Still not down yet
Anya’s fever shot up to 40.5 deg that Monday night! To be exact, it was 1am on Tuesday. Fearing for any possible ‘unknown’ cause, we took her to KK Children’s hospital immediately. To our surprise and as if it’s pre-arranged for us, there’s a taxi waiting below our flat. The driver just finished his shift for the day and was about to go home, but he’s willing to drive us to the hospital (FYI, the street was dead quiet and it’s nearly impossible for us to get a taxi that night unless we called for one. And that means we have to wait by the roadside for some time). We really thank God for this.
It’s our first ever visit to the hospital and the staff was – again, to our surprise – friendly and professional. We just somehow didn’t expect this kind of service. AND considering that we went there in the wee hours, we only paid for $65 for consulting the doctor, a blood test and 4 bottles of medicine! To our relief, the doctor said it was a viral infection and there’s nothing ‘serious’. No antibiotics were necessary, too. We reached home at 3.45am. Anya’s a happy little baby in the afternoon, and her body temperature is normal then. Well, her appetite is definitely down by 50% (if not more!). Refusing to chew her food or drink her milk. But she’s still alright overall. When the sun starts to set, that’s when her temperature rises again and her energy slowly vanishes into thin air. She hit 40.6 deg last night.
We know lots of our friends’ kids are also unwell at the moment. The flu bug and whatever other viruses are really going around. I just hope and pray that it’ll be over soon for everyone.
Good health is something we enjoy everyday and often take granted. Sometimes, it’s only when we lose it, even for a little while, that we are reminded of the countless blessings we actually receive everyday.
