nothing can have more drama than a hospital’s emergency room. it is also one of the more interesting places for people watchers like me. not that i like being there, ever.
while waiting for the lab results of my dad’s recent trip to the ER, i decided to wait it out in one of the benches near the ER. it was pretty quiet that time. it was not difficult for 2 women, a senior lady and her adult daughter, to catch my eye. i smiled at the old lady after she noticed me eyeing them discretely. while the senior lady was coughing from time to time, it was obvious that it was her child who was not feeling so well.
after a few hush-hush exchange of words, the senior lady stood up and motioned to her child to stand up. the daughter started to get up but soon enough sat back and said that her world was spinning and that the medicine was too strong for her. the mother said that she can do it and to just hold on to her shoulder as it was a short walk to the ER. the daughter was on the verge of tears at this point.
alarmed, i approached them and offered to help. the old lady said her daughter developed allergy after taking a common medicine for her fever. they were waiting for the urinalysis results and wanted to go back to the ER since her child was not getting any better.
i offered to get one of the wheelchairs and decided on approaching the information clerk if we can borrow one for the short trip to the ER. good thing that this young man was helpful enough to get the wheelchair himself and assist the 2 to the ER. seeing that they were already taken cared of, i proceeded to check on my dad who was with my mom and cousin and soon to be sis in-law inside the ER.
sometimes, we find ourselves in situations where we are too weak to do anything and the only other person who is around is just as weak. we are often told that there is strength in numbers. sometimes though, the weak on weak is not always enough.
really, it is just a matter of reaching out to someone else to ask for their help. better yet, if you find yourself in the position to help out, do so without being asked. because maybe, the weak is just too weak to ask for help.
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