw was the one you only need to add coins without turning. Unlike in Petaling Jaya, they have been using the ticketing system. I don’t really like using them but it’s more convenient than the Kuala Lumpur has.
The car park’s rate for the first hour was RM3, next hour was RM1 and follow on was RM1.50 per hour. I’ve been dumb to pay the crazy amount. After knowing that we can actually get a coupon from the cashier on the ground floor of the hospital, the rate drops to RM1 per hour and the max you only need to pay RM3 no matter how long you parked your car on that day.
Tomorrow morning I will be going to the hospital and see when they are going to send my dad. See if I can follow along. Hope my dad will recover soon. God bless my dad and all of us, peace out.
My dad were breathing on his own totally without any supports (except for the tube ofcourse). After a while, my dad were coughing badly due to the phlegms. Now they will have to put the BIPAP (Bi-level Positive Airway Pressure) machine back. The machine does 2 things, it helps to push the air into the lungs and also helps to hold the lungs open allowing more oxygen to enter the lungs.
The unit where my dad placed were a bit warm. My dad were sweating and very uncomfortable. Even at home my dad normally remove his clothes even he is inside the air conditioning room. Added a standing fan inside the unit far away from my dad as my dad may catch cold. We could see just from my dad’s looks how uncomfortable he was.
My dad’s left eye could open half or more but the other eye were just a line. It’s a big improvement for today. Yesterday was only for temporary moment and it will close after it gets tired but today I can see he opened longer and opened himself without us asking him to open.
Many people admitted to the hospital. I can see new patients everyday. What happen to the health and living system in Malaysia? It’s getting worse day by day. I over heard from 1 of the patient’s relative saying that Tawakal Hospitals were money minded because they will need your deposit first before the patient could enter the hospital. They were furious about the system.
Actually most of the hospitals in Malaysia were like that. That is why Malaysia should change the system to prevent this problem. We should also do our part by living in a healthy lifestyle. Thought I’m still fat but after my dad admitted to hospital, I have changed my eating habits already. Good or bad I do not know because we sometimes skipped our dinner and go for supper after visiting my dad but I ate lesser. We sometimes have to skip our dinner because many relatives, friends and colleagues came to visit my dad and it’s not good to leave them unattended.
Fuel usage increased alot as we travelled up and down. Average of 18 kilometres of journey from home to Tawakal Hospital. 36 to 72 kilometres per day depending on me whether I want to see the doctor in the morning and then come back to fetch my mom to the hospital. RM50 of fuel could last me for the average of 5 days. Please support me by supporting my advertisements from Nuffnang and Google Adsense as it may help a little.
To all the readers, I thank you for all the supports you had given to my dad. I whispered to my dad and say “there are many people supporting you including my friends which I know from the internet”. I guess my dad would be supprised as my dad isn’t really a “technological” person, meaning my dad isn’t updated with technology stuff and try to avoid using it.
Anyway, wish my dad can recover as soon as posible to celebrate Chinese New Year with us. I’ve learned something again today, it’s not important where you celebrate Chinese New Year, family unity is more important. I may not get more Ang Pows this year but what most important now is waiting for my dad to recover. God bless my dad and all of us, peace out.