Kiddos..

Faie's birthday was celebrated last weekend, on Sat with Mak and with MIL + uncle & auntie on Sun. She had choc cake with choc topping + some pink hearts on Sat and choc cake, layered with peach, with white topping on Sun, which were delicious. Both occasions were OK, considering Faie's not at her level best. She was happy when she received presents from us :) She was still happy when she opened them up :) But she cried a few times when she ate her cake or any solid food. But whatever happened, Happiest 5th Birthday again to my darling Faie :D Mama & Papa never forget to pray for you all the time :)

As you all read in CK's blog, Faie and Mohsin were infected by the HFMD. It all started with Mohsin getting high fever for a few nites. I thot that was just a normal fever as he'll be OK during the day. When he's done with his fever, he suffered mouth ulcers, which make him doesn't wanna take his milk or eat anything as it hurts whenever he puts anything into the mouth. We fed him icecream as my colleague once told me that icecream will help to heal ulcers faster. Kesian betul tengok dia merengek everyday, make me feel like crying :( Later he complained to me that he has some allergies on his knees & feet. I applied some cream and it subsided a lil bit. I was just praying that he'll get well soon.

When i was having breakfast with colleague Thu morning, i told them abt Mohsin's condition. One of them told me that i should take him to clinic a.s.a.p. as his condition could be serious. He may have gotten that HFMD :( I never thot his situation can be that bad. Fear that Mohsin has actually gotten it, we took all the kids to clinic Thu night at around 10pm. To my horror, the doctor said "yes, they're infected by HFMD. You need to take them to the hospital for further check up." :( When i told the doctor that we'll go over SJMC in the morning, he asked us to take the kiddos straight away. Aduissshh.. dah la penat baru balik kerja dan belum sempat masuk rumah.. ni nak kena pegi SJMC lak. But, for the kids' sake, we just have to put aside whatever it is and take them straight to the Emergency of SJMC.

Sampai kat SJMC, ramainya orang yang sakit dok menunggu their turn to be seen by the doctor. After registering them all, we waited there for abt an hour or more. Finally their turn came and the doctor confirmed that Faie and Mohsin were infected. Fear that Simba will spread the virus, he's given an MC for Fri. We left SJMC abt 1am feeling very sleepy and tired :(

For those who don't know anything abt HFMD, the child will start with severe mouth ulcer. At times he/she will also get fever. Later red spots can be seen on his/her hand and feet. While most of the spots are under the skin, some spots will surface. There's no particular medicine for it as it's something to do with the child's antibody and immune system. He/she must take a lot of fluid and vitamins to help clear the ulcer, and in some cases to bring the fever down. So pls monitor your child when he/she has mouth ulcer. He/she may not get it from another child but an adult who's a carrier. As for Faie's and Mohsin's case, we're really unsure from where they got it from. Anyways, as off now, alhamdulillah that they have already recovered.