a couple of hours earlier in a&e...
"i personally don't think it is safe for you to go home now. i know you feel better now but you'll need more treatment to get you right again. i'll have a look at your x-ray and blood results but i do feel you need to stay in"
and he said, "i really cannot leave her alone. it's midnight and what if anything happens to her overnight. our relatives are all down south. she'll be all by herself."
"but you are not well. you need more treatment"
he insists, "i feel better now after those nebulisers. i'll be all right now"
"i do think you need to stay in... at least have a think till i get back to you"
half and hour earlier...
"right... so you've arrived to the ward. i had a look at your chest x-ray and your blood results. although they are not too serious, you would still require treatment in the hospital. you do need to stay in..."
"i really can't love... i cannot leave her alone. who'll look after her. you see my wife is very precious and there's no one at home. we've been married for 35 years and i cannot afford to lose her" he said as he put his hand around her shoulder.
"you know if you insists on going home, it'll have to be against medical advice. do you understand the risks involved?"
"i know... but we'll be allright, won't we. i can't leave her all by herself" and still his eyes were fixed onto her. that frail little woman.
i am touched but i'm also stuck. becoming the evil third person. as if i am forcing them to separate. as if i am divorcing them. as if i am tearing them apart.
"let me see what i can do... just hang in there"
after discussing with the sister in charge... considering it's already 3 in the morning and how reluctant this 74 years old gentleman to stay in because of his wife, we decided we'll let his wife stay so long his wife doesn't require any care from the nursing staff. as i broke the news to him, he leap with joy and hug his wife again. he finally agreed to stay... at least until the consultant came around.
he only think about her. she's his heart and soul. love is blinding. love makes one becomes a fool. but he really need to take good care of himself if he wants to continue taking care of his wife. and as evil as i felt earlier as if i am trying to separate the two binded soul, at least i feel better in the end knowing he'll get the treatment he needed.
ain't love so special... you bet it is.