Dear, Soul!!
Mother in law
About an hour ago, Fauzi got a call from her mother-in-law. Her mother-in-law, who was worried about their condition because she had been called by Salwa in puzzling words, asked to meet with Fauzi today.
Fauzi told his mother-in-law about Salwa's condition. He realized, he would not be able to hide the state of Salwa, the only daughter they had.
The man with such a heavy burden on his dependents, sat down on one of the chairs in a restaurant while waiting for the arrival of his in-laws who asked to meet today. His gaze was empty, but his heart held thousands of uneasiness that seemed to want to swallow him, thus making him feel claustrophobic.
Fauzi flinched as the friction from the chair being pulled made a sound. Her mother-in-law had already come and taken a sitting position on the empty seat in front of her.
“Mother has arrived?”
Salwa's mother just nodded slowly.
“So Salwa hurts what?” Ask her mother-in-law to the point. It was obvious how the worry was engulfing the middle-aged woman.
“Sa-Salwa.”
Fauzi hesitated to say it. She knew that her gentle in-laws would not blame her for what happened to her daughter, but still Fauzi was a little afraid to say it.
“Salwa why? What pain, Fauzi?”
Fauzi lowered his head, took a deeper breath and exhaled slowly. Fauzi raised his face, looking at his mother-in-law who was already filled with worry.
“Doctor diagnosed Salwa with Alzheimer's disease, Bu”
“Als? The alzh? A-what?”?
A disease that is not so common to the public, making Mother-in-law had to ask again to clarify, what disease is in the suffering of her only daughter.
“Alzheimer, Bu”
“Alzheimer? What disease is it?”
“Diseases like senile. Like there's an eraser in Salwa”'s brain
“You're saying what the hell is Fauzi? I don't understand what you said”
“There is a special protein in Salwa's brain, and it forms plaques until Salwa's brain performance is not as usual again”
“Explain in a language that is easier to understand Fauzi”
“Salwa will forget everything Mom. The ability to remember Salwa is disrupted, not just forgetting simple things, even things that he should remember for a lifetime, Salwa forgets. As happened this morning when Salwa called Ibu”
Her mother-in-law was stunned listening to what she had just said.
“Ja-so, Salwa really forgot that you guys are married?”
Fauzi just nodded slowly, confirming his mother-in-law's question.
“And not just Salwa's memory. Salwa also has trouble recognizing the present time. A few days ago, Salwa came out in the morning to buy milk, and she thought it was still eight o'clock in the night”
Eyes with beautiful curves, slowly began to be inundated by tears, the soft bulumata began to wet and did not need a blink to make the tears fall.
“A-what happened to Mom's son, Fauzi??”
His cry was unbearable, his tears spilled as an evaporation of the pain he was feeling at this time, after meeting the fact of the disease that was being suffered by the princess only wayangnya.
“Excuse Fauzi, Mom. Sorry for not being able to keep Salwa well”
The woman with curly hair shook her head, rejecting the statement of her daughter-in-law who was blaming herself for what happened to her daughter.
“Ja-so how? Have you taken Salwa to the doctor?”
Fauzi nodded. “At first Salwa himself went to the doctor, but Salwa was not aware that he was sick. Until now, Salwa was not aware that he was sick”
“What does the doctor say? Has Salwa been medicated?”
Fauzi was silent for a moment, not giving a quick answer to his in-laws. How could he tell his mother-in-law that her only daughter could not be healed.
“Fauzi, what did the doctor say??”
I wanted Fauzi to keep his mouth shut and not tell the truth, but he couldn't do it.
“Sa-Salwa can not heal, Bu” replied Fauzi with tears that began to drip.
Fauzi could not help but cry every time he realized that his wife could not be healed.
Once again Fauzi nodded, his tears growing uncontrollable.
Mother Salwa's cry broke. He could no longer bear it, all the pain he was pouring out with a cry.
Several other visitors turned around and looked at Fauzi's and her mother-in-law's desk. Her mother-in-law's cries attracted attention. The thing that was no longer cared for by Ms. Salwa, and still vent her pain by crying.
“How can there be none? There's gotta.. The operation? Graft, or whatever it was”
Fauzi. “I've asked all that, too, Mom. I half-kneed on the doctor so he could give me an answer that would calm my feelings. But true, Salwa can not be cured”
Her mother-in-law was increasingly unable to hold back her cries.
“Why did you just say this, Fauzi? Why are you saying something serious like this now?”
“Excuse Fauzi, Mom.”
Fauzi realized that what he did in hiding the truth about Salwa's illness was a mistake. Fauzi had previously intended to say it, but after considering a few things, Fauzi undoes his intentions and remains silent.
“If this morning Salwa wasn't a phone call, maybe I didn't know until now. Why didn't you say this, son??”
“Excuse Fauzi, Mom. Fauzi is not ready to tell the same story Mom, I'm afraid Mom will be angry”
“Yes, now I'm angry again, angry because you didn't say something this important to me. But I will not be angry about what befell Salwa at this time”
Fauzi was only bowed with his tears dripping down. “Pardon Fauzi for not being able to keep Salwa well. It's all my fault”
“Do not blame yourself. I know you love your son very much. I also know, you are now very hit with the current state of Salwa”
Fauzi simply fell silent as he wiped away the tears that did not stop dripping.
“So what are you doing now??”
“I still routinely take medicine for Salwa. Doctors say the drugs will slow down the progression of Alzheimer's even if they can't cure it. I also occasionally persuaded Salwa to return to the clinic to check his health”
“Clinic? Why not at Fauzi Hospital?”
“First time Salwa check it out in clinic, Mom. And the doctor there handled it.”
“So, tomorrow take Salwa to the hospital. Salwa needs better inspection”
Fauzi just nodded.
“In addition, what else can be done for Salwa?”
“Help him to keep remembering the events he has experienced, straighten out the things he mistakenly did and as much as possible to manage his feelings to stay good. And also, Salwa must be guided in doing daily activities”
The tears that had subsided earlier, again rained the eyes of his mother-in-law. Fauzi understood what her mother-in-law felt, she was in that position and really understood what it was like.
“Fauzi, thank you for keeping your daughter despite the situation like this now”
He who had lowered his head earlier as his tears continued to spill, slowly raised his face.
“Mom knows this is hard. If you have difficulty in taking care of Salwa, you can return Salwa to Ibu”
Sontak Fauzi was shocked by what his mother-in-law said. Words that made no sense to him.
“What mom says. I'm not going to return Mom's daughter for that reason. I love Salwa Bu so much, how can I let go of Salwa and hand her over to Mom because of a problem like this”
A cry that had once been an evaporation of her pain, was now mixed with a cry to hear her daughter-in-law say such a good thing in earnest.
“Thank you for loving your daughter like this, thank you for being willing to accompany Salwa with her condition like this, and thank you for being a great husband for your daughter. Please take good care of Mother's daughter, Nak”
Fauzi simply nodded and tried to smile, although the pain still strongly hit his feelings.
Her mother-in-law got up and approached her, then slowly hugged Fauzi.
“We will be able to keep Salwa together”
Fauzi hugged her mother-in-law who had been flooded with tears, nodding to her mother-in-law's words.
“Looked already believe in me, Bu”
