2nd Chance

Thanks Everyone for your prayers and concern over the last two weeks or so, and Thanks for leaving kind words of encouragement in my blog :)

I guess Papa has been given a second shot at life. He was transferred to the General Ward yesterday. He does not need any breathing aid now. His legs are still weak, and he is practically immobile. I guess its a small miracle in itself as some people do not make it out of the ICU.

I guess after spending 15 days or so drifting in and out of sleep, he is a little confused at the moment, and probably not able to differentiate his dreams from reality. I believed he had pleasant dreams during that period, cos' right now, he thinks that he is a multi-millionaire, chairman of 2 companies and that he and mum will be shifting to their new home at the Caribbean after he leaves the hospital. And also for a while, he thought that he was actually being kidnapped, and held at ransom at the ICU. We have spoken to the Docs, and they say that it is ok, and he will probably "snap" out of it.

Other than these quirky thoughts, Papa is pretty much aware of what is happening, like the price he paid for certain shares he has in his portfolio, his stamps and coin collection, etc. He recognises all of us, and actually holds sensible conversation with us, though most of the time, he complains about boredom.

Its pretty funny at first. I have tried "bringing him down to earth", but he kept saying that he will settle his affairs when he is out of the hospital, and thats when I will believe him. I just hope that he will not be too disappointed when he realises that we are humble HDB dwellers. clinche as it may sound, though we are not multi-millionaires, we are comfortable, we are healthy, and we have each other.

And all that virtual millions that he apparently has does not mean anything to us...literally