Sao Lao

My aunts thought it would be nice to take me for a tour of Pakse Bridge after we finished our shopping. We started walking toward the bridge only to realized that it was too far away. Having to carry the grocery bags in the hot heat was not a good idea. Aunt N walked back to Pakse Market to catch a Jumbo to take us across the bridge.

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When we came back from grocery shopping, we started to test the DVD player. We later watched a couple of the clips while eating lunch. After lunch we had to get ready to take Grand-Mama to a clinic for an x-ray. It has been almost eight months since Grand-Mama had her surgeries. The screw on her left knee was pushing through the skin and she was afraid it will damage her knee somehow. I made a promise with Grand-Mama that we will take care of her knee after Boun Loy Vanh is finished. She wanted the screw to come out.

We went to a clinic in the center of Pakse. I waited outside anxiously while my aunts were inside with the doctor with my two cousins, helping Grand-Mama to get in and out of the x-ray room. We were told of the good news. Grand-Mama’s knee is healing properly and it is safe for the screw to be out. When we got home, Aunt P took the x-ray to the hospital and to ask for Grand-Mama to be put on a waiting list.

At dinner that night it was so noisy. We all felt a sense of relief and full of hope for Grand-Mama. We watched the rest of the DVD’s and made fun of each other, especially me since I was the only one crying in the clips. My cousins said they didn’t want me to leave the next day. I told them when I get back to Pakse I will try to find a way to see them again.