Day 26 - Dad's Condition Worsens

You've probably noticed by now that I'm not updating this on a daily basis. I don't want to bore you with mundane stories / detail unless it is of vital importance. Plus, sometimes I get so distracted that I lose track of the days or forget what happened during visiting hours. I'm not a journalist.

Daddy had a very high fever today - 39 degress ++. That is insane! It's either a virus or an infection that's struck him. The nurses took a sample of his blood this morning for testing and no word till now. That's either good news or they're so damn lazy.

I can't stand that place anymore! The nurses are rude, irresponsible and they lack initiative. This is in comparison to TTSH nurses. We love the TTSH nurses. They're compassionate, understanding, approachable and have so much initiative that it amazes me! It is part of their job scope to be that efficient but to be that good... that's something else. And when we got here, these nurses pale in comparison!

I understand that they are training the caregivers by getting them to feed the patients, give the medication to the patients etc but there's training and then there's shifting responsibility. I find their lack of care and /or concern for the patients highly disturbing. And now, Daddy is sick. Very sick because of them.

Yesterday, he was well. Sitting upright and reading the papers. Today, he was in a vegetative state. How can that not be a cause for concern? The nurses seem to be taking this drastic change in his state so lightly. Neither the nurses nor the doctors realised that my father was having a high fever until after my mum told them once their daily rounds were done. So much negligence on their part!

He was so weak that I had to feed him porridge today. I had to hold back my tears. It was very painful seeing my dad in that condition. He couldn't speak or move because he was too weak to do either. The monkeys were dumb enough to serve him chicken chop with oranges! He has a fever! Are you trying to make it worse?? Thank goodness my mum bought porridge for him, else he'd have gone without dinner. The nurses just left the dinner there, expecting him to feed himself. LOOK AT HIM! In that state, how is he to feed himself?! What a bunch of morons.