Was informed on saturday 7.30pm by sis that dad is hospitalised. I was reeling with shock when I saw the sms.

Initially dad is having breathing difficulty due to vocal cord paralysis or paresis (partial paralysis). Dad partial vocal cord has failed him resulting some wheezing sound everytime dad speak. (The vocal cords are two bands of muscle that form a "V" inside the larynx. We use the larynx when we breathe, talk, or swallow. Its outer wall of cartilage forms the area of the front of the neck referred to as the "Adams apple.")(source fr.http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=9019)

They put dad on oxygen tank for a couple of minutes, he felt almost alright, however the moment dad stepped out of the hospital, again he had a hard time breathing, again he was admitted in ICU.

The doc from E & P told mum, dad needs to be operated right away to place a tube in dad's voice box to ease his breathing difficulty. At 9.30pm, dad was wheeled into the operating theathre, I was numb with fear and shock, being so faraway I do not know what to do. However mum told me, doc said is just a minor surgery, nothing to worry about.

11.30, mum called, the surgery is a success, dad is alright though he still can't talk and eat. Tomorrow dad will be again go for scope to see what went wrong resulting the the larynx to fail to function.

I will be going back this weekend, I've promise dad a father's day threat but now dad neither can eat nor talk . . . . .