The King visits his sister
November 14, 2007
His Majesty the King returned to Siriraj Hospital last evening, but this time as a visitor not a patient. The patient, of course, was his elder sister Her Royal Highness Princess Galyani Vadhana. The story will tell you about her condition and also about the King's own recent 25-day stay in the hospital. Notice that the story includes one detail that everyone seems to want to know: what His Majesty wore.
patient – a person who is receiving medical treatment, especially in the hospital ผู้ป่วย
King visits Princess Galyani
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His Majesty the King arrives at Siriraj Hospital last night to
visit his elder sister, Her Royal Highness Princess Galyani Vadhana,
who is being treated there. The Princess has been diagnosed with
abdominal cancer and recently suffered a blood clot in her brain. His Majesty the King visited his elder sister Her Royal Highness Princess Galyani Vadhana at Siriraj Hospital from 8.20pm last night.
Happy crowds saw the King wearing a green jacket, a pink shirt and black trousers. He was moving quickly with a walker and waving happily to the crowds. Princess Galyani has been hospitalised since June for abdominal cancer and was diagnosed with extensive brain damage due to clogged cerebral blood vessels late last month.
His Majesty was admitted to Siriraj Hospital on Oct 13 due to insufficient blood supply to part of his brain, causing severe weakness on the right side of his body. However, doctors cured him of his ailments and he left the hospital on Nov 7 after a 25-day stay.
Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko extended a message of best wishes to the King.
‘‘We are now much relieved to learn that your hospitalisation is successfully over, and continue to wish you a smooth recovery,’’ they said in the message from Tokyo.
diagnose – to say exactly what an illness or the cause of a problem is วินิจฉัยโรค
abdominal – relating to the part of the body below the chest that contains the stomach, intestines, etc. ช่องท้อง
blood clot –a lump that is formed when blood dries or becomes thicker ก้อนเลือด
extensive – covering a large area; great in amount แผ่ครอบคลุมเป็นวงกว้าง
clogged – blocked อุดตัน
cerebral – relating to the brain สมองส่วนบน
blood vessels – tubes that carry blood through the body of a person or animal เส้นเลือด หรือ หลอดเลือด
cured – made a person healthy again รักษาโรคให้หาย
ailments – illnesses or physical problems อาการป่วย
relieved – feeling happy because something unpleasant has stopped or has not happened โล่งใจ
recovery – the process of becoming well again after an illness or injury ฟื้นจากการป่วย