Went home quite late today. I made a time to see my relative who's being hospitalized... An uncle.
I know I should have visited him long long time before this.
Reached the hospital, I stunned.. My uncle's body was all wasted. So thin, so weak.
Matter of fact, the last time I saw him a couple months ago, he looked very fine. Brain tumor had left him into bones and skin.
"Halo, Pakde... Apa kabar? Hayoo kenal ga sama aku?" I whispered very close on his ear, tried to wake him up.
Slowly he opened his eyes, "Ira...", then his cry broke. I couldn't handle myself not crying,
I hugged him. Very tight.
Just a few months earlier, he complained of decreased vision.. Had undergone the cataract operation, still there were no improvement with his sight. At the same time, his hearing function was also deteriorating. Further exams then performed... MRI, CT and a skull biopsy. Then it was found that he's got 3 different primary tumors of the brain. A glioma had pushed his optic nerve and suppressed his cognitive function. While the two others had caused him to lose the ability to hear and speak.
After more than 12 cycles of radiotheraphy been performed, alhamdulillah, his condition got better and better. He's now able to speak and recognize people.
Yang kuat ya, Pakde. Cepet sembuh.... You'll get through this, with us. Insya Allah.
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