Chapter 32: Amnesia
This Dr. Grace was very enthusiastic, and after explaining some of Chen Xiu's precautions about nursing, she also left her phone number so that Chen Xiu could consult her at any time.
After thanking the other party, Chen Xiumu sent Dr. Grace out of the place.
"Originally, Master asked me to greet the old man on his behalf, but since the old man is resting now, I won't go in to disturb him."
Xu Hongyuan smiled and said to Chen Xiu: "The old man is fine, you can rest assured, I won't stay here to accompany you, go back first." ”
"It's not too early now, or I'll go back tomorrow morning."
Chen Xiu knew that his grandfather was fine, and his mood instantly improved a lot, and when he saw that Xu Hongyuan was going back now, he opened his mouth to stay.
After all, Xu Hongyuan had been driving on the road for more than three hours without rest in order to send him back, and now it was easy to get overtired if he drove back the same way.
Fatigue driving at night is not a good thing.
"There's still a lot of work waiting for me in the gym, where can I go."
Xu Hongyuan also looked helpless.
The cooking aunt has not come back to visit relatives in China until now, and he now has to be responsible for cleaning and other chores every day in addition to teaching boxing, and he is tired enough every day.
But fortunately, it will soon be the end of March, and when school starts, he can pat his ass and go straight to school.
Although he is six years older than Chen Xiu, he is still a university student and is studying for a doctorate at one of the top 25 universities in the country.
Although Chen Xiu tried his best to stay, Xu Hongyuan still insisted on going back.
He was really helpless, so he had to tell Xu Hongyuan to be careful all the way, and go down to send Xu Hongyuan to the car and leave.
After sending Xu Hongyuan away, Chen Xiu returned to the ward, looking at the old face of his grandfather on the hospital bed, his mind couldn't help flashing the bits and pieces of his grandfather's past care of himself, and his heart was a little sour for a while.
At this moment, Chen Xiu suddenly realized something.
That is, he is the only relative left in this world, his grandfather.
Although he had other relatives on the other side of the ocean, many of them had never even met in person, and they were not even as close to him as some of his neighborhood acquaintances in the town of Ramo.
Just when Chen Xiu was full of thoughts, he suddenly noticed that his grandfather on the hospital bed moved.
He quickly got up from his chair and walked to the hospital bed, and then he saw his grandfather open his eyes.
Before Chen Xiu could speak, his grandfather said something that made him cry and laugh.
"You...... Who are you? Grandpa looked blank and looked at the tall boy standing in front of his bed suspiciously.
"Grandpa, you're so old and confused, you don't even know your grandson."
Chen Xiu held his grandfather's big hand and said helplessly.
Of course, he knew that this was because he had changed too much, so his grandfather didn't recognize him at a glance, so he deliberately made fun of his grandfather.
Grandpa was at first at a loss, looked carefully for a while, and after a long while, he showed a sudden look, and said with a smile: "It turned out to be this child, aren't you from Brother Zhou, when did you come back?" ”
"I just came back, and you didn't say anything if you fell on your heels, if it weren't for the hospital calling, I wouldn't know now."
Chen Xiu's tone was a little reproachful.
In fact, it was Zhou Boxiong who was notified by the hospital, because his grandfather was old and needed a caretaker, and the hospital finally contacted the gym through his grandfather's address book.
"It's just a small heel, and it's not a big problem." Grandpa smiled happily: "What time is it, have you had dinner?" ”
"It's past nine o'clock, and I've already eaten."
Chen Xiu hadn't eaten yet, but he didn't want his grandfather to worry about these little things again.
"Grandpa, are you thirsty? Would you like to drink some water? ”
He remembered Dr. Gracesa's instructions to keep his grandfather hydrated so that he could speed up his metabolism and make his body recover faster.
"When you say that, I really feel a little thirsty." Grandpa propped his hands on the hospital bed and prepared to sit up, "Go and pour me some water." ”
Chen Xiu first helped his grandfather to sit up, and then went to pour water for his grandfather.
This hospital is just a small hospital in the town, the scale is not large, and the ward facilities are relatively simple, and there are no water purifiers and water dispensers in the ward.
There is only one water dispenser in the outside aisle.
After pouring a glass of warm water into the aisle outside, Chen Xiu returned to the ward, and when he came back, his grandfather was sitting on the bed in a daze at the air, as if he was thinking about something.
"Grandpa, drink water." Chen Xiu came to the bedside and handed over the water.
The grandfather in a daze was stunned for a moment, turned his head to look, and his eyes were full of deep confusion and doubt.
He opened his mouth and asked, "Uh, may I ask ...... you are?"
Chen Xiu looked at his grandfather with a puzzled face, and his originally peaceful and calm heart gradually fell to the bottom of the cold valley.
……
Dr. Grace arrived soon.
After briefly conducting a series of relevant examinations on his grandfather and asking him some daily questions, Dr. Grace called Chen Xiu outside the ward.
"Judging from the patient's current symptoms, he should be suffering from amnesia."
Dr. Grace said to Chen Xiu.
Although Chen Xiu had already expected this disease, after hearing that Dr. Grace had really announced it, his heart still felt a chill!
Amnesia is also known as Alzheimer's disease in his memories of another life.
After suffering from this condition, memory will deteriorate significantly, cognitive ability will decline, emotional apathy, and gradually lose the ability to live.
When the disease progresses to a certain point, there will be severe loss of memory, only fragmentary memory, incontinence, complete inability to take care of oneself, and eventually coma and even death.
On top of that, there is no cure for the disease and it will become more and more severe over time until the patient dies!
"The patient had suffered from this condition before this fall, but the original symptoms were relatively mild and mild, and this fall aggravated his symptoms, and the situation has entered moderate."
Dr. Gresa said: "The exact symptoms will have to wait until tomorrow to be examined with the machine, and these are just my speculations for now. ”
"I see, thank you, doctor."
After thanking Dr. Gracesa, Chen Xiu returned to the ward and looked at his grandfather who was sitting there drinking water in a daze.
It was only then that he suddenly remembered that his grandfather had already shown the corresponding symptoms of amnesia, but he didn't care about it at that time, and only thought that his grandfather was old and had a bad memory.
If you had paid attention to it at that time and intervened in time, Grandpa's symptoms would not have worsened so quickly.
At this moment, Chen Xiu's heart was filled with strong self-blame.
Early the next morning, my grandfather went for a brain examination with an instrument, and the results of the examination confirmed that my grandfather had indeed suffered from amnesia and was about to enter the third stage of severe disease.
After a night's time, Chen Xiu had already been mentally prepared, so he didn't react much after the results came out.
He immediately called Zhou Boxiong, explained his grandfather's situation to Zhou Boxiong, and asked Zhou Boxiong to help find a reliable and conscientious professional nursing staff.
Grandpa's current situation, someone must be watching over him 24 hours a day, otherwise it is easy to get lost.
Chen Xiu knew that it was very difficult to do this on his own, and he had to find a professional nursing staff.
It's just that the nursing industry is too deep, the quality of the personnel in this industry is uneven, and there are often news of elder abuse being exposed, and it is very difficult to find a truly reliable care.
That's why he asked Zhou Boxiong for help, with Zhou Boxiong's connections and energy, this kind of thing should be a trivial matter.
After Zhou Boxiong learned about his grandfather's situation on the phone, there was obviously a gloomy and sad expression in his tone, and said that he would definitely help Chen Xiu find a suitable candidate, so that Chen Xiu should not worry.
In the hospital room.
Chen Xiu sat on the edge of the hospital bed while peeling apples while laughing and chatting with his grandfather.
When it comes to fun places, the grandfather and grandson laugh together, and the ward is full of joy and joy.
The only thing that is discordant is that grandpa will have a memory gap from time to time, obviously he was laughing vigorously one moment, and the next moment he suddenly showed a puzzled look, completely forgetting what he was doing just now.
As soon as Chen Xiu encountered this situation, he tried to make his grandfather happy, re-elicit his grandfather's smile, and let his grandfather forget the short-term unhappiness.
After peeling the apples in his hands, Chen Xiu began to cut the apples into thin slices so that it would be more convenient for his grandfather to eat.
At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door outside the ward.
Chen Xiu originally thought that it was the hospital staff who knocked on the door, but when he turned around, he saw two young and beautiful girls.
And he knew these two girls, the unusually beautiful sisters who appeared at Doreen's party that day, Afra and Inler.
“…… Hello, what's the matter? ”
Chen Xiu looked at the two sisters with some hesitation, if it weren't for the fact that there was no one else in this ward, he would definitely think that the two of them had come to find someone else.
Compared to him, he recognized each other at a glance, but the two sisters did not recognize Chen Xiulai.
This is not surprising, although they participated in Doreen's party that day, Chen Xiu took a picture with the sisters at the party, and they had no impression, and they didn't cross paths for the rest of the time.
In addition, during this period of time, his appearance and temperament have changed dramatically, not to mention the two sisters, even if Doreen comes here, he may not recognize him if he is not careful.
"Let's stop by to see this old man."
Sister Afra smiled politely and explained the reason: "Yesterday we saw this old man lying on the side of the road on the road, so we took him to the hospital......"
Yesterday, when she was on the road with her sister Inler, she happened to see this Chinese old man lying on the side of the road on the hospital bed, so she stepped forward to check the situation.
The sisters found out that the old man had fallen and couldn't get up on his own, and the old man was a little unclear, and they didn't know when he fell and how long he had been lying there.
The two hurriedly called an ambulance and sent the old man to the hospital.
The two of them passed by the hospital today, and thought of the Chinese elderly who were sent to the hospital yesterday, so they came here to visit the situation.
Chen Xiu suddenly realized this, and then showed a look of gratitude, and welcomed the two of them in succession, and said at the same time: "Thank you so much, if it weren't for your help to my grandfather, my grandfather wouldn't know what would happen." ”
Even a young man would catch a cold if he lay on the ground outside for a long time, let alone an old man of his grandfather's age.
If the sisters hadn't helped get Grandpa to the hospital in time, Grandpa wouldn't have known how long he would have to lie there, and then he really didn't know what would have happened.
"We just did what we were supposed to do."
Afra smiled and walked in.
The two sisters entered the ward, came to the bedside, and asked about the old man's health.
Grandpa obviously remembered the two of them, was glad at their arrival, and brought out the peeled apples for them to eat.
Just as the three of them were talking, Chen Xiu on the side was stunned.
For when Afra and Inler approached him, he suddenly had a strange feeling, indescribable, yet strangely familiar.
"It's a feeling...... It's a spiritual item! ”
Chen Xiu suddenly thought of where this familiarity came from, and his eyes immediately locked on a rose-red drop-shaped earring in Inler's left ear.
The source of that feeling came from the earrings of Inler.
“…… No, not this one. Chen Xiu's eyes turned, and then fell on the white-gold necklace on his sister Afra's chest, "This is a spiritual item!" ”
This white-gold necklace feels a little more intense.
Just as Chen Xiu was staring at the necklace on Afra's chest, he suddenly noticed that Inler on the side was staring at his face with a scrutinizing gaze.
“……”
Chen Xiu suddenly felt a groove in his heart, knowing that he was probably being regarded as a voyeur by the other party.
Staring at someone's sister's chest all the time, it's not a voyeur or anything.
"Where have we met?"
At this time, Inleer suddenly spoke, and a puzzled expression appeared on his pure and beautiful little face, "You always give me a familiar feeling. ”
When Afra heard this, she also paid attention.
"We do see it." Chen Xiu was stunned for a moment, and then glanced at the girl with some surprise, "I'm a friend of Doreen's and I also attended Doreen's party that night. ”
As soon as he said this, the two sisters immediately had an impression.
After all, there were only a few people at Doreen's party that night, and Chen Xiu was a Chinese, so it was difficult to be impressed.
It's just that I'm not impressed.
"It turned out to be you, what a coincidence." Afra was also surprised, "To use an old saying in the Red Kingdom, we are really fateful. ”
She actually spoke Mandarin in a straight voice.
This made Chen Xiu very surprised and embarrassed.
Although he can also speak Chinese, his grandfather forced him to learn it.
In the past, he was ignorant, had no interest in Mandarin at all, and did not study very seriously, so Mandarin was very lame, far inferior to this white girl.