A Week To Remember | 難忘的一周

Damn! This was a hard week on Lisa and I physically and emotionally. Last Friday we took our two dogs for a routine grooming. I was working hard on a new L'Oreal commercial when I got a call saying our little chiuahua,  Chiquita, had to be rushed to the hospital because she had a massive seizure. She was treated and stabilized by the time I was able to get off work and everything seemed to be under control. The next morning I was working on Stephen Fung's short film when I got a call from the vet saying that Chiquita had another seizure and the medication they used to control it had made her stop breathing. They were saving her as I rushed into the clinic. She was in dire condition and looked like she was not going to make it. My heart was broken because she is the most adorable little dog in the world and I felt horrible because there was nothing we could do. They were able to revive her but she was in a deep coma which she did not seem to be coming out of. Normally, most dogs wake up after 5-6 hours but Chiquita was still comatose after 12.

The next day was the hardest. I was working on a Canon commercial and could not get away at all. My thoughts were on the little one all day. Lisa had called in the afternoon informing me that she did not seem responsive and there was a possibility that she might not wake up at all. If that was the case, we needed to decide in the next 24 hours to put her down. Again, we were totally devastated. Being confronted with making that call was hard to swallow. I told Lisa to keep her hopes up and wait till we were both finished with work late that evening to decide. I tried to keep strong for Lisa and Chiquita but it was hard not to shed a few tears in my dressing room during lunch. I finished the job and rushed back out to the clinic. It was not a good sight. She was lying on the table still in a coma and "paddling". This is an involuntary movement of the legs, that mimics swimming. They said she had been doing it every hour for the 10 mintues or so and then would go back into the coma.

Not knowing what else to do, I remembered a Qi Gong techinique that I was taught as a teenager to help my mother when she had an aneurysm around 15 years ago. I did the Qi Gong for two hours while I waited for Lisa to get off work. Just as Lisa arrived, Chiquita suddenly lifted her head. It was a crazy moment because I wasn't sure if it was an involuntary movement or was she actually trying to wake up. Over the next two hours she tried to move two more times. We were so relieved that she was coming out of her sleep! To think we almost put her down! We went home exhausted but excited to see the improvement in her condition. Over the next day I visited her a few more times and she got better and better each time. Now she is in stable condition with normal stats. She is blind, which may be caused by slight brain damage from the seizures but she may regain her sight over time. She is still in the hospital and will remain till we can get Hong Kong's only animal neurologist to examine her.

I must say this experience was extremely difficult on Lisa and I. It would have been much less stressful if we weren't so busy working. Hopefully we are though the hardest part and can now focus on how we can keep this from happening again. What a week!

老天!這個禮拜對Lisa和我來說真是身心俱疲。上周五我們把兩只狗送去做日常整飾。當我忙於拍攝歐來雅新廣告片時，突然接到電話說我們的小吉娃娃Chiquita因嚴重抽搐必須急送醫院。我完成工作去看她時，她情況已經穩定，看起來一切都還好。第二天早上我又接到獸醫的電話，其時我正拍攝馮德倫的短片，獸醫說Chiquita又開始抽搐，並且用來控制她的藥物令她停止了呼吸，當我沖到診所時他們正搶救她。她情況很不好，看來很難平安渡過。我的心都碎了，她是世界上最可愛的小狗，但我們現在卻束手無策，我很難過。之後他們搶救成功，但她陷入了深度昏迷，可能醒不來。一般來說，小狗在5-6小時後醒來，但Chiquita12小時之後還在昏迷。

接下來的一天更加難過，我要拍佳能廣告，根本無法分身，腦子裏整天都掛念著這條可憐的小狗。Lisa下午給我打來電話說她沒有任何反應，有可能永遠不會醒來，如果真是這樣，我們需要在24小時內決定是否放棄她，我們再次崩潰。我告訴Lisa保持希望，等各自完成工作後，晚上再做決定。我想為Lisa和Chiquita更堅強些，但午飯時還是忍不住在更衣室流下了眼淚。工作結束後我沖去診所，看來沒有好轉的跡象，她躺在桌上仍舊昏迷，還在”劃槳”。這是腳的無意識動作，就象遊泳。他們說她每小時會有十分鐘如此，接著又陷入昏迷。

不知道還能做什麽，我想起了15年前才十幾歲時，為了幫媽媽治療動脈瘤而學習的一種氣功療法。於是在等待Lisa返工的兩個小時，我做了氣功法。就在Lisa到的時候，Chiquita突然擡起了腦袋。真是瘋狂的時刻，因為不知道這是她的下意識動作還是想醒過來。接下來兩小時她又努力動了兩次。我們總算松了口氣!想想我們幾乎都要放棄她了!回到家我們非常累，但因為她情況好轉還是很開心。之後一天我又探望了她幾次，每次她都越來越好。現在她情況很穩定，各項指數正常。她現在因抽搐輕微損傷腦部而致瞎，過段時間可能會好。她仍在醫院裏，等我們找到香港唯一的神經科獸醫為她醫治。

這次經歷對Lisa和我來說十分艱難，如果我們不忙著工作就不會如此緊張。希望我們已經度過了最困難的時刻，類似事情不再發生。真是難忘的一周!|老天!这个礼拜对Lisa和我来说真是身心俱疲。上周五我们把两只狗送去做日常整饰。当我忙于拍摄欧来雅新广告片时，突然接到电话说我们的小吉娃娃Chiquita因严重抽搐必须急送医院。我完成工作去看她时，她情况已经稳定，看起来一切都还好。第二天早上我又接到兽医的电话，其时我正拍摄冯德伦的短片，兽医说Chiquita又开始抽搐，并且用来控制她的药物令她停止了呼吸，当我冲到诊所时他们正抢救她。她情况很不好，看来很难平安渡过。我的心都碎了，她是世界上最可爱的小狗，但我们现在却束手无策，我很难过。之后他们抢救成功，但她陷入了深度昏迷，可能醒不来。一般来说，小狗在5-6小时后醒来，但Chiquita12小时之后还在昏迷。

接下来的一天更加难过，我要拍佳能广告，根本无法分身，脑子里整天都挂念着这条可怜的小狗。Lisa下午给我打来电话说她没有任何反应，有可能永远不会醒来，如果真是这样，我们需要在24小时内决定是否放弃她，我们再次崩溃。我告诉Lisa保持希望，等各自完成工作后，晚上再做决定。我想为Lisa和Chiquita更坚强些，但午饭时还是忍不住在更衣室流下了眼泪。工作结束后我冲去诊所，看来没有好转的迹象，她躺在桌上仍旧昏迷，还在”划桨”。这是脚的无意识动作，就象游泳。他们说她每小时会有十分钟如此，接着又陷入昏迷。

不知道还能做什么，我想起了15年前才十几岁时，为了帮妈妈治疗动脉瘤而学习的一种气功疗法。于是在等待Lisa返工的两个小时，我做了气功法。就在Lisa到的时候，Chiquita突然抬起了脑袋。真是疯狂的时刻，因为不知道这是她的下意识动作还是想醒过来。接下来两小时她又努力动了两次。我们总算松了口气!想想我们几乎都要放弃她了!回到家我们非常累，但因为她情况好转还是很开心。之后一天我又探望了她几次，每次她都越来越好。现在她情况很稳定，各项指数正常。她现在因抽搐轻微损伤脑部而致瞎，过段时间可能会好。她仍在医院里，等我们找到香港唯一的神经科兽医为她医治。

这次经历对Lisa和我来说十分艰难，如果我们不忙着工作就不会如此紧张。希望我们已经度过了最困难的时刻，类似事情不再发生。真是难忘的一周!