Qaluinnalillahi...

My 3rd brother Ahmad Fuad, in the middle

Part of his nuclear family at our family gathering

3rd brother with his older brother, Ahmad Saifuddin (holding the mike)

Taken at nephew Atan's daughter's wedding at Bukit Serampang, Muar. He was still OK at this time.

At  nephew Boy's wedding in Melaka. Bang Fuad is wearing blue cap and my daughter, Maz was talking to Jun.

When my mobile phone rang or buzzed with SMS messages, my heart jumped. About 6.30 am after my subuh prayer, my phone rang and seeing it from my niece, Baby, I knew it wasn't a good news. With trembling hand I answered and heard  her sobbing voice saying ' Mak Itam, Daddy has passed away just now'. I was speechless for a moment -I have lost another brother who was 75 years old and suffered from diabetes. It wasn't a good feeling at all with sadness and guilt playing havoc in my mind and heart.
Ahmad Fuad Abdul Rahman was my 3rd older brother. Though we weren't really close, he was my brother whom I can talk to when I needed it. Formerly working as an officer at the Examination Syndicate, Ministry of Education, he and his children spent much of their time with Jun's (his wife) side of the family.
When I returned from my Europe trip, I had quite a bad flu. So I couldn't visit him when he was hospitalised again to get his other leg amputated because gangrene has set in. After settling all the things I have to do in PJ, I drove back to PD totally forgot about visiting this sick brother. On Friday night, Ika SMS me that she got news from Baby's Facebook that her daddy is in ICU. I called her to find out more. But at midnight she  SMS me to say that my brother was on life support, then I knew I would not be able to see him to ask for forgiveness. The news came late at night and I promised Baby that I would drive back to PJ early Saturday morning - still hoping to see him in hospital breathing, though through a machine. It was not to be. I regretted  for not going to see him immediately he was admitted to Selayang hospital.
I saw him at rest at the mosque in Kelana Jaya for his prayer and at the burial ground.
Farwell my beloved brother. You left us on Saturday  16 May 2013 at Selayang Hospital. May Allah cucuri rahmat ke atas rohmu dan menempatkan kanmu di sisi orang-orang yang saleh. Alfatihah....

Brother Fuad at our old house in Tanjung Kling, Melaka