Dearest Ye ye,
I am so happy i rushed back to see you. at least my heart's at ease and i know that you will get better. its aspiration pneumonia with a pinch of hospital acquired bugs but i know that you will pull through. augmentin will suffice, but remember the chest physiotherapy that i taught you to do. i am sure it will help a whole lot. and forget what dat dumbass said about cancer, it did not even show on the biopsy, he cant just assume it is cancer and what more say it in front of you. dont worry, you did not hear anything, he was just mumbling to himself, he had a bad call da night before, look at those glasses and eyebags. when i first saw you, you had just improved from a high flow mask to nasal prongs 5L/min. and when i saw you again in the evening, your sats had improved from 80% to 88% and they have decreased the O2 to 1L/min. i was so relieved.
you know, you must get better. there are too many of us out there who cant wait to know that you are well again. i recall all the times i return to waterloo hill, finding you warm and wrapped up in dat cashmere blanket lou dau bought for you from edinburgh, waiting eagerly for us to come back. then, you will lovingly whisk up the best ever meal for us, each and every time without fail. the "wan yu", "kai lan", "suen mui pai kuat", "yat yee sam sei mm pai kuat" etc,...wah how i miss those times. you have to cook it again for me. dis time, your chair was empty. i felt so forlorn, it was just not right, maybe i took it all for granted, knowing for sure tat you will always be there, always.
and your stories. i can never get enough of your days in the past, and i love it when you proudly tell me about how you braved war times to the days you opened your very own towel factory in HK, and how you talked business in the early days with the white men. yes, we are all very proud of you. always. and you still owe me supper. you promised to make me my favourite "dan dung kua"- the winter melon dish i love. mmmm, you make it soo well. im sure my sis and bro will l0ve it as much as i do. sis sends her love and regards, she cant stop asking me how you are, she is busy studying for her finals, im sure you understand how much she wishes she was by your side. hing fung is also far away and he was equally concerned about your progress. he sends his best to you and i know him, he has not been back to hk in the past year, im sure he has a lot to say to you and he is a pretty good drinker, haha, you must drink with him when you are well again. he cant wait. will XO do? yes, Hennessy XO is your drink . with peanuts and fried fish fillet/ steak and all your other yummy dishes.
ok, its getting late. im on call tomorrow. i was hoping rach and fabs wil call back, but i have updated them on your progress. they are both busy busy bees. its past visiting hours and you do not have a hand phone, so i cant call and wish you goodnight. but you will be in my prayers tonight and i hope to meet you in my dreams. you know that we all care about you very much, and im so glad to have a complete family reunion in HK dis time. you are a very lucky man ye ye. we all know that you will win this war. remember to close your mouth, take deep and slow breaths and eat slowly. dont choke on your porridge anymore. and dont catch a cold. you must not let your hands out of the blankets ok. be good and listen to us.
i was so sad to leave. im sorry i did not tell you im leaving. i did not want you to think tat we will not be der by your side when you needed us most. but i know you understand. you always do. so promise me tat you will recover soon. you must and i know you will, my darling grandfather. love always from all of us
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