As usual, I went to visit my mother on Saturdays.
Since my father passed away at the beginning of last year, my mother has insisted on living alone in my house in the old town, although my mother is nearly 90 years old, but her body is quite strong, except for some ears and backs, there is no obvious stubborn disease. And my mother has never liked to be lively, the key is that she can cook by herself. In this regard, my mother once smiled and said, when you can't cook, you can't move, so you can be at your mercy.
Even so, I was still worried about the old man's misfortune, so I installed a surveillance camera, and my siblings could observe my mother's daily actions from their mobile phones at any time. We were relieved, but my mother laughed and said that there was no privacy, and she closed it a few times from time to time.
After opening the door, I found that although my mother was smiling, she was slightly sad. Last week, my mother said that she was not feeling well, so she accompanied her to the hospital on Sunday for a comprehensive examination.
I remember when I was a child, my mother was in charge of the diet and daily life of a large family, which was very hard, coupled with malnutrition (my mother was a vegetarian, but she did not believe in Buddhism), and her body was always sick, but she could not rest, so she could only take care of the family with illness. After our sisters and brothers flew away one by one like grown birds, my mother's body was much stronger, except for one appendicitis in 99 years, and she was hospitalized once for stomach problems, and she never had a serious illness. This may also be because he has no distractions and concentrates on taking care of his father.
Women are weak, but mothers are strong. My mother seemed weak, but she was unusually strong. My father hardly took care of the family because of his work. The burden of earning money to support the family, raising children, and taking care of the elderly is all on the mother's weak shoulders. In the past days when we were not full of food and clothing, we never wronged our brothers and sisters. Now that life is better, as long as she can endure it, she will never trouble her children if she can solve it. I used to see that she was not good-looking, but she always said that it was okay, and she was much better. Said that we don't have to worry about it, she will take care of herself. This time, she asked me to take her to the hospital for a check-up, and it was the first time. And solemnly took out a stack of brand-new hundred-dollar bills, saying that I would use my money for medical treatment. I pretended to accept it, thinking that I was so happy, that I could still spend my mother's money in my fifties, and that I could earn a reputation for filial piety.
The years never stop moving forward, just as they can't stop the growth of their children, and the mother is also visibly aging.
In the past, my mother always cleaned up the house neatly, but the last few times I have visited, there are vegetable leaves on the floor in the kitchen, used dishes and chopsticks lying lazily in the vegetable basin, water stains everywhere in the living room and bathroom, and dust on the furniture. Most of the snacks and snacks sent by my sisters have been left to spoil. All this shows that my mother is really old. When my sisters and I visited, in addition to bringing some food, that is, cleaning her carefully.
The old lady is often Ge You lying on the sofa alone, watching TV for a while and turning off the TV for a while. Cooking, dining, walking around the living room, going downstairs to buy some groceries.
Once, I finished sprinkling. I made a basin of hot water to soak my mother's feet, and she did not refuse as before, and happily cooperated with me. When the water was hot, she cried out, and when her toenails hurt, she cried. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw tears in the corners of the old man's eyes.
As the old saying goes: The grace of the fetus in October is heavy, and the reward of the three births is light.
Yes, although the mother is strong, she really needs companionship and care. She grew up with us, but we can't spend the rest of our lives with her the same way she grew up with us.
Think about my mother, who is 88 years old, and since she doesn't like to live with us, let's take her to the hospital for a few days and have a comprehensive check-up. Ben comes to this age, and when he is uncomfortable, he will be cranky.
The patient was a retired female doctor, who saw her mother quietly coming over, asked a few questions, and said that there was nothing wrong with the old man's mental head. There were no beds and no need for inpatient examinations, so five or six items were prescribed for a comprehensive examination. There were no major problems after the results came out, and then a bunch of drugs for chronic diseases were prescribed, and we went home. I could see that my mother had a relaxed expression on her face. The only thing that made me uncomfortable was that I was stuck in traffic on the elevated highway on the way back, and I braked the car several times, which caused my mother to get some motion sickness.
Although the medicine was prescribed, it was still a problem how to take it. My mother's stomach is not very good, and if she can't get it right, she is allergic to medicine. I put the medicine on the table in different categories, and said one by one, what to cure, how many to take, before or after meals, if you are allergic, don't take it. Mother smiled, don't do this, I'm not confused.
For a week, I didn't ask **. When they met, they found that their mother's smile was a little stiff.
Asked, is the medicine ineffective? Mother said: It's useless, I spent so much money in vain. I said, you are all chronic diseases of old age, which are formed over time, so you can cure the disease. Insist on eating for a few days, if you are not feeling well, we will go to the hospital for a few days.
The mother did not refute. Slowly took out a lot of delicious food for me, this is the dumplings made by the eldest sister, this is the fruit bought by the second sister, and the rice cakes brought by the third sister, such as a few family treasures. Mother is like this, whoever brings something, whether it is used or not, remembers whose good it is. My mother was also a beautiful lady back then, although she didn't go to school for a few days, she never lost in reason. Over the years, not to mention outsiders, even when I went to the homes of our sisters and brothers, I never went empty-handed. The money we gave her for the Chinese New Year, she always found an excuse to return it in another way. Although he is dying, he still influences how we behave and do things with his actions.
On Tuesday morning, I woke up and habitually turned on the monitor, hey, there was no old lady. The mother in the surveillance has to get up once a night with a flashlight to look at the clock and check the time. Wake up between 6-7 a.m. What's going on today, my heart is in my throat.
Immediately acted, drove down the basement, and went straight to the elevated road, there were not many vehicles on the road. Running all the way, 12 kilometers took less than 11 minutes, parked, and opened the door (fortunately, I used to tell my mother not to lock the door from the inside).
The old lady was lying on the covers, looking at me with a smile!