yesterday, my mum told me her legs were swollen and that my brother would be taking her to the clinic today. just a couple of minutes ago, i recieved an sms from my brother. it went "mum has had a mild heart failure. just been discharged from sgh a&e and had been advised to control her food and salt intake. she has been referred to national heart center for further evaluation". this was followed very quickly by a second sms. it went "if not controlled well, she will experience heart failure. but if controlled well, it will take a very long time for it to happen or it might not happen"...
i forwarded the sms to bee, my bro-in-law and my 2nd sis. my 2nd sis' response was - "jia lat, what like tat?"... i supposed it was a case of getting on with old age and where the body had begun the process of deterioration. we will all hit this state sometime in our lives. and for now, with this development, we will have to pay even more attention to mum.
i was reminded of my words to mum when i brought her for indonesian dinner last fri. on hindsight, i thought it was very apt. i said "whatever you need to eat, you better eat. else, when your body begins to fail you, and you need to observe strict diet controls, it will be too late..."
i guess that time has arrived.
sighs.
i forwarded the sms to bee, my bro-in-law and my 2nd sis. my 2nd sis' response was - "jia lat, what like tat?"... i supposed it was a case of getting on with old age and where the body had begun the process of deterioration. we will all hit this state sometime in our lives. and for now, with this development, we will have to pay even more attention to mum.
i was reminded of my words to mum when i brought her for indonesian dinner last fri. on hindsight, i thought it was very apt. i said "whatever you need to eat, you better eat. else, when your body begins to fail you, and you need to observe strict diet controls, it will be too late..."
i guess that time has arrived.
sighs.
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