My hubby was one of more than 150 victims
affected by the raw fish saga back in 2015. The raw fish bacteria devastated my
hubby’s body as he had to be hospitalized thrice for more than 40 days at 2
hospitals. The aftermath of the whole saga was total hearing loss that
rendered his career loss 6 months later and me giving up my 2-decade career to
become his primary caregiver short after. (See attached Stomp Article
which I actually came in 2nd)
Few knew that our marriage was so rocky for
months (or perhaps years) that we had proceeded to sign deed of separation in
May 2015, some 6 months before the raw fish incident that happened on 19 Nov
2015. Witnessing his second life-threatening episode in the ICU (the first was in
July 1997 when we were newly married), my heart went out to the man that I had
gone through thick and thin for more than 2 decades! As I cared for him in his
vulnerability, I felt like I had just through a heart transplant! I began to
desire to care for him to wholeness and even beyond!
To help him restore some form of artificial hearing,
he had a bilateral cochlear implants surgery done in Jan 2016. As I saw
him struggling with recuperation and hearing loss, it pained my heart. I wanted
to remove all possible obstacles to ensure his speedy recovery, I asked him (in
text form since he could not hear) whether the signed separation papers
bothered him. He nodded his head and I handed him the set of separation papers
for him to destroy. He teared them into 2 while I took over to tear into much
smaller pieces.
19 Nov 2018 marked the 3rd
anniversary since the raw fish saga. Today, the close to $100K surgery did not restore his hearing, but the
raw fish episode did restore our
marriage of 20 years!
Come 23 Dec 2018 marks our 23rd wedding anniversary as husband
and wife. We look forward to another 23 years together beyond the hearing loss!
This is you tube video done on our 10th wedding
anniversary on 17 Dec 2005.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zY8BDaWxoHA
https://www.facebook.com/100009846104446/posts/705098516495012/
Before discharge after major operation- cochlear implants surgery in Jan 2016
Our 22nd wedding anniversary – staycation at Elizabeth hotel
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