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Written by: Chen Shuxia
2020-09-29 08:00
Last update date: 2020-09-29 08:00
Turning on the TV set at home, Granny Ling (pseudonym) stared at the light-emitting screen in a daze. The frame of the painting kept changing, but her mind had already drifted far away.
It was the first few days of sleepless night. She was worried about her frail wife, but she was in a nursing home, and she has seen each other indefinitely since the outbreak.
The hospital declined to visit, worrying about her husband's lack of food and clothing. She came to visit every day cheeky, with a cane in her left hand and a bag of two bags in her right hand, but she always ended up eating behind closed doors for more than half a year.
Thursday (1st) is the Mid-Autumn Festival. The couple had diabetes. Granny Ling remembered the old story of staying at home and sharing the "piggy buns" as moon cakes.
With the bright moon in the sky, it is difficult for the two of them to see the dough round this year. She only hopes that the epidemic will go away as soon as possible, life will return to normal, and goodbye to the face of the long-lost partner.
(The fifth of the city's anti-epidemic series)
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Since getting married, Ling's mother-in-law and her husband have seen each other like "candy beans" every day, even if the wife's health becomes weak and needs to be admitted to the hospital, the situation remains the same.
Every day at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, I always see Granny Ling in the nursing home.
Carrying the fruits, I also brought my own delicious soup and small cakes, "I’m not full", I asked for warmth, I fed myself, and occasionally brought Yakult to let my wife "taste the sweetness", but she knew that her wife was suffering from diabetes, The middle one is good." She also worried about the old man "no good food." She bought milk powder for the elderly by herself, and asked the girl to mix it with her meals to supplement her nutrition. "Sometimes the porridge is so watery that she can't be full."
Granny Ling cares about her wife. Although the hospital declined to visit due to the epidemic, she still went to try her luck every day.
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Wife fell and was paralyzed and asked to be admitted to nursing home
Granny Ling is 77 years old. Her wife, who is 6 years older than her, was in good health, but she accidentally fell while going to the toilet more than a year ago. As a result, she suffered a stroke and was paralyzed on one side. He knew that her wife could hardly take care of her by herself, so he asked to be admitted to the hospital.
It was the first time they were separated for more than half a century.
The nursing home is about 20 minutes away from home, not far or near, but Granny Ling suffers from foot problems and can't do it all at once. "Sit and sit scared will come!" Visits daily. The girl is surprised that she has amazing perseverance, and Granny Ling imitates her. Tone: "You're so bored, don't you have a place to go?" She shook her head, laughing and crying.
Under the epidemic situation, residential care homes for the elderly burst into epidemics one after another, and many homes have implemented visit bans, and many family members are concerned.
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No one by the pillow can't sleep at night
But unprepared to prevent an epidemic, the two were helplessly separated.
The third wave of the epidemic was fierce. Nursing homes fell one after another. Visits were declined and family members stopped.
She was unwilling to visit her every day to try her luck, and tried to provide "supplies" only with daily necessities, but to no avail.
The two elders have not seen each other for more than half a year, nor can they talk on the phone. Granny Ling is worried that her husband will not have enough to eat, and she is also worried that he will stay in the hospital to spend the days like years. Companion, but helpless to fall asleep, "Sometimes it just happens to wake up quickly."
After repeated failures and repeated trials, Granny Ling finally fulfilled her wish.
"Once "stealing a chicken" succeeded, the nursing home was willing to accommodate, so I went in to see him for a while," but the time of stealing was very short, ten minutes passed.
When she walked into the room and looked around, she saw that the old man was not thin and his hair had been shaved. Grandma Ling's eyes burst into tears: "I feel relieved when I see her neat and tidy."
But she also struggled inside.
The epidemic was so fierce that she was afraid that there would be a difference, but she couldn't keep it, "I was shocked that I brought the bacteria in." In the end, she didn't go there except for the nursing home.
The market is only once a week, "I have to go back to my own food. I can't eat too much." She believes that eating garlic can help fight the epidemic. She is pickled with a folk remedy at home, hoping to strengthen her body, and wait until the epidemic eases. Reunited with my wife.
"It's cold in the sky, and I want to see if the air conditioner is too scary, and the quilt is thin." With the Mid-Autumn Festival approaching, the two elders could not spend the festival together this year. She remembered the days when she stayed at home and watched the moon. , Thoughtfully, "No way."
Missing is infinite, and the same is true for Uncle Qiu.
Uncle Qiu leaned against the window, thinking of his wife in the nursing home.
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Uncle Qiu’s home is full of clocks, ticking ticking, and the days go particularly slowly during the epidemic.
He lives in Ngau Tau Kok and has reduced going out in the past few days, staying at home to fight the epidemic.
Say goodbye to the afternoon tea at my favorite fast food restaurant, and I haven't seen my wife living in a nursing home for a long time.
The only relief is the radio, as well as the daily epidemic press conferences and news reports. He hopes that the number of confirmed diagnoses will return to zero day and night. "I hope I can go to see you soon."
Mrs. Qiu fell down last year and was admitted to the hospital before Christmas, and was transferred to a nursing home shortly after returning home to recuperate.
Uncle Qiu was heartbroken that his wife was haggard and weight loss, but he didn't realize that he was also the same. He smiled and said, "I'm a steel type." His home is also full of adult paper underwear and nutritious milk powder, and he is fully prepared for his beloved wife. I, Yijia transfers back and forth."
Looking through the old photos, Uncle Qiu's many years of memories emerged.
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Reminiscence of the past
Open the drawer, full of wife's silk scarves.
Retrieving old photos, memories of getting married and posing for drinks and outings emerged when I was young, and my wife’s floral skirt is still graceful, and she still smiles sweetly to this day: "Well, pretty girl, er, this stupid guy." Recalling the acquaintance, He stupidly said that the two were introduced by the neighbourhood and then fell in love. When they were young, they would go to Victoria Park for a date, but after they got married, they each had their own busy lives. They regained the fun of dating after retirement.
Uncle Qiu’s house was full of daily necessities for his wife’s hospitalization. He said it hadn’t been seen for a long time.
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Before the epidemic stabilized, news of Tan Bingwen's death suddenly came.
Tan Bingwen was an idol of Uncle Qiu’s days. "Bingmen, Bingmen, Li Xiangqin is called Qu every day," he said with a bit of sorrow, "Being a man is really good at chemistry." I just want to see my wife as soon as possible, and take her to the park for a walk in the wheelchair, and feel the ordinary but rare beauty.
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