Reloaded yet again
And we’re back. The previous host suspended my account for reasons unknown, so a big thank-you to OnTheHouseHost.com for taking me in.
While we were down, Daren was confined for three and a half days due to dengue. We initially thought her fever was caused by fatigue and lack of sleep — come on, staying up until 5 AM to watch anime IS rather extreme — but after five days of on-off fever and a drop in her platelet count (189 to 164 and then to 143) over a two-day period, confinement was inevitable.
She stayed in a muted pink room in Villarosa Hospital; we hate pink, but at least it wasn’t hard on the eyes and there was sunlight through the windows. Plus, we had cable TV to while away the long long hours. Her major complaints during the hospital stay were not being able to lie on her left side (the IV was in that arm), and the rash which manifested the day after she was admitted (treated with Claritin). I kept her home from school last week following her discharge, on doctor’s orders, and have resolved to buy organic mosquito repellent from Ilog Maria as soon as our supply of Off! is depleted.
I missed out on two days of a major work activity because of said confinement. (Argh.) And on Diana’s First Communion, which was last Monday. (Double argh.) Dern took some photos which I will try to upload over the weekend. Hmm … where have I read that before?
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