It is now certain that I have to say goodbye to Sundown and wishing a great sunrise and awesome days ahead. At this juncture, a not so promising news hit me without further hesitant for bailing out.
It was Sunday morning when I was nursing my recovering legs from 30k lsd the day before while checking on blogs and updating. It was 6.30 a.m. A phone call from a family member addressing a news that dad is being hospitalised due to heart complications. The morning freeze stung me for a moment, clueless of what just hit me? Stay? Or go back to hometown? I've decided for the later. Reached JB at 12.30 p.m. fuelled with a litre of hydration and few trips to PLUS toilets. Straight to Sultan Ismail Hospital.
It was a sorrow sight to see dad in the hospital pyjama sitting on the bed helplessly. He was never been warded throughout his life. Talking about health concious, this is the man. Eversince he was diagnosed with diabetes 17 years ago which was right after his pension, his diet took a drastic change. From sugar and coffee lover, to old plain brown rice and wheatmeal breads. An old health dictionary was his companion at low times.
A year ago, mild chest pain started arising at times. He finds difficulty sleeping soundly at nights having to sleep-sit sometimes. The courage to survive the pain ended last Saturday when he can't bare the severe pain. He was referred to the hospital. After lengthy interviews with a few doctors about his history, family records, etc, doc theoried it was a mild heart attack. I left JB back to KL on Monday for not to leave my family unattended and got the news later in the evening that dad was transferred to CCU.
Tuesday, I was wasted from the journey to and fro, especially with webheaded condition. I was thankful that work didn't add to the pain. Came evening, another update from my sister - dad collapsed while returning from the loo and heartbeat stopped for a few seconds. That took me in a whole. With brother's wedding moving on in the weekend, things will have to be altered. I'm going down again with family tomorrow to be by dad's side. I could only watch from across the strait wishing beautiful friends a great Sundown race and a promising sunrise for days to come.
Diket, sorry to hear about your dad. Hope he recovers soon. You made the right decision. There'll be always other times to track the sundown....
ReplyDeleteDiket i feel u man, just back from HKL ICU, my dad fainted this morning, suspected high blood and asthma attack! glad by afternoon he recovering well, still need to be in ICU for few more days..
ReplyDeleteGud luck with your old man and i pray for fast recovery for both dads ..
doa for your father speedy recovery. family first. sundown can wait.
ReplyDeletesabar diket..sabar...there will be another sundown, then another, then another...
ReplyDeletefamily comes first..
salam bro..
ReplyDeletedoa n bc yasin byk2..insyaAllah everything will be okay..
I am really sorry to hear about it Diket, I pray for his speedy recovery. And Rayzeef's dad too.
ReplyDeleteBro. Sorry to hear about your dad. I hope he will recover soon, insyallah. I pray that u and your family will see a great sunrise soon. Take care bro.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear this, bro. Prayers for your father. Running can wait in situations like this.
ReplyDeleteOh dear, sorry to hear that Diket. Prayers goes out to both the dads (Diket and Rayzeef) and recovery soon. Forget about the run, there's more sundowns to come. You only have 1 family, and thats where you need to be.
ReplyDeleteThank you dear friends. You guys are simply lovely. Thank you from the bottom of my heart :)
ReplyDeleteYeah, i agree with everybody. Family comes first.
ReplyDeleteBanyakkan berdoa, and kitorang pun akan turut berdoa utk kesihatan beliau.
Be tough man, because you are.
Thanks Nik.
ReplyDeletefamily 1st bro...apa la sangat sundown tu...nanti kiter buat sundown sendiri jer
ReplyDeleteThank you Hancik. Buat ultra terus ke?
ReplyDeletesorry to hear about that bro! take your mind off Sundown now, it will return next year and the next.
ReplyDeleteOur hearts and prayers goes to your dad, and Ray's dad too.
insyaallah hopefully dua2 dads (diket's and rayzeef's) will be ok, will berdoa. take care.
ReplyDeleteyou prioritize it right, bro.. godspeed ur dad's recovery.. Amin
ReplyDeleteso sorry to hear that diket... insyallah, we pray for the best for your dad. Your dad sounds just like mine. He's never been hospitalised before and always looking after his food. But doc warns us about possible heart attack .... nauzubillah. Insyallah, let us pray for their long lives. Take care of yourself and each other.
ReplyDeleteBe strong Diket. We'll all pray for your father's health
ReplyDeletethis goes out to Rayzeef too