I went inside the ward and negotiated my steps along the corridor. My peripheral vision caught the sight of a nurse who called me in less than 4 minutes ago. I could sense the sadness engulfing the place.
I knocked the door and entered the dimly lit room. There was a man lying on the bed with a woman sitting beside him.
"He just died a while ago" Sarah, my medical officer whispered to me.
I looked at his medical notes.
"33 years old. Pancreatic cancer"
(for a brief moment, Randy came to mind)
He was about my age, I thought.
As I walked away, I noticed a familiar-looking old man on TV had just finished making the Raya announcement.
5 comments:
Inalillahiwainalillahirajiun.. I received a lot of sad news pre-aidilfitri & on the day itself. That's the last Ramadhan for them.
But 33 yrs old having pancreatic cancer? Age is nothing it seems..
Salam Aidilfitri Maaf Zahir Batin..
-zara-
Doc, you mean *gasp* that you were on-call on Raya Eve? Alahai! kesiannya.
Anyway, I hope you are enjoying time with the family. No place like home for the Raya, eh?
P.S: Am sure your mom/ your aunties/ the mak ciks in the neighbourhood etc would be busy trying to match-make you to some chick this Raya *LOL*
good people die young? How about us yang masih hidup?
Damn I don't know how does it feel when someone you love the most passed away on Malam Raya.
zara: cancer doesn't pick its victim it seems
andrea: no. that happens 2 nights before raya. yup a lot of introductions.. and I hid behind the curtains
spd: I don't know either. painful it must have been for them.
Too young to die. I had a cousin who died at 16 of AML. Even younger.
Know what, I thought that old man looked familiar too. And I saw another familiar face on tv few days ago.
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