HOW I SPENT MY BIRTHDAY

There is no party nor birthday cake, ... for me, it was just an ordinary day.

Went back from Kuala Lumpur one day before the Day, I spent my replacement leave at home ‘recharging my battery’. And at the same time, both my son and I fell sick on the same day. Lucky for me, I only got a slight fever and cough but my son is having a combination of fever, flu, cough, redness on his both legs and developed a stye in his right eye.

What Are Styes?
A stye is a red, painful bump on the eyelid, caused by a backed-up oil gland. Styes can appear on either the upper or lower eyelid, as well as the inside or the outside of the eyelid, near the edge of the eyelid where the eyelashes are.

We took @matthewdoughty to the Children’s Specialist Clinic in Lintas Square for medical examination. Luckily he was still in a mood to go for a ride despite feel uncomfortable. We told him that we need to bring him to see a doctor and he kept repeating “do-ter, do-ter” while pointing his legs.

While struggling to find a parking space in Lintas area, @danieldoughty took @matthewdoughty to the clinic while I was on standby mode with my ‘motion-detection eyes’ just to see if there is a car leaving their parking spot. I was lucky enough to get a parking spot underneath a huge tree without wasting my time waiting.

When I entered the clinic, @matthewdoughty was already inside the examination room. Less than 20 minutes, both of them were already out from the room. While waiting for the nurse to call us and give us the prescription, I found out that the phlegm was already inside his lung and the doctor advised us that he shouldn’t be put inside an air-conditioned room. And the redness from his legs most probably caused by sandflies.

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We give him his fever syrup right away as advised by the doctor and brought him home.

And that is how I spent my birthday. What matter most is that @matthewdoughty gets better and well. As a parent, suddenly birthday celebration has less value when the priority is our children's health.