当自己渐渐老去时，父母们也肯定比我们更加衰老，多病。
我父亲在多年前因心脏病暴发而过世，当时他在加护病房待了一个星期多，最后心肌衰弱而撒手而去。
我母亲也因为脑小血管疾病所导致的帕金森病症而行动不便，最近几年情况开始恶化，完全无法动弹。好几个月前，惊见她的臀部患有蛮深大的褥疮，经过几个月门诊医生的细心清洗，才慢慢好转过来。
可是上个星期，突然呼气急促，氧气指数少于90%，得入院急救。所幸只需配上抗生素，病情便好转过来！住了4天后便出院，但当晚有因为病情复发而再次入院！注射抗生素后又稳定过来。
生老病死，看来没人躲得了。虽说这是常规，但也有人会跳过”老“ 与”病“这过程，直接步上黄泉路 （比如因车祸毙命者）。
要活得老又健康，能行动自如又能自顾，是件幸福的事。
Being born, growing old, falling sick and then passing on... this is an inevitable circle of life.
My bedridden mother was admitted to hospital for pneumonia recently - this is her very first episode of chest infection. Fortunately, this episode responded well to antibiotic treatment.
However, I cautioned my siblings that this may signal the beginning of many hospital visit for chest infection in the future!
I broached the topic of " DO NOT INTUBATE and/or RESUSCITATE" to my siblings. I felt that this is probably the best option for my bedridden mother. Being a medical practitioner, I felt that we had to be practical when dealing with diseases of old age and/or quality of life of elderly individuals.
And it is not being cruel!
Fortunately, my siblings were in the same page with me.
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