It's been too long and too much

It's been a long while since I blogged and many things had happened with some turning for the worst. I have since been diagnose with Sever Aplastic Anemia and gone thru a Bone Marrow Transplant. It was a very harrowing experience for me and my family.
I couldn't accept th efact of my diagnosis initially but as even seeking 2nd opinion also proved the same thus we had no choice but to accept it. I spent almost 2 months in an isolated hospital room and what follows were endless follow up appointments, blood tests, medicines and hospital bills. It was a real torture especially those days when I was warded, it was like I'm in a prison. Sleep deprivation and lost of taste were driving me nuts, not forgetting the lack of contacts with friends and family.. I missed home terribly, the pain from the IVs needles, meds, chemo were all taking their toll on me. Luckily, I started improving and managed to convince my doc for an early discharge.
Frankly, I was thankful to friends like Carren, who brought me Macdonald's, kueh kueh, etc to quest my cravings and especially my mum who came and visit me with lunch everyday. Her soups and home cooked food helped in my recovery too.
After discharge, I was very much handicapped at home as I'm supposed to stay indoors in a viral free environment. My mum continued to bring me homecooked meals during lunch and dinner. It was very tiring for her, I felt really bad about it.

Thanks to Esther and her hubby Roy, my weekly visit to SGH for my follow up was more convenient and I found myself becoming a mama boy once again as my mum would accompany me for such visit. I would have to spend at least half day each time at the hospital.

My wife and I were very concerned about the expenses and previous hospitalisation bills. We were referred to the Medical Social Services but we weren't confident that we will get much support so we bite the bullet and many relatives and friends did offered to help finanicially. We managed to scrape thru with the $40,000 hospital bill and are still struggling with our daily finances and the weekly medical bill of about $250.

Well got to end here now, cause work beckons. The fight continues.