My Baby's Got a Boo-Boo...

Since Friday on the 8th of June, Aleesya has felt a bit hot, as in feverish. Her old Nanny said that she thinks Aleesya might be catching something. In fact, I have asked Hubby so many times if he thinks she's hot. Cause every time I put my palm to her forehead, it's hot. True enough, that weekend, her fever broke out. Her nose started running, her temperature shot up and she started coughing too. We had to go to Ipoh that weekend, and the hot weather did not help her condition.


The following week, we gave her the meds we got from the specialist previously, and continued giving her the orange fever meds. Her condition did not show any signs of improvement, so we took her to the clinic. The doctor just gave more fever, flu and cough meds. After a week of spiking fevers, we took her to the clinic again. Thank God this time it was Dr Khalid. He gave antibiotics and took Baby's blood for a lab test, to check if she has viral infection. Apart from that, she started wheezing and the doctor said what we hoped never to hear, she has asthma.


Her first neubalizer was traumatic for her. She squirmed throughout and kept looking up at me with wet, pleading eyes. How it wrenched my heart seeing her in that condition. However, she was still wheezing away, and the doctor said she will have to gas up twice a day.


On Sunday, when we were in Setiawangsa, we got a call from the clinic. The doctor told us to come down, because he got the result of the blood test and wants to talk to us about it. Hearts drumming, we drove straight down and the doctor said he needs to refer Aleesya to a specialist. One, because the blood tested positive for infection. Two, because after ten days, Aleesya's fever has not dissipated despite the meds and antibiotics. Finally, because of her asthma and chesty lungs. Huhuhu... I'm sorry, Baby...


We took her to Tawakkal Hospital and the doctor on call said that she has to be admitted and see the specialist the next day. It was definitely hard for me to hear that but I thought that after feeling so helpless the week before, I'd rather she stay at the hospital until she gets better. But I did not anticipate her getting probed by IV needles!! Hubby told me to go away and not watch while they inserted the needle in her. But I could hear her crying for me and it made me cried right where I was standing... Some nurses looked at me sympathetically.

And then it was done! Hubby called me over, and I picked her up and hugged her tight... I could feel her heart hammering away. I could only imagine the fright and pain she had to endure just minutes before. She looked at me and babbled in a teary voice, as if grieving to me what she had just gone through. I cooed to her, assuring her that Mummy's gonna be there for her, and Bapak is too...


10 minutes later, an orderly showed us to her room. We got a 2-bedded room which has some great privacy. But the night did not end yet... She was given some more gas and medicines before I could settle her in. She was still feverish, so I tucked her under the blankets. And guess who showed up after that? Wan, Tok Zak, Pakngah, Mama and Abg Nuqman!! Nuqman was asleep the entire time in his stroller though, so Aleesya didn't get to play with him. But they came back the next night and the kids had a blast!! 


I'm gonna try to account her experience there day by day while I still remember them. But mostly, it was heartwarming being able to fulfil my responsibility as a mother to my beloved little angel. I am now complete. And thank you, God, for healing my baby... She is now getting so much better... Alhamdulillah. Praise to YOU, Almighty... ♥