
"Santi's mother's patient's family!" call sister.
Our family reflexes. I immediately got up from my seat and rushed over to the nurse who was standing in front of the OK room.
"I, sus!" sahutku.
"Operation is complete. Both twins are now in the NICU because they were born prematurely and their weight is still not enough!" obviously sister.
I rubbed my face, "Alhamdulillah, what about my wife, sus?" manya curious.
"The father's wife has just been transferred to the ICU. Then there will be a doctor who will explain everything the same father. Excuse me!" it was obviously the nurse who made me look at where I stood.
Why did Santi get moved to the ICU? Is he still unconscious?
"Son, how are your wife and twins?" ask mom to know.
"See in the ICU now, ma'am. And our twins were taken care of in the NICU room" I answered listlessly.
"Let's see them, son!" take mom.
"Mothers are the same kids first. I'm waiting for the doctor, ma'am."
"Waiting doctor? What's up?" ask mom wonder.
"So the nurse said that if there was a doctor later who would explain the condition of Santi and our baby."
"Oh, yes, I have. You go there first with the kids, yeah!" pamit mom.
Soon a doctor came out of the OK room.
"Santi's mother's patient's family?" ask doctor.
"Yes. I'm her husband, doc!" sahutku.
"Oh father of husband Santi's mother? Come to my room. Sisters have told you where the patient and baby are being moved?"
I nodded, "Yes, doc."
"alright. Now come on come with me!"
I followed the doctor's footsteps into his room.
Arriving at the doctor's office, I was invited to sit down.
"Look. With whose father?" ask doctor.
"I'm Anto, doc!" I answered, extending a hand.
"Look at Anto. I spoke with an obstetrician who used to visit Santi's mother to check her pregnancy. The condition of Santi's mother who has entered the vulnerable age of giving birth in addition to this is also the first pregnancy for the mother and also because the twins make the condition of Santi's mother weak. Lucky the condition of the fetus is healthy while still in the womb. But because premature birth causes both twins born with less weight. Only 1600 grams. Both babies should be treated in the NICU."
I'm nodding. My wife's pregnancy has just entered seven months of age.
"Regarding the father's wife, we're a team of doctors here just found out that the father's wife was suffering from stage three brain cancer. What during pregnancy, Santi's mother still checked the disease and also did treatment for the disease?"
I was silent for a moment. That regret is back. Ahhh, I am not a good husband to him.
"Hhmm, my wife won't get her disease checked out, doc. She just wants to focus on her pregnancy without wanting to be confused with her illness. I've repeatedly taken him to a doctor who used to handle his illness but he doesn't want to" I replied weakly.
Hhh, the young doctor looked like he was breathing heavily.
"Because the disease is also what makes the condition weaker. We'll try to do some treatment on his cancer. At this time Santi's mother is still in a coma so may the family be patient and always pray for her recovery!"
"Co-coma, doc?" I was surprised by the sound.
Santiku comma. How's this. It felt like everything today was just a nightmare.
"Yes, sir. Because when the patient comes is already in a state of 'coma'. Please see your mother and her twin babies. If there's any progress, we'll let you know!"
"Hhh, thank you, doc," I said slowly as I reached out to the doctor.
I left the doctor's office and went to see my wife and son.
I entered the ICU room after wearing special clothes provided in a room before entering the treatment room in the ICU.
The woman who is next month has been a year accompanying my life is lying weak with many hoses and also many aids attached to her body. Not to mention the foreign sound that came out of a monitor screen on my wife's head made my heart feel sliced.
My entire joint felt limp and my body trembled. I sat down in the chair next to the bed.
"Darling, our twins are born. Aahh, I forgot to ask their gender. I haven't prepared a name for them either. Forgive your husband, yank."
Because of my obsession to make your minimarket more advanced, I did not have time to think of a candidate name for them.
"Yank, you've finally become a mother. Mother of children born from your own womb. You're happy, aren't you, yank? Don't you want to take care of them with your soft hands? With your sincere love?"
"Honey, they will be very happy if when the nights they wake up and there are you who lovingly take care of them and take care of them. Give them a mouthful of life water. Smell at their red cheeks. And cradle them in your arms when they're uncomfortable."
Not forgetting I whispered the verses of Allah in my wife's ears. Awake, yank! Our kids are waiting for you!
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I was standing at the door of the NICU. After wearing special clothes, I entered the NICU room to meet my two children.
I walked into the room when I saw the nurse giving something to one of my twins. After finishing, the nurse then cleaned up the tools that she had just used.
"What was that, sus?" my many.
"Oh, I just gave milk to your baby!" answer sister.
"Kok gave her milk through the nose, sus?" manya curious.
"Yes sir. We gave our babies milk through the NGT hose because they couldn't drink their own milk!" answer sister.
I just nodded, not understanding what the term sister mentioned meant. I entrust the care of my twins to the hospital.
"What kind of twins are my babies, sus? I forgot to ask?" ask again.
"Genefits of twin baby girls, sir!"
"Both girls, sus?"
"Yes, sir!"
"Alhamdulillah!" my spoken.
I approached them, peeking at them from behind the glass. They look so small. The faces of the two of them were very similar to his mother.
I'll give them what names, yeah. I was confused as to what name to give them. Could it be that the bunch had already prepared a name for them? I never even talked about the names of our two children while talking to my wife.
I whispered the verses of Allah in the ears of my twin babies. After looking at them, I went out. My mother and my two children are still waiting in front of the NICU.
How about Anto, have you given names to your two daughters?" ask my mother who has already seen her twin grandchildren.
I took a slow breath and shook my head.
"No, ma!" my answer.
"Dad, my sister why is she so small, huh?" ask my daughter for wonder.
"Yes, kid. Because they were born prematurely so they are still very small!" my clear.
My daughter just nodded. His face still looked sad and there were still remains of tears on his face.
"Mother same kids I brought home first, huh?" my many.
Alya immediately shook her head, "I still want to be here, well. I want to wait for my twin sister!"reject my daughter.
"But baby, you have to go to school tomorrow!"
"If you're in the hospital, then who's gonna take us to school?" ask daughter.
"Dad's coming home for a while to take you to school. I also need to be at the minimarket tomorrow!" answer me.
"Wouldn't we just wait here, son? One in Santi's room and the other one's waiting for your twin girls here?" mother's proposal.
"But the kids still have to go to school, ma'am!" reject me.
"Oh yeah. What if we ask Aminah to take turns to keep watch in the hospital?" ask mom.
"No, ma. Not good for her husband. Her husband has not been home long. I'll take turns standing guard, sometimes in the ICU and sometimes here. I'll also give the nurse a contact number so I can call you anytime."
"Well then let's just go home now!"
"Yes, mom. I'll talk to the sisters first if I'm gonna be home for a minute."
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Sorry if there is a typo. 😊🙏