Monday, April 30, 2018

Story of Ning #3.

The long corridor where I waited was freezing cold, and that fueled my anxiety further. I find myself either pacing up and down the corridor or sitting in the corner, hugging my bag and praying - on both situation, eyes glued on the operating theater exits. There were lots of human traffic, patients being reeled in, nurses tagging in and out, equipment deliveries, resupply and so on. As my disappointment...

Thursday, April 26, 2018

Story of Ning #2.

My phone's beeping, set to maximum volume, broke the morning silence around 6 in the morning. It was the wife, informing me she managed to get some rest and is currently in the labor room. Labor room. I re-read the message a couple of times. And after an incredibly hectic 10 minutes rush, I was on my way to the hospital - I would also like to take this opportunity to virtually apologize to all...

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Story of Ning #1.

Had planned to document this down for a long, long, long time but with all the events unfolding since her arrival, I couldn't even find time to catch 10 winks, what more to structure my thoughts, until now. So here goes. It all began on a Friday afternoon, a scheduled long wait + checkup routine at the clinic, one that we expected to be last (like finally) as the due date was drawing pretty close....