#243
Shorty and I are in her room at her hospital. I’m reading the news for her about the shooting of the banker yesterday. (Original article here)
Me: *reads excerpt from article* “A waiter at one of the stalls said he was serving customers at about 1.50pm when the shooting occurred. ‘I did not hear any loud sound or notice anything unusual. I was busy serving our usual lunch-hour crowd,’said the 45-year-old, who realised there had been a shooting only when police cars drove up with their sirens on.”
Shorty: Haha….
Me: Yes… I’m not sure why they added in that ‘statement’ since he didn’t really witness anything or add any value to the article.
Shorty: Ya they could have quoted anyone.
Me: Yah…they could have gotten a statement from you. “Audrey Ooi was sleeping on her hospital bed during the time of the shooting. She did not hear any sound or notice anything unusual. She said “I was just sleeping”. She only realised there was a shooting when her husband told her about it later on.”
Shorty: HAHAHA
#244
I’m sitting by Shorty’s bedside on my laptop while she sleeps. She suddenly wakes up and wipes her pillow of drool….
Me: *stares*
Shorty: *stares back with one semi-opened eye*
Me: Drooling huh this girl.
Shorty: Oh heh… was hoping you didn’t see that.
#245
Shorty’s medical condition is such: The only cure for her increasing high blood pressure is to deliver Fighter. But Fighter is only at 29 weeks and if we deliver him too early he could have complications. So what the doctor is trying to do is to control Shorty’s blood pressure as much as possible so that she can keep Fighter inside her womb longer. Each week longer that Fighter stays in there is a better chance for him to come out a fully healthy baby. So anyway yesterday we were having a conversation.
Shorty: I’m worried about Fighter. Sad that my body can’t keep him in for the full 40 weeks and have to deliver him prematurely.
Me: There there Shorty. You’ve already done an amazing job. You created Fighter out of nothing in your womb and carried him long enough for him to have a good chance of survival even if he has to be delivered early. I think that’s already pretty amazing
Shorty: Well you contributed your sperm.
Me: Hahaa yes I did. A very fine specimen indeed. In any case, you give him as much time as you can to let him grow in your womb. After that it’s his turn to take over and fight to be a healthy baby. We will give him the best medical support we can get to help him through this.
Shorty: *touches tummy* I hope he stays in there longer.
Timothy Tiah – Co-Founder of Colony, Kuala Lumpur Co-Working Space