Update

Past 2 weeks has been an extremely busy period for me. Due to several things happening all at once, I had the unenviable task of coordinating logistical side of the many problems that occurred.

It started with my trip back home to Batam to visit my little niece giselle xelenia, who's 2 weeks old now. She's the cutest thing ever, but who doesnt say that abt their own little cousins/nephew/nieces right?

That was the fun part, and then came the news on the day when I was supposed to return to sg (last saturday) that my grandma had been diagnosed with stroke, so I decided to stay behind and tag along to the hospital to find out what happened. Well actually we found out she had a stroke after we got her to sg, coz the incompetent batam docs couldnt find out what's wrong with her, and actually told us it was ok to bring her home!

Her condition deteriorated on the 2nd day, so we rushed her to sg and I had to organize everything from ambulance, making the booking with the emergency ward and specialists, as well as picking her up from the harbour. Now it wouldnt be that bad if my mom wasn't scheduled to have her surgery on the 2nd day of grandma's hospitalization, and to top it off their locations aren't exactly the closest in distance!

Anws, mom's surgery was a preventive one (typical female prob with cervix and uterus) and it went smoothly, so now she's already back at home for recuperation. First 2 days was pretty bad for her as painkiller on the drip made her drowsy & giddy, so doc took it off and she felt quite a fair bit of pain. Now she's just on regular panadol, so everything's back to normal.

Grandma's case wasn't so straightforward though, and her brain got affected big time by the stroke. Doc pointed out to me one major brain vessel was completely gone on the right side, so she's having difficulty with speech and swallowing, on top of the loss of control on her left side of her body. Other smaller vessels have also thinned considerably, putting her at risk of a 2nd stroke for the next few years. Now she's already back at Batam, and we've hired private nurses to take care of her for 24 hrs, along with physiotheraphy and acupuncture sessions. Doc mentioned 1st month after stroke is the most crucial time, so hopefully she'll be able to regain some of her body functions after that.

So this ends my hectic 2 weeks. There's a silver lining in every cloud though, and here we proudly announce the arrival of our latest family member, Giselle Xelenia! I'll leave you with the pictures of the cutest baby in the world =)