You will be missed

As usual, I had breakfast with mum and dad this morning. My mum asked us to check FB because she saw Daniel biao ge posted something but she can't understand.

My dad looked at the post and said our dearest da gu zhang has passed away. We are all shocked and frightened by this news. I checked it again and confirmed the truth. It is a post which shows a hand holding another hand.

We were all looking forward to their arrival when they said they were coming to celebrate CNY with us. However, it was canceled after everything has planned due to the blurred sight that experienced by my daguzhang. We thought maybe it was cataract and it can be cured. All the aunties uncle and other relatives got talk about it when we met. We were so worried because we sensed that something was not go right.

Just on the sixth day of CNY, my dagu told us that daguzhang was actually suffered from CJD disease. It is an incurable disease. CJD is caused by an agent called a prion. Prions are misfolded proteins that replicate by converting their properly folded counterparts, in their host, to the same misfolded structure they possess. The disease leads to rapid neurodegeneration, causing the brain tissue to develop holes and take a more sponge-like texture. There are many symptoms of this disease such as progressive dementia, memory loss, personality changes, speech impairment, jerky movements and etc. All the symptoms are caused by the progressive death of the brain's nerve cells.
I know that brain is really playing an important role in our body. It is really hard to believe this. We all tried to do something to help but to no avail.

After knowing this news, we had no appetite at all. It seems like all the foods are tasteless. I can see everyone was controlling their emotions. I saw mum cry and so do I. It is really really hard to see someone loss from this world. So many good memories flashed back in my mind. He was a really friendly and determined man who brought their children to Australia and start their new life there. I respect him as a daguzhang. You will always in our mind.

很遗憾没办法送你最后一程
没法看你最后一面
希望你一路走好
我们会很想念你。

It is good in knowing you are now resting peacefully in God's loving arms. We miss your funny jokes and your everything. Rest in peace. You will be missed and we all love you.

Quote of the day:
Sometimes you will never know the true value of a moment until it becomes a memory.