Grandpa (2)

So Guma sent over some photos they took at a nursing home. They are discussing the kind of care Grandpa needs when and if he comes out of the hospital. Hire a nurse that comes at least twice a day to help him bathe and change diapers, or put him in a nursing home temporarily for the availability of medical care.

The latter would ease the burden on grandma.

But then my eyes turned red and my heart felt burdened when I saw the photos.

The rooms looked so forsaken.

The halls seemed quiet. I could hear the echo.

If only we have round-the-clock doctors and nurse in the flats we stay in. A resident team in each block, available 24/7. That way the family can still live together and get the medical care they need while spreading out the cost of a full-time nurse.

Then it doesn't have to get so lonely for old folks like grandpa. So abandoned...