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My mother, the late Madam Leong Ah Moy, a housewife aged 63, died in Tan Tock Seng Hospital ICU on 10 Oct 2012 9.04am. Today is her 28th days. She was found to have lymphoma with a 10cm mass in her stomach and never has a chance to be treated for her lymphoma. She walked in to the hospital and left this world within three weeks. I, her elder son, were the only person around, and the only family member to witness her unwilling demised. I was the only one who called up my family members to come immediately. All these while, maybe the doctors were very optimistic of my mother conditions. An hour before her death, her eyes were wide opened. CPR was only performed when I informed the doctors white foam was forming in my mother’s mouth. The most unforgettable event was when my father arrived, the ICU head finally appeared and told us to have a last look at my mother. For the first time in 38 years of my life, I witness blood throwing out of my mother mouth continuously when CPR was performed by a nurse. All these while, my mother eyes cannot be closed until the undertaker did something and dressed her up.
It takes two admissions, one on 28 Aug 2012 through A&E and the last one on 24 Sep 2012 through the private heart specialist clinic of Tan Tock Seng Hospital for a lymphoma of 10 cm to be discovered. But my mom was diagnosed with SLE for more than 10 years and was treated at Tan Tock Seng Hospital with a 3 monthly blood test performed. The doctor deemed the result was good.
My parents are simple people with little education. But they endured hardship to bring the five of us up. When my mom stomach bloated up my dad without fail will apply oilment to her stomach, hoping to remove the “air”. I can’t get rid of such scenes and my mom death state from my mind. My father till now cannot have a proper sleep. Sorry for those who told me to let go. I simply can’t. Tan Tock Seng Hospital has to give my family an answer fast. What the use of all these follow up when a 10 cm mass can be left undetected. Is it because my mother was a B2 class patient?
It takes two admissions, one on 28 Aug 2012 through A&E and the last one on 24 Sep 2012 through the private heart specialist clinic of Tan Tock Seng Hospital for a lymphoma of 10 cm to be discovered. But my mom was diagnosed with SLE for more than 10 years and was treated at Tan Tock Seng Hospital with a 3 monthly blood test performed. The doctor deemed the result was good.
My parents are simple people with little education. But they endured hardship to bring the five of us up. When my mom stomach bloated up my dad without fail will apply oilment to her stomach, hoping to remove the “air”. I can’t get rid of such scenes and my mom death state from my mind. My father till now cannot have a proper sleep. Sorry for those who told me to let go. I simply can’t. Tan Tock Seng Hospital has to give my family an answer fast. What the use of all these follow up when a 10 cm mass can be left undetected. Is it because my mother was a B2 class patient?