Dad had an accident at work. He had a deep cut on his finger on his right hand and it could not stop bleeding profusely. He washed it off under a tap and got it wrapped with a plaster. When he got home (when I got to know he had an accident) it was swollen. I could see the size difference between his right hand and his left. The pain subsequently grew. So, sister massaged his finger a little. It got worst.

I told Dad to visit A&E (Accidents and Emergency) and get it stitched but he refused. Besides, there might be metal bits or foreign substance inside that we can't see with our bare eyes. So, he took the plaster off and replaced it with a new one. When the wound was bare, blood started flowing out. I ended up wiping the blood on the kitchen floor.

The pain grew even more after he replaced the plaster with the new one. It was to the point that I could see that Dad was in so much pain. Dad finally gave in and decided to head down to the hospital; ONLY because he wanted painkillers. So Bro drove Dad and myself to Changi General Hospital (CGH). At first, I thought of staying at home because I have a report due the next day which I have not completed yet. But I guess accompanying Dad there isn't that much to ask for. Honestly, I was worried.

Dad was given priority since it was an emergency. He had the consultation with a doctor ----> Then got transferred to another doctor (the doctor suggested that Dad might have cut his muscles) ----> So, Dad needed to take an x-ray ----> And finally, after a long wait, Dad headed to the operating theater for stitching.

Dad had this classic scared face. Heh.

It took quite a long time for Dad to get stitched. He walked out with a bandage. Dad then explain the procedure because I was curious. At one point the doctor was cleaning the wound. The pain got unbearable when the doctor rubbed a piece of 'cleaning cloth' (gauze? I don't know.) INTO the wound and washing it with sterilised water at the same time.

It was close to 1 am when we left the hospital. Alhamdullilah, there were no complications and Dad was given 3 days MC.

Praises to Allah.
Ciao!