~~ The Utter Terrain ~~

It has been a tough week. No- it has been a tough year. Last week my mum had been admitted to Ipoh Specialist Centre for DENGUE. Yep. If only I could find that idiot nyamuk aedes that bit her. Out of all people,,, oh yes, forgot to mention, I also had dengue on the very same day but since I’m super big, plus the overdose of fiber eating habit, and witty antibody– so my super cool genius platelets are able to pick up after one day of suffering. I couldn’t walk, eat and sleep..(but I could happily IM..thank God for that) . Joints sengal2, it was crazy. I think the one thing that made the speedy recovery was the fact that I DIDN’T know that it was dengue until I arrived in Ipoh. I tot it was just the regular fever with bad timing of tired knees and elbows affair. Then, I figured maybe I had a severe dehydration problem, so I gulp a lake of water, I did drink a lot till I wished for a removable bladder. See- how much I complained. I just couldn’t imagine how my mum dealt with platelets counts of 11–> yes, ELEVEN!!

You do know normal people have at least 150 counts. And seeing it dropped each day I was sure I’d go insane if it weren’t for my friends. Telling and smsing me tips, petua, sweet thots and encouragement. Some entertained my worries thru out the nite. Some called—thank you. You have no idea how much help u just gave me. My luck, I have great people around me. It was a real scare when the blood transfusion didn’t increase the platelets. After what happened to my father, I could not be assured by doctor’s positive comments anymore. My mind just kept floating and my thots were fiddling wif,,”if anything happens to her”,, and I dare not to finish, It hanged like that– I truly have no idea on what wud happen to me,,to us, to our family. I just cudnt go thru it all over again, not at this moment.

My mum has been tough and truly amazing thru out the 7 days of being warded. She didn’t complain, she truly is a survivor. Like I said, if only I could be half the woman she is. It broke my heart each time the nurse took blood samples and poke her with IV tube… Plus the fluctuating blood pressure. Wow. Terer la mak! So, after her appetite kicked in, the platelets also did. Thanks for mihun and 100 plus. Kesimpulannya, it took 11 bags of water and 7 bags of 0+ve platelets to get rid of deggi berdarah. Well, that hospital is known for great service..and funny doctors. And the one attended my mum is really funny, mak could giggle at 24 platelets count ( he sure is something, ha),,and of course they cekik you on the bill. But the doctor is quick with actions and firm with decision, so I’m satisfied.

Except this dustbin nurse, –nickname we call this trainee nurse that handled the IV tube after carrying the dustbin (and poking the tube in the dustbin some more) what the?,,of course my sister freaked out..who wudnt?, the germ wud go straight into the bloodstream..hello!.. that incident spinned our room to stardom cuz since then we were being paid with extra special attention,, they were super duper nice but all I cud see was “please don’t sue” printed on their uniform. We even get fruit baskets! Not to mention the unlimited access to ‘patients only’ MILO machine..yummy.

Despite all that, everything is fine now. For now. Mesti banyak lagi dugaan lagi. Cume aku harap, cukupla untuk tahun ni. Tapi I always remember this saying..” Allah tu bagi ujian pada orang yang mampu terima ujian sahaja” . Redha tu susah nak dibuat sebenarnye.  Am I strong? Strong enough for now. Be strong! That’s what kak azie says. There are many stronger and determine people out there , dealing with insanely more critical problems — shame on me to be complaining like this.

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