Life....

Yeah, we always think life is miserable, and once in a while, you'll fell happy.

This is not what I think now...
Yesterday changed the perception of my life...

Seeing my aunt, i call her "Ping Yi" (in chinese), she had stroke 1 week ago.
Her left arms & leg is paralysed. Her face was not badly affected, but still can see the symptom of stroke.

I massaged her arm, it was chilling cold. Her leg had some improvement, she can lift lightly her leg now. =) Thanks to the Ipoh hospital staff. They were nice people. They cheered & danced for her, even mumble "jampi" for her to make her move.

While my mum & Fang yi (Ping yi's sis) went to find another doctor & do registration matter, I accompanied her to the acupuncture treatment room. It is the 1st time I help her to get on the bed by carrying her up. The nurse helped a little, seeing I'm such a noob. And I sat there next to her for 20mins while the needle was poked into her numb leg and arm, electricity connected to the needles & infrared light was shot straight at her.

It is that very moment that made me think, "What if Ah Pa become like this too? Who's gonna carry him up & down? Who will bring him to hospital everyday for therapy?"

We admitted Ping Yi into Tung Shin Hospital at KL, which wasn't easy.
There were 400+ ppl who came asking for help everday, on Saturday, there were 700+ ppl. All of them was asking for hospital admission. How many beds are there available for them? Sadly, it's never enough...

At first, the doctor didn't wanna let her admit into hospital, leaving the beds for the ones who needed it more. But, my mum, being her, convinced the doctor to let her stay. Telling him that she's from Perak, and being a great servant to the community, a primary school principal. That totally change the doctor's attitude, he examined her carefully & finally agree to let her admit into this hospital.

You asked why there? Tung Shin hospital is the largest Chinese medication Hospital in Malaysia. And even the western doctor recommended my aunt to go for acupuncture.

And I'm more convinced, after witness the acupuncture treatment.
But, the 2nd Floor (Rooms for stroke patients), made me almost wanna cry. It's like an old folks home. Full with white-haired men & women, who's all sitting on a wheel chair, accompanied by a tired-looking relative. The only difference, is that there are nurses walking around, and chatting with the old men.

There was one Indian Uncle who suddenly just came talk to us, advicing what we can do for Ping Yi. We took his advice. And later on, we saw his soon, half paralysed walk out from the doctor's room...

There was one old Uncle, ask us "who was the person admitted into the hospital?" "It's our sister." "Oh, how many times she got stroked?"

OMG!! What is that suppose to mean??????? That totally freaked me out!
"Well, I got 3 times already. And I think I'm gonna die son..." The uncle said.

The conclusion is, there's nice people in the hospital who's still being optimistic, always thinking there's hope, and there's also nice people sitting on chair, who's thinking their life will end soon.

It frightened my mum & me, my mum is going to Yoga more often now. Affecting Fang Yi & my godmother too...

Me? I gonna keep running & cut down of rubbish food (if possible..)
Papa, exercise more & eat healthy food ya...I don't wanna see you on the wheel chair until the day I die....

And finally, may my best friend of all, Ivy Lee Yee Ping's father rest in peace...
I will never your charming smile, asking me to come in your house... =)
I'm proud of your daughter & proud to be her best friend too...