多事之季

自去冬以来,不好的消息接踵而至。先是我父亲突然脑溢血,中风住院,至今已基本成为植物人,恢复正常的机会渺茫。在他住院期间,遇到同学的母亲脑梗,开始住在普通病房,后来病情加重,也住进了重症监护室。我还在英国的时候就还听说另一个同学的母亲,在武汉,也是中风住院,倒是恢复好了一些,出院在家里疗养。
因父亲的病,又值春节,我请长假回国了。在家期间,又听说同学的婆母,在另一个城市,因肺部感染,住进了重症监护室。经过数次抢救无效,于节后不幸去世。
这些都是老年人,冬天难过。可这两天又听说,在英国的一个中年朋友,英年早逝。她老公以前是和我们一起打羽毛球的球友,在伯明翰生活多年,前几年才去了伦敦。我虽和他们私交不深,只是打球时见过,但两口子都认识,偶尔会聊几句。好像两人都是湖南人,男的在伦敦,在一公司做计算机软件,女的前几年回国投资创业,两儿子都已成人,一个是学医的,已工作,另一个也应该是大学毕业了。他们在伦敦买了房,但直到前两年还一直住在伯明翰,周末和我们一起打球。大约两年前才卖了伯明翰的房产,就再也没回来了。听说女主突然离世,我们都难以置信,前两年看上去还好好的,怎么会这么快呢?听说是乳腺癌,发现晚了。按说乳腺癌是目前治疗效果最好的癌症了,可能是太晚,没什么办法了。
说到乳腺癌,还听说高中一同学的夫人也是,发现时已经三期了,同学辞职在家里,专门陪护,用尽各种治疗方法,虽没完全控制,但已维持五年了,只是不知道还能坚持多久。癌症晚期的病人其实是很痛苦的,多器官转移,各种并发症,疼痛难忍,都会有痛不欲生的经历。

这确实是个让人伤感的冬季。

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