夜燈2014.12.02鋼筆

Nightlights  2014.12.02 Fountain Pen Drawing I went back to work after checking up on our staff’s equipment. The two patients beside my “client” were ordinary citizens at the National Health Insurance ward. Just as my colleagues went out of the door, the patients complained, “Ah, your colleagues are awful. That man is really old, not only do they chain him to the toilet, they also don’t allow him to turn the lights off!“ “That’s right! That’s right! It’s too bright. The moving of the chains are so noisy. It is making us sleepless. You are much nicer. Unchain him and turn the lights off!” My client laid weakly on his bed and looked at me, yet  I could only flash him an awkward smile. Of course it would be best if we could provide as much convenience for other patients by keeping it low, but I have no choice. For even if it were a high-security ward with iron doors and CCTV, we would have to seek permission from ask the chief of service center to unchain our patients. Not to mention this ward allows anyone to enter and leave freely. Even if I put the possibility of escaping prisoners aside, I would get into a lot trouble if my chief learns about it. My client was weak. He fell asleep under the glaring nightlights, and thankfully did not get up to use the bathroom, which would otherwise have caused me a lot of problems. All I can do is pray for you. Take care, senior!

人員裝備清點完畢、戒具完成檢查，我開始執勤，在這健保給付的病房裡，除了我的客戶以外，兩旁的病床住的是一般民眾，同仁前腳才剛走，他們兩位立馬你一言我一語地勸我：
「啊～你同事真夭壽，他年紀那麼大了，上廁所也幫忙不解鍊條，還說燈不能關！」
「丟咩！丟咩！太亮了！還哩哩啦啦的，吵得都沒法睡！你人比較好，再幫他解一下、關個燈啦！」
客戶在病床上無力地看著我，我只能尷尬的陪笑⋯⋯
能不吵大家又給病人方便那當然好，但，這卻不是我能決定的，即便是在重重鐵窗鐵門及監視器監看下的戒護病房，解鎖戒具都要報請勤務中心長官核可，更何況這是人人皆能出入的一般病房，就先別說怕人犯脫逃了，單單被巡視的長官看到，可就會讓我吃不完兜著走了⋯⋯
客戶病體虛弱，在刺眼的夜燈中緩緩睡去，他徹夜未曾起身如廁，免去了我被幹譙的可能⋯⋯

我能為你做的就只有祝福⋯⋯保重啊！老人家⋯⋯