Tuesday, May 15, 2007

I've got super bad news. Didn't want to tell you this since you have enough work and stress as it is without having to add to that, but you're going to find out sooner or later, so here it is: yesterday was my mother's B-day, right? (No, this is not the bad news) Granny, Grandpa, Mr. Halsted and my moom went to The China Rose. There Granny just sort of fainted/collapsed. Luckily there was a doctor under the guests so he examined her. Since they (G+Gr+Mr. H and moom) had come in a taxi they couldn't get her to hospital, so the restaurant called an ambulance. My mother might stay longer. She called yesterday at 11 PM, but they were still in the hospital and Grandpa said that Granny could say "yes" and "no". I have to call her later on this morning, so I can't tell you anything more. I will update as soon as my mother gives me some news. Just hope there is Internet in the Physics building!
2003 and 2007 are the worst years in History! This cannot be happening again! Not now, not ever... It was horrible with Omi, going in to see her, not knowing whether she'd even be alive...
When we did go in that fateful 30th of December (2003), she was on her way out, as they say. I waited in the car, could have waited in the lobby, but I didn't want to. Saw the ambulance and a doctor come and knew they were for her. Then the doctor came back down. Tried to read his facial expression, but it was impossible. The medics came back down and the ambulance drove off, that's when I knew it was too late...
I'll tell you more later. Don't freak Maybe she just has a hormone unbalance or something...

1 comment:

Gerry Butler's No. 1 fan!! said...

I know I heard from mi mother just now. She told me on the handphone and as soon as i heard the word 'hospital' I had this sinking feeling in my stomach. Yeh my mother seems awfully calm about it. I would be as u said 'freaking out' but there it doesn't help. I said "Do you see where this is ?leading?" Hopefully not death but more (touch wood) in the short term, how are they (G and G) going to manage living alone??? I mean thank god your mother was there otherwise Grandpa probably would have had an emotional breakdown.
I feel really helpless at the moment in terms of helping them.
BEcause in Singapore (and other parts of Asia I think), there is a bit more filial piety than in the West. I DONT AT ALL mean that parents and grandkids care love their elders less. It just seems that they tend to take them into their own home more than they do in the West. E.g. 2 of my indian girlfriends have their grandma living with them. One of them has her own maid to care for her needs(medication, walking etc.)
I wish this could happen but they're already so immobile as it is, and the insurance problem. These are not excuses, I mean we could ship them off tomorow, but it wouldn't be for that long. And plus, the travelling is extremely harrowing and stressful for them as every1 knows.
WOah hella long comment.
I just wish i could have my eye on them somehow..