Monday, June 09, 2008

Sour Times

I helplessly watched the earth spun 5 rounds on its axis. I was a washout - bedridden by an unknown virus and on the verge of being hospitalised for dengue.

I went through countless perspiration sessions after consuming dozens of paracetemol, only to see the virus wrecking more havoc after each session. The thermometer replaced my mobile phone as the gadget I depended most, as I looked to it for any possible repreive but much to my disappointment each time.

I felt like a beached whale. I couldn't do anything. I just watched the world went by and hoped for divine intervention that I could recover.

And through it all, my wife and kids stood by me. my parents and in-law stood by me. I thought I was near death when I hit 40 deg on Sat. I thought I would lose them all. And it's through these sour times that I felt they were my best possessions.

The fever came down today. Finally. (Albeit somehow the virus seemed to rear its head everytime I wanted to declare I'm OK.) And I hope the blood test would turn out well.

And to my beloved wife - thanks for nursing me in my darkest hour. thanks for giving me courage when I was most afraid. "Cos nobody loves me, it's true. Not like you do."

Comments:
Didn't realise the dengue threat is still out there. Praying for your speedy recovery.

It's amazing isn't it, how illness makes us reprioritise our lives. For whether it is in life or in death, His name be glorified.
 
Thanks Ching Han. Am much better now. Thankfully, the blood test showed it wasn't dengue but some virus, which proved too strong for me.

It was a wake-up call indeed.
 
Glad that you have finally recovered :)
 
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