Bersanding Held At Surgical Unit
By Za'im Zaini& Hj Minor Absah

Bandar Seri Begawan - A "Bersanding" ceremony took place at the Surgical Intensive Care Unit of the Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha (RIPAS) Hospital yesterday.

Mohd Adiman Hj Abu Bakar, aged 24, symbolically placed a ring on Hjh Dyg Siti Noorfatimah Bte Hj Ramli's finger in the presence of more than 100 family members and friends as well as hospital staff, who said it was the first Bersanding they had ever witnessed at the hospital.

This was followed by a doa to bless the newlyweds. The bride's father, 55-year-old Hj Ramli Hj Mohd Don from Kg Lambak Kiri, told the Bulletin that the couple had planned in advance for their wedding ceremony, however Dyg Siti Noorfatimah was admitted to hospital more than three weeks ago as she needed to undergo an operation.

Family members said the bride and groom last Friday held a low-key yet meaningful "Akad Nikah" at the groom's home in Kg Lambak Kanan.

A Medical Officer at RIPAS hospital said, "When staff found out about their 'Akad Nikah' last Friday and in view of the Ministry of Health's 'Tekad Pemedulian Orang Ramai', it was necessary to help and give the couple an opportunity to hold a Bersanding outside the operating room". The Medical Officer also admitted that he has never seen a Bersanding take place at the hospital.

Khairul Bin Hj Daud, the nurse who is attending to Hjh Dyg Siti Noorfatimah, shed tears of joy because the cooperation between all those involved had made the ceremony a success.

The bride and groom told the Bulletin that they were happy to have had the Bersanding ceremony and thanked the Ministry of Health and staff of RIPAS Hospital for making the event happen.

The couple's families organised the Bersanding in cooperation with the Surgical Unit of RIPAS Hospital. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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