After the Rain

Khodijah

Aji laid his wife on a floor mattress with a mat. After that, Mr. Dana began to approach Khodijah.

Aji and Yandri took a few steps back as Mr. Dana started sitting next to Khodijah's right leg. Shortly thereafter, Aji sat down to the left of Khodijah's leg. As for Yandri, he sat side by side with Daniar in the corner of the room. Gaze upon her brother who could only lie weakly helpless.

"Does your wife have a history of high blood pressure?" ask Mr. Dana to Aji.

"No, sir," replied Aji.

A moment later, Mr. Dana began to read the basmalah. His hand held Khodijah's leg, rubbing it from knee to calf. Suddenly,

"Aw! Aww!"

Khodijah shouted repeatedly as Mr. Dana's hand began rubbing his right leg. In fact, Khodijah's legs repeatedly move spontaneously due to Pak Dana's touch.

Daniar and Yandri were very surprised to see Khodijah's reaction. So did Aji, the husband. He was stunned to see his wife's two legs move reflexes when he got a touch of Mr. Dana's hand.

A smile rose on the lips of the man in his 45s. After getting a spontaneous reaction from his patients, Mr. Dana felt confident that the stroke suffered by Khodijah was just a trauma.

"Look, Mr. Aji. Your wife is not having a stroke. It looks like he only experienced trauma" said Mr. Dana. "Did he fall before, or complain of severe pain in his legs?" ask Mr. Dana.

Aji knitted his eyebrows together, trying to remember what had happened to Khodijah before. However, Aji did not get any bright spot about the past events that befell Khodijah.

"I don't know if my wife ever fell or not. However, my wife used to complain of pain in her ankle. In fact, his legs often feel tingling, feel stiff and difficult to move," Aji said when remembering Khodijah's complaint a few years ago.

"My guess, probably because of that pain that caused your wife to feel traumatized to move her legs. Until in the end, the leg muscles get stiff and the more pain to move," said Mr. Dana.

"Well, can it heal as it was?" ask Yandri, curious.

"If accompanied by regular exercises to relax his muscles, God willing, the hope for healing is there, sir. Most importantly, your wife has the determination first to beat her trauma. With determination and strong belief, I'm sure your wife can fight the disease" said Mr. Dana provide motivation.

"What kind of exercises should my wife do, sir?" Now it was Aji's turn to ask.

"Father try to make a manual tool from tire rubber tied to the seat support. After that, your wife can use the rubber as a tool to help stretch stiff muscles by stepping on the rubber tire and pressing it repeatedly," said Mr. Dana.

"Is that all? Aji asked back.

"Just a second!" said Mr. Dana.

A moment later, Mr. Dana stood up and went to enter a closed room. Before long, Mr. Dana returned and sat down next to Khodijah. He took out a small bottle and opened it. Then began to smear Khodijah's feet with oil from the bottle.

"Use this oil once every two days. In addition to rubbing, a little sorted also so that it soaks. Its function is the same as other massage oils, helping to adjust the muscles that are stiff because they are not moved at all," said Mr. Dana.

"Well, sir, ' replied Aji.

"Try now bend his legs," ordered Mr. Dana to Khodijah.

"It can't be, sir. It hurts a lot" replied Khodijah.

"Try it, Mom. It hurts because I'm not used to moving it. You have to remember, the pain is a suggestion from within you. You have to be able to fight the suggestion, so that it will heal quickly," said Mr. Dana. "Come on, just slow down Mom move," continued Mr. Dana.

"Come, Deck! Just try it first, don't you want to get well?" aji said encouraging his wife.

'Yes, Brother. Kang Aji is right. Brother will not know the result if you do not try first" Yandri said.

Aji smiled broadly watching his wife move both of his legs. He began to be excited again to give the best to Khodijah. Hope Khodijah can return to full health as before.

After doing therapy and discussion, Aji finally said goodbye.

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Somewhere else. Finished calling her son, Miss Maryam returned to her house. In the kitchen, he met Habibah. Maryam stopped Habibah from going to the bathroom.

"What's up, Mom?" asked Habibah who was astonished when her mother called.

"Come here for a minute, Bah. There's something I want to talk to you about" replied Miss Maryam.

Habibah finally undoes his intention to go to the bathroom. He pulled out a small chair and sat there. Dealing with Miss Maryam.

"What are you talking about, Mom?" Habibah asked again.

"Mother wants to bring your sister to this house. Are you willing to help Mom take care of it?" ask Miss Maryam.

Habibah's forehead is slightly wrinkled. Apparently I didn't mess with the plan to bring Khodijah home. Ish, just troublesome, Habibah grumbled in his heart.

"Where, Bah? You don't mind, do you, take care of your brother?" press Miss Maryam. "Pity him, Bah. She's not taken care of her husband at all." Maryam began to complain.

Despite the objections, Habibah had no other choice. Her mother's request was like the empress's order to be obeyed. With a little disappointment, the habibah could only nod her head to give an answer to Miss Maryam.

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a few days after the therapy, Khodijah suddenly expressed his desire to return to his parents' home.

I don't know what happened to Khodijah. In fact, there is a significant health development after treatment to alternative medicine owned by Mr. Dana.

"Are you sure of your decision, Dek?" ask Aji.

Khodijah.

"But to be honest, Akang can't accompany you there, Dek. You yourself know if Akang's job here is so much. Not to mention, Akang had to manage Haikal and Hana," said Aji

"Dijah. I don't have to worry. There is a mother and Habibah who will manage to be colonized," said Khodijah.

"But it's not good, Deck. You still have a husband. What would people say if you lived apart from Akang." Again Aji gave reasons to prevent Khodijah from returning home.

"It's okay, Kang. Do not ignore the words of others" said Khodijah.

"I'm just worried if there, you are not helping to practice walking. whereas here, little by little you can step foot," said Aji, worried about the state of Khodijah.

Khadija. "God willing, being colonized can definitely be healed, Kang. Just pray.