In the evening I talked with my mom over the phone. I expected to hear her happy voice for coming back home from the hospital stay for previous three weeks.
Contrary to my expectation, her voice did not sound cheerful. She told me what happened to her yesterday.
Yesterday afternoon right before my mom was discharged from the hospital, the doctor asked her to visit him in the office. My dad was with my mom. There, the doctor informed my parents of the bad news.
They found a stomach cancer in my dad’s body. He will need to have a surgery and stay in the hospital for two months.
According to my mom, my dad remained calm while listening to the doctor. Recently he has suffering from the pain in his stomach, so he was aware of it. Or maybe he is determined for whatever happens to him.
They came back around 4 pm in the evening. My mom was shocked with the bad news. She tried to eat a small piece of noodle for dinner, but she felt sick and could not eat anymore.
She could not sleep well from concern and worry about my dad.
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After I heard these from my mom, I got shocked too. I could not hold my tears back. While I was talking with my mom, I kept on crying.
I didn’t know what I should do. I cannot leave my daughter behind. If I do so, my husband will need to take days off while I am gone. In that case, one week is the maximum duration for me to go. If I take my daughter with me, she will suffer all the toughness with me going back and forth for chores.
My mom told me in her firm and slow voice tone. She said I don’t need to go. She said they will be fine.
According to my mom, both of my parents are satisfied with the maid they hired. They will keep hiring her for the time being. Also my cousin helped my parents on my mom’s discharge day. My cousin is about 20 years older than I, so he should be in his late 60s.
My mom has helped and supported my cousin (my mom’s nephew) all in his life. My mom feels about him as her younger brother. Whenever he had hard time in his life, my mom was always there to support him.
I am glad to know that my cousin is there for my mom this time.
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After I hung up the phone with my mom, I was confident that they will be fine.
My parents have been very nice and kind to our relatives and other people. They will receive necessary help and support from the people whom they had helped and supported previously. They deserve to receive enough support whenever they need.
My parents should always be fine.
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