Surprises also come in twofold – wonder and shock.
More than a week earlier, little lady Kay went to the stage to earn a few minutes applause being included in the list. She had known from the past semester that she did good but never expected that she would be recognized on stage because nobody told her. Yea, yea, it is a short timed moment of praise. Nobody would have even remembered that she once ‘graced’ that platform. But you know how it is with parents. It is more our moment than hers.
A week after, the symptoms began. The quiescence and the fever started to crush the vibrant little lady Kay. The whole week after the recognition, the fever was on and off. The paracetamol was incapable of defeating the fever. On the fifth day, she was already crying because of intense headache and worse feeling of quiescence. She was immediately brought to the hospital. It is heartbreaking and scary for us, the parents.
Coming home is little lady Kay’s wish after staying in the hospital for almost three days. She was crying on the second day and had become vulnerable probably because of boredom and inactivity. I can relate so much because I was with her most of the time. And inactivity kills. A respite in a hospital is not a good suggestion for a break from it all.
I hope she had learned her lessons well while in the hospital. Illness isn’t the only thing that spoils the appetite (Ivan Turgeney). I knew that hearing Dra. C*’s stories about the ordeal of the young women they have been assisting taught her about the value of womanhood. I knew she would never want to go back to the hospital, and that she has to take care of herself, too: drink plenty, plenty of water, avoid street foods, have enough rest, rest when feeling tired, stop when needed. I knew, too, she did not enjoy having a limited privacy. She was like imprisoned with the IV and immobile because of the painful antibiotic injected intravenously.
She was diagnosed with nonspecific systemic viral illness. Should I be thankful it was not dengue or typhoid fever? No, never. No one will ever want to stay in the hospital even if it’s as comfortable as a comfy suite, I bet, or even if the walls are decorated with entertaining animal pictures.
Would you wanna know what we all learned from the news today? It is from Ripley’s.
Ay salamat naman at nagamot naman ka-agad ang diyasken'g viral infection na yaon! Naku! tayong mga magulang, pag dinadapuan ng ganyang mga sakit ang ating mga supling eh dama din natin ang hirap nila. Yang mga ganyang bagay na dumarating sa buhay ng isang dilag na tulad ng anak mo ay harinawang magpatibay ng kanyang loob sa mga marami pang mga diyasken'g kabanatan sa buhay niya. Tuloy ang buhay at ligaya Kay at Nanay Bing!
ReplyDeletehay, noypetes, mustamos? maraming salamat sa mga wishes ;-) tama ka, higit na ininda ko. sounds cliche pero how i wished ako na lang. tuloy ang buhay! yey!
ReplyDeleteAng "mustamos" ay binagoongang mustasa sa bisaya na masarap i-ulam kasabay ng inihaw na galunggong sa kanin'g bahaw...yum-yum!
ReplyDeletehe he ganoon ba? totot ba yan? noypetes? for me, it's just a contorted form of kumusta. :-D forgive my 'innocence' ha ha
ReplyDeleteHey Bingskee.
ReplyDeleteHappy to hear that your Kay is already well. Surely it was scary but God is good :)
I was never hospitalized but my father was years ago. I didn't like the smell inside the hospital...never will I guess.
GOd is good, verns, praises to HIm. i cant imagine Kay to be subjected to every 6 hours blood sampling if it's dengue.
ReplyDeletelike you, i had never liked the smell of the hospital. makes me dizzy and sometimes makes me wanna puke.
hello, ms. bing.
ReplyDeletei'm glad that Kay is okey now. masuwerte ang mga batang may mapag-arugang magulang.
i recall how my little ponks suffered from dengue last year. it's a dilemma for parents to see our child suffering.
hey, malaya! how are you? long time no visit, no? busy kasi ako madalas, finding time to bloghop.
ReplyDeleteit is frightening really when the kids are sick. in the CR of the hospital, while i was holding the IV for Kay, she asked me kung ok lang ba ako. i replied 'ok lang, basta alalahanin mo lang ang mga ginagawa ko sa 'yo' ha ha naughty mom 'no? and she replied, 'oh, ok...' :-P
It's quite a relief to know that your daughter's better, Bingskee. =)
ReplyDeleteyes, mr houseband. a great relief. though she still feels a little bit queasy and not yet herself.
ReplyDeleteIt's good to know she's alright now. We, mothers always wish that we suffer what they're undergoing. I feel low when they are sick.
ReplyDeleteTake care.
ganun din kaya ang mga fathers, ipanema? :-D
ReplyDeleteHoy,hoy,hoy!
ReplyDeleteMas matindi pa ako sa Ina ng mga anak ko sa pag-aaruga sa kanila kapag may mga karamdaman sila. Ako rin ang nag-luluto ng tumpak at masustansiyang pagkain para sa madaling pag-babalik ng lakas nila. Mahigpit man ang mga pamamaraan ko sa pag-palaki sa mga anak ko at alam kong laban sila dito, ang mahalaga sa akin ay ang matino nilang pamumuhay at dalang aral na harinawa ay matutunan nila galing sa atin'g mga magulang at siyang magiging gabay nila kapag wala na tayo sa piling nila.
O hayan ang pangaral ni Tiyo Delyo sa araw na ito at salamat po!
Glad to know your daughter is doing fine now :) Did they ever get an accurate diagnosis of what it was?
ReplyDeletenoypetes. i cant help myself smiling while reading your comment. such a sweet thing for a father. talaga lang ha. pero ang napapansin ko lang kung maasikaso ang mga tatay to the point na parang mga nanay, mas mahigpit talaga sila at nakakaalarma.
ReplyDeletehi, bw. i was wondering how exactly would i know? though from my observations and my frequent questions of how she feels, probably the diagnosis is right. i am just thankful she is alright now and doesnt suffer from dengue or typhoid. i hope with God's mercy that she will be very alright soon.
You know about the drug that was pushed into her Iv should not have hurt that much. Ideally, the medicine should be pushed one minute per ML. That means if they're injecting 5 ml, they have to push it within 5 minutes.
ReplyDeleteIt is a mandatory here in the Philippines, but not in other countries, to have a (-)skin test first before administering such medication, you know the little injection injected on her epidermis that will create a wheal.
This test ensures that the recipient of drug is not allergic to it.
If the wheal becomes inflamed and itchy, it is a (+) skin test, they will use another drug.
Toxoplasma gondii... napaag aralan ko yan sa microbiology ko... nalimutan ko na kung anong sakit yung dala nya.
ReplyDeleteon the second day chlorampenicol was administered to her, mon after a skin test. they say it's normal to feel a little pain kasi antibiotic daw.
ReplyDeletetoxoplasma gondii contributes to personality change, as it was indicated in that short filler.
I feel for Kay - I'm a hospital veteran too and even if you just lie in bed, you get stressed - what with all the medical personnel poking at you, checking on you at all hours and of course, waiting for the diagnosis is distressing.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry for Kay but I hope she's now A-oKAY! :)
Glad Kay's got over the virus finally. All she need is a lot of rest and of course, tender care and attention.
ReplyDeleteI hate hospitals too, but it seems that the place and my family are somehow interconnected. Maybe that's why we have a lot of relatives in the medical profession...
ReplyDeletesabi nga, bugs, there's no place like home. iba ang tulog sa hospital sa sariling bahay.
ReplyDeleteshe's A-ok now, major tom. quite herself already. :-)
oh, really, single? dapat siguro magtanong ako sa yo for referrals. ;-D