Brother James came to town

My BIL, James  came to town. He is down with Cancer for a year now and he looks fine under chemo treatment expect that he lost quite a lot of weight.  We have a long chat and he told me about his illness at his sky home in a Condo overseeing Gurney Drive. I told him he has managed himself very well and under good hands in Bangkok.

James love life and he is lover of crystal toys and have a good collection of watches and a store lot of fine wine. He also loves travelling and good food. These hobbies showed that he not only enjoys life but quality life. He wants to continue to live and with his remaining strength, he focus in keeping himself alive.

He told me that he has already caused him a fortune to stay alive and his chemo and dialysis treatment cost him about RM40k a month. The chemo drug he used is the latest and it specially for his type of disease. For him, his dose of chemo is like any drugs to a diabetic person and eventually, there will be a cure. The disease is less terminal now and if he had suffered this disease five years ago, he would not have survived more than 6 months. This shows the advancement in the medical field and medical care.  I was amazed.

Surprisingly, he had good diet and he eat a sizable amount during lunch and he looks forward to the good food in Penang.  His energy may be lacking but his outlook of life is so positive. His wife, Geenie suggested dinner and a visit to Straits Quay with my BIL, James and we instantly obliged,

We have dinner at Perak lane at the famous fish head congee shop and it was a good good and simple meal and we proceed to Straits Quay. The traffic was heavy but surely and slowly ,we reach Straits Quay. During the trip, I managed to show BIL James his friend's shop, James Foo Western Food Restaurant at Fettes. Upon reaching Straits Quay, there was a big occasion and there were many cars parted on the road. There was a Ceremah by the Penang Pakatan Party led by our CM, Lim Guan Eng and other key, Pakatan leaders.Two weeks ago, our PM Najib have launched a 1Malaysian campaign in the same place.
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As usual, when in Straits Quay, we visit May at the Aseana Cafe for a drink and some tit bits. Again, we sat at the same settee facing the Marina and the sea. We continued our chit chat and last deep in the night. May, my daughter was busy serving us and other customers.

The night was quite breezy and calm and as usual, there was a lot of window shoppers hanging around the Malls while those people in the nearby hall should be yelling in support of the Pakatan leaders. Well, every occasion have to come to an end and it was time for BIL, James to rest and off we go.  I bid May a safe return to home and we packed off.

The return trip was quite smooth minus the massive jams on our trip o Straits Quay.  I have several insights after my encounter with BIL, James.  We  should be living instead of worrying in case that we are in a situation that is beyond our control. Next, we should eat and eat the food we like and have optimism while leaving the disease in the hands of capable doctors. We should not interfere and use our common sense and hearsay to believe what others say is good for you.  I believe if  my FIL, Johnny would have taken this same treatment as BIL, James , he could live another few good years.

Maybe and maybe not, the same outcome. But, we should try and have faith in the medical expertise at this advance scientific age.

Namaste.