ROYAL BRISBANE HOSPITAL...That was where we had our adventure for the day!! John went to see a doctor in Toowong this afternoon after realising that the aching on his scalp and neck has swelled up the area behind his ear and also affected his facial muscles on his left side. The gp at Toowong diagnosed John with Bell's palsy but can't be certain as the symptoms that John showed were pretty confusing but suggesting a borderline Bell's palsy and so she referred him to RBH emergency department for further investigation. Upon receiving the news, Alvin called and Alvin as always, a great friend with the kindest of all hearts, demanded that we wait for him as he takes time off work to send us to the hospital. At the hospital, four doctors came to examine John along with a CT scan and an mRI scan were done. After 9 1/2 hours of medical jargons and in the emergency ward witnessing many patients being pushed in and out of the room, the final neurologist for the night came at 12am to give us the report of the mRI scan and advised that John be admitted as the head of the neurology department would like to personally examine John tomorrow morning...and so, being a good patient, John agreed and the procedures were then done for him to get admitted. And so now, as the thunder and lightning blow outside my room window, John is all by himself in the hospital, emergency department. I personally have mixed feelings about this whole thing that happened just today...one part of me feels relief that the scans didn't show anything significant, but the other part of me feels really painful to see John's 1/2 smiling face whenever he attempts to smile...I also feel sad...sad that I can't be there with him right now and as I tried to make arrangements to take a day off work tomorrow, it seems to have gone in vain as well...*sigh* I can only pray and pray that God will still John's heart and put him away from whatever that could be threatening to him.