Seeking New Hope

For the past 2 weeks, i've been communicating with a doctor from Bangkok regarding wafiy's case. Her name is Dr.Amnuay Jirasirikul and he is a certified Ponseti method to treat clubfoot. I got his email from a blog (clubfootmalaysia.blogspot.com). The author, Ina has a daughter with unilateral clubfoot (means only one foot is affected) and received treatment from Dr.Amnuay and the result sounds promising.

So, I thought why don't I just give it a try. Moreover, I intend to seek for a second opinion regarding wafiy's condition, so why not asking the right person. Therefore, I sent an email, expain in details wafiy's foot condition, his treatment and surgical history, photos of his foot.. and how much we need his expert opinion and how much we hope to see wafiy's foot to be normal but not through another agonizing and depressing surgery.

To my surprised, after few hours, he replied my email and asking for a video of wafiy's walking.. okay.. that's a good sign.. he shows some interest.. So right away, I sent the video clip.. The next day, he came out with a plan on how he would take care of wafiy.

ding!ding!ding!.. it's a new hope for us.. :)

From his email, he wants us to meet him in Bangkok. We are sooooo excited.. However, I have my own concern.. nothing else than $$$$$$$$$$..
First, there's the flight tickets (at least 4 round trip tickets for 3 of us since both of his feet need to be recast biweekly).
Second, the accomodation (need to sleep somewhere for sure).
Third, the medical fees.

So, I mentioned to Dr.Amnuay regarding my concern. Rasa terharu sangat2 bila dia reply suruh we all just book flight tickets and he will take care of the rest.. memula sounds macam fishy, sebab tak pernah jumpa doktor akan cakap macam ni, but later i realize.. this doctor actually has a pure heart and sangat caring to help his patient. He even invited us to stay at his condo for free of charge.. alahai!.. adeker org lain nak buat macam ni.. dahla kita nih dikira sbg strangers kan.. sebab tak pernah jumpa pun lagi.. tapi dia sungguh baik hati nak offer tempat tinggal dia.. tp we all just book hotel room sebab since sekrg cuti sekolah.. bolela ronda2 bangkok.. nxt time, bolela jimat2 stay kt rumah dia sahaja.. 

Lepas discuss dengan husband, we decided to fly to Bangkok this Sunday, Dec 5th. And our appointment will be on Tuesday, Dec 7th at Bumrungrad Hospital. Because of that, I have to cut short my initial plan to take care of my mother for another week. hari isnin petang dah drive balik semula ke manjung ditemankan heroku ini, wafiy. Haritu tuk dan wan (belah papa dia) ambil dia dari manjung dan bawak balik kl. So terpaksa la angkut dia semula balik manjung to prepare the papers.

So we are all set. Can't wait to see Dr.Amnuay soon. Hope for the best. Pray for our safe trip.

First Step is always precious

 

Mama taking her first step after surgery

Aza rasa sangat berbangga dengan mama yang mempunyai semangat yang kuat. She is recuperating very well. Semua doktor, nurse dan physiotherapist sgt impressed dengan mama punya progress. Mana taknya.. by 3rd day, lutut dia dah boleh bent 30deg, by 4th day boleh bent 75deg, by 5th day.. dah boleh bent 90deg dan jalan tatih tatih guna walking aid. Physiotherapist tu punyelah suka tengok mama dah boleh bangun dan jalan.. siap tepuk-tepuk tangan lagik... Doktor-doktor dan nurse semua puji-puji my mother... since i was there most of the time.. i heard a lot of "makcik nih baguslah".. "makcik cepat ye baik".. "makcik dah boleh bengkokkan lutut ye, cepatnya" .. wahh.. rasa bangga pun ada, rasa syukur pun ye.. Alhamdulillah.. the surgery went well, and my mother is feeling good too. Mama kata dia xdelah rasa sakit sangat pun, sikit-sikit je.. sebelum surgery dulu laaaaagiii sakit katanya.

Sememangnya, my mother memang seorang yg kuat semangat. She's been thru a lot. Dan aza sangat kenal dengan perangai mama yang tak suka menyusahkan orang lain. Sebab tu dia kuatkan semangat nak cepat-cepat boleh jalan supaya senang dia bergerak sendiri tanpa perlukan bantuan orang lain. Tengoklah gambar kat atas tuh.. bukan main happy betul dia dah dapat bangun dan jalan-jalan.. Kepada yang mendoakan.. terima kasih banyak-banyak.

Walaupun menjaga org sakit di hospital can be very exhausting, tetapi.. aza rasa puas dapat jaga dan teman mama sepanjang di hospital. Bagi aza, it is time for me untuk balas balik segala pengorbanan mama. Tambahan pula.. mama lah yang jaga aza semasa dalam pantang dahulu. Teringat susah payah mama naik turun tangga hantarkan makanan, bawakkan air panas, jaga wafiy setiap pagi, sediakan kain baju semua. mama jugalah yang jaga aza dan wafiy berbulan-bulan selama kami tinggal di rumah mama supaya kami senang nak berulang-alik ke hospital setiap minggu. Mama jugalah yang menjaga, membelai, mendidik, dan memberikan sepenuh perhatian dan kasih sayang kepada wafiy sepanjang setahun aza mengikuti kpli dahulu.. tak terbalas rasanya pengorbanan-pengorbanan ini.

Kawan-kawan yang masih ada ibu.. jagalah dan belailah ibu anda sementara dia masih ada.. sekiranya dia sakit, take your time off from your busy schedule to take care of your mother.. it really does worth it...