May enjoy a long war

カラスウリ F4 水彩 2011

I went to the hospital where my father was admitted for the first time in two months.、I went only for 3 days。

My first impression was that he was a different person who looked a lot like my father.。Two months ago, I had a bandage on my head.、My eyes are also puffy、I almost didn't understand what you were saying.、Still, he was a “sick father.”。This time there were no bandages or swollen eyes.、The person in front of me is not my father.、like a shell、More like a monkey than a human、It's a different person。He looked away, seeming to have little interest in my face.。

2nd day。help my father with lunch。My father can't use his hands or arms well.、It takes an hour to an hour and a half for lunch.。I asked for help with that too.。Almost impossible to eat alone。Even if you put it in your mouth、It's not even easy to swallow。talk to、encouragement、Let me carry the dishes by myself until I almost drop them.、hold a spoon、let them do it on their own as much as possible。Eventually, I became more and more ambitious.、I try to change the tableware even if I can't bring it to my mouth.、Trying to center the contents properly.、I started trying to scrape the things I didn't want to eat from my plate.。

Although my voice is almost gone,、try as hard as one can、I started speaking using many words.。It's a small voice that you can't hear unless you place your ear close to your mouth.、Eventually, I started to string together some meaningful words.、When I agreed with him, he started talking more and more.。I feel like I've finally returned from the monkey world to the human world.。Serious and hardworking type、I started to feel my father's personality.。

When I give you my favorite newspaper、try to read。I'm still not sure if I can read or not.、The eye seems to be following the articles one after another.。The way he sometimes takes the newspaper back is truly impressive.。Maybe something will work out、From this moment on, I started to have hope.。When I yelled the content of the article into his ear (it seems like he couldn't hear anymore)、I nod when I understand (but I feel like most of them don't)。Still, I'm not just nodding along mechanically.、I'm sure I'm nodding my head as a result of an echo somewhere in my brain.。What I don't understand is、Because if you don't understand, you whisper。

Be prepared for a long battle with brain disease.。And even more so if you're older。I don't have any more physical strength。nevertheless、I was convinced that my father would come back to us.。It seemed like I didn't want to eat lunch on the third day.、When I asked, “Isn’t it delicious?”、I immediately replied, "It tastes bad!" as if to throw it away.。I can't hear it well, but、“The texture is also、It doesn't taste good either,'' I understood.。all jelly-like foods、For my father who used to eat first-class seafood on a daily basis, there was no way it would taste good.。i laughed。that was yesterday。  2011/10/11