Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – December 2, 1995

I asked the hospital in Mashhad about his mother's condition. The head of the hospital said, they are better and the danger has been removed. Mohammad's brother got permission to go to Mashhad over the phone. He had a sore throat; He could not speak.

Dr. [Mosei] Zargar, [director of Sinai Hospital] came. He appealed to the Ministry of Education to take back the building earlier and asked for permission to run for parliament in the upcoming elections. [Keril Suchov], Minister of Commerce of Bulgaria came. He is the chairman of the joint commission. He gave a report on the foreign and domestic and economic policy of Bulgaria. I asked many questions and emphasized my willingness to cooperate with them.

Dr. Velayati, [Minister of Foreign Affairs], came to report on his trip to Bosnia and Herzegovina and brought the address given to him by Mr. [Ali Ezzat] Begovic, [President of Bosnia]; I left it to him and emphasized the activity to be present in Bosnia and international scenes in this regard. After the peace, America does not want Iran to be present and Mr. Begovich also wanted, instead of the presence of military forces, our national and construction forces should be there and conduct military training in Iran.

Mr. [Gholamohsin] Mohammadi Golpayegani, [Head of the Supreme Leader's Office] came. He explained Ayatollah Khamenei's travel plan to Qom and asked my opinion about Qom becoming a province. A question was brought by the leadership. I said that for years I have agreed - officially and in writing - with Qom becoming a province.

I called the hospital in Mashhad several times until the evening. Mohammad's brother is worried about his mother's condition and usually cannot speak due to anger. Finally, near Maghrib, he suggested that it would be better if I went to see his father tonight. We had already arranged to go tomorrow night. At half past seven, we flew to Mashhad with Efat, Fati, Mohsen, Yaser, Hossein, Dr. Nohi and Dr. Larijani. At the airport, the governor and Mr. Tabasi were welcomed. From there we went to Imam Reza (AS) hospital. Mr. Tabasi also came with me. It was a good opportunity for negotiations. The doctors were gathered and a group of relatives, including Tayyaba's sister-in-law, Ahmad and Mohammad brothers, did not see her mother's condition as worrying; Although their condition was unusual and they could hardly hear or speak. My head was connected and breathing was controlled with oxygen. I spoke a few words and they answered.

Then we had a meeting with Mashhad and Tehrani doctors and they explained; He has heart failure. Blood does not reach the heart well. The lung is purulent. They have been infected with virulent influenza and epidemic which is common in Khorasan. They did not consider it expedient to take him to Tehran for the time being, and the method of treatment was confirmed. We went again to say hello. This time they sat down, but they were like sleeping. We said goodbye and went to visit Imam Reza's shrine. I told them to give a gift to all the hospital staff; Because they found out about my presence and had gathered.

We made a pilgrimage and then we had a discussion with Mr. Tabasi, [Tawlit Astan Quds Razavi]. During the pilgrimage, suddenly there was a loud commotion among the women pilgrims. It turned out that a patient claimed that Imam Reza (a.s.) healed him and examined him. We talked with Mr. Tabasi about Sarkhas and the plan of the shrine, insurance, students' documents and elections. With his escort, we flew to Tehran. I reached home at one o'clock in the morning and slept.