She called Poksue Minn to check on her because she felt a slight pain in her mouth, and she had a fever. Poksue said it was a mild infection so he prescribed her some meds. The next day Manja went to work as usual, but she was literally fatigued so she sat the whole day. That night, she felt this uneasing pain and somehow wanted to pass out. So she was admitted to the hospital that night. Little did she know, when she was diagnosed, it was Leukemia. Allahu. her red blood count to white blood count ratio was 5;300. But she could still talk, and she was transferred to Melaka but she eventually got worse. She was emotionally disturbed despite her physical state, she was already contemplating how would she pay the hospital bills.
"Manja, manja jangan fikir apa apa dah. Mak Rai ada duit, Manja lawan je penyakit ni". Allahu.
So they prescribed her with this med where it lowered her white blood count to 5, surprisingly alhamdulillah. so she was transferred to a normal ward. She had to perform chemotherapy but then.. another thing came, Ya Allah beratnya ujianMu. Manja punya paru paru berair, takleh nak buat chemo. and tthen her white blood count increase and everything was failing the cancer cells were spreading very fast and at that point, she knew. Her demise was near. Mata Manja bengkak, tangngan bengkak, there were blood everywhere.
"Kerasnya nasi ni Moksue, Manja takleh makan, mulut manja sakit. Moksue, bestnya kalau dapat mandi ni.. serabut sangat kepala. Manja taktahu nak cakap macamana sakit dia, tapi sakiit"
Her body was rejecting the therapies and there wasn't any other solution. She was on the ventilator and if it would be turned off, medically that would be the end. Memang, ajal di tangan Tuhan. But that seemed the most possible outcome. So families had gatherings, and Manja was unconscious. Mak Rai and Mak Dah suggested to bring her back home, and so they did. Just as they settled in back in her house, allahu. Innalillahi wainnailaihi rajiun.
Manja is mama's cousin. She lives across atok tap's house and she makes ketupat for us on raya. She has 4 kids. Alfatihah.
