Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – December 29, 1994

Early in the morning, I went to the heart hospital for a check-up. First, they took pictures of the neck, back, knees, and chest, and then they did sonography of all internal organs, bladder, kidney, liver, gall bladder, and lungs. Then an electrocardiography and then an endoscopy of the stomach was done. Mr. Marashi said that it is a difficult job; The tubes that go to the stomach are annoying. I told the doctors to try not to upset me. They decided to put me to sleep and do it while I was sleeping. They connected my head and administered a sedative and sleeping ampoule. I immediately fell asleep and did not understand anything. When I opened my eyes and woke up, I didn't have any traces of the endoscope that was done while I was sleeping, by Dr. [Reza] Malekzadeh, and I felt good peace. We had breakfast with doctors Marandi, Malekzadeh, Maleki, Sohrabi, Milanian, etc. They were generally satisfied with my health.

I returned to my office. We arranged the travel plan to Sistan and Baluchistan province. I did the work. In the evening, Dr. Milanian came and brought Dr. Malekzadeh's prescription drugs. For my stomach that is sour, they have seen a type of harmful microbe in the endoscopy. I did the work until the evening. I felt tired and numb; He must have been under the influence of sleeping pills. I used the swimming pool to relieve fatigue and wash off the substances that were rubbed on my body during the treatments.

I came home in the evening. They reported that Tayyaba's mother and sister-in-law have come to Muhammad's brother's house; I greeted on the phone. They were supposed to come here. Today, Mr. [Syed Hossein] Marashi, [Head of the President's Office], gave a report on the publication of the ad of the chain stores [Rafah], which has been registered. I ordered the following steps.

Mr. [Hussein] Sheikh al-Islam, [Political Deputy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs], requested by phone that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs be allowed to make statements about Bahrain; I said to investigate further.