Emotional Day :) Singing away

At first, the day should only be our department retreat to old folks corner at Queensway but kana hijacked to do another at Assisi Hospice!

The Queensway's one I would say a well planned and organized trip. But abit too organized i guess! haha Best part is the evening trip...

Received an SMS a day before to help in a sing-along session as Assisi Hospice....Hmm....To think of it, maybe its good to face some most avoided misfortune and maybe a practical test for me to face death!

Met new yet great friends ( lotsa counselor :) ) singing along with the patients, celebrating their "LAST" mid-Autumn festival. All the helpers were great, showering genuine care towards the patient.

Met a cheerful old man that keeps trying to sing with us! Here, "trying" b'cos whenever he moves, talk and sing, excruciating pain caused him inability to sink into the festive mood.

After the celebration, we goes to sing in the ward of bedridden patients. A 18yr old young chap, requested us to sing to him. But before we could, he just passed away. We are just a min late! Time is really not a factor that could be controlled.

Then we just jump from ward to ward. Mr Bear just uses his guitars and we just sing along. The first patient to me is "acclimatization". The rest is my "whole" into the wishes, laughters and songs.

Patient after patient, I found that in face of near deaths, these patient's only request is only to hear our voices, maybe just to escape reality for mere moments, or more cheers to fight tomorrow. Some broke to tears when we sing, some gives their brightest smile when we are there. No matter the situation, we just sing.....after all, singing is the only thing we could help them.

I was still having my cough and sore throat and I fear coughing in the ward, I fear not giving my best. Silently I prayed ....... then........i think i did my best! If i were to measure, i think i have sing my best ever!!

Thanks to Heidi, I get to find meaning in singing. I found the meaning to be alive still. To share happiness and hope, and to cheers the warriors of life.

Fear is never felt when fear is just words.
Fear can never be felt when fear has been prepared in time :)