Happily enjoying a biscuit the day before she got sick
YAY! Thank the Lord i'm fianally well and out of the house after TWO weeks!
See i can walk and run around as before!
Ah?! Catch me if you can! ^_^
Dear Lord, please protect me, i don't want to be so sick again!!
Wa has never coughed in her life, and when she did it was much more serious than we ever expected.
On sat she was just the usual active self running around and eating snacks and playing pretend with us. In the evening we even brought her to the adult fellowship gathering where she sang and clapped along with us. At night on the way home, she was extremely quiet in the car and to our unpleasant surprise she had a temp of 38.8 when we got home.
That was the beginning of a traumatic two long weeks where a stubborn fever refused to leave her for a whole full week; where she started coughing with lots of phelgm which she didn't know how to spit out and just swallowed them back; running nose with mucus over the face which she refused to let us clean them off; sleepless nights due to blocked airways, discomfort, unease; poor appetitie where the skinny girl just had milk most of the time ...
The doctor says this is an early case of bronchitis, if left untreated will cause much more harm to the lungs. She had various medication, as well as the nebulizer (a tool that disperse a kind of vapour that helps to clear the airways) which we faithfully administer round the clock. We also found VICKS being extremely helpful during this time. Imagine a team of pandas working tirelessly and prayerfully ...
Thankfully, the dark days are over, and today, wa is pretty well. We haven't heard her cough in two days, no more running nose, and she's also starting to eat a little more like normal. We think she might have caught the bug from school, and indeed this is a "must-go-through" experience for every child (and parent too!!) going to the childcare.
We have heard from other mommies how persistent coughs can be, and some lasting up to 3 weeks or so or even a month! Even the doc told me, there is no miracle pill and it certainly takes time to heal. For now, we try to boost up her immunity by feeding her with fruits and a balanced diet. She'll be going back to school next Monday and may our kind and merciful Lord continue to watch over her! AMEN!
