It has been hazy!!! All because of Indonesia burning the forests.
We are watching the PSI every day. It had been in the very unhealthy range and we could not go outdoor!
Teachers advised us to wear a mask when we come to school because inhaling the particles in the air can be harmful to our body.
Look!!! It's the city hunter out to combat the hazy days!
I'm a lucky woman. I have loving parents, doting husband and two beautiful kids. What more can I ask for?
Mom went all the way to JCube to buy me a birthday cake. Hubby specially took me out for dinner at Swensen's. My kids sang birthday song for me in multiple languages.
It was a simple but blissful 37th birthday.
The new baby has been making Mommy very sick. Mommy cannot go to work and had to stay home and rest. She's vomiting a lot and doctor feared she will be dehydrated. She is also weak and feels giddy all the time.
However, we still want her to enjoy her special day. Mommy's birthday is on Monday. We decided to celebrate early today. Daddy bought her surprise birthday presents and a card; and we took her out for a birthday feast at Orchid Country Club where we could see people play golf as we eat.
It's Papa Day. We want to show our love to our Daddy!!!
Dylan drew Daddy a paper tie while Tessa made him a decorative banner.
Finally, the day's come for the little boy to go back to school.
Of course, he kicked up a fuss about going back to school.
But we are glad to send him off to school.
I have been feeling the time of the month is coming. My breasts are tender and sore, I feel lethargic and easily irritable. All of which are pre-menstrual symptoms.
But the menses just didn't come.
I began to sense something's amiss.
I almost fainted when I saw the two lines on the pregnancy test kit.
The kids' expressions when we broke the news to them are just so dramatic. Typical of the Lees.
My son is going to marry me when he grows up. Our wedding will take place at Marina Bay Sands. We'll go there in our bridal sports car. After that, he's going to bring me to the top of the mountain for our honeymoon where we'll build sandcastles together.
This is the most beautiful and romantic proposal ever!
Dylan will be away from school for the whole month of May. The school is very nice to remember to include his share when the kids were baking for Mother's Day.
Tessa made me a beautiful paper flower.
The little boy is recovering well after his surgery. He's back to his cheeky old self.
He seems to understand that he has gone through a surgery and took great care to walk slowly so as to.not hurt his wound. Most of the times he does so quite dramatically. Grandma called him little old man coz the way he walks. He's really a funny little chap.
Dylan's surgery was scheduled after the labour day holiday on 2 May early morning.
We had to get the little brave boy up and ready very early in the morning. Fortunately he was in a cheery good mood.
Georgie gonggong was very sweet to agree to be there with us at Mount Elizabeth Hospital. Hubby felt stronger and more assured with gonggong around. In case we need to make any difficult decisions.
After days of crying, both Hubby and I are now a lot calmer. I believe that the days in our lives may change, but the lives in those days don't have to; so long as we stay close to the important things in life - family, love and faith. Together, we can overcome everything.
After all the administrative processes, the little boy was ready to go to the operating theatre. Fortunately, Hubby was allowed to be with him all the way till he's asleep.
The anesthesist Dr Khoo was a very nice and patient lady. She puts us at ease while explaining the procedures. She was extremely reassuring and we trust Dylan will be in good hands. Pearlyn and Dr Chui have been providing us with a lot of support and reassurance as well.
Dr Chui informed he will call me once he has the frozen sample biopsy result, so as to discuss next course.of action. It'll most likely be 45 mins after op started.
Hubby, George daddy, mom and I waited outside the operating theatre. 45 minutes passed and still no news from Dr Chui, I started to get very nervous and was pacing up and down along the corridors.
Over an hour has passed and still no news, did something happen to my baby?
Finally my phone rang and I answered with shaky hand. It was Pearlyn and she asked me to hold the line as she passed the phone to Dr Chui. I held my breath and all I could remember was him saying, "Good news Mrs Lee, it's not cancer!" He went on to tell me some medical terms which didn't register in me. I broke into tears before stammering the news to the rest.
It's a miracle!!! It's not rhabdyomasarcoma!!! My little one is fine!!!
The lump turned out to be vascular malformation. It's a lump of malformed blood vessel which should be present since birth. Blood continued to flow into these vessels causing a clot and swell. Because of abnormal blood flow in the testicles, the CT scan picked up as cancerous activity.
The only bad news is we may not be able to claim insurance since it's a congenital condition.
Whatever it is, I can't be more thankful than I already am.
This incident taught me about family and love. We could not have survived this without the support and love from our family. They made us stronger.
I truly believe in angels now. They are in the forms of doctors, nurses, friends, colleagues and loved ones. All our friends, colleagues and family, regardless of race and religion, were sending us well wishes and keeping us in their prayers.
We couldn't thank Dr Chui, Dr Khoo, the nurses at Surgery for Children - Pearlyn and Sandra, and the nurses at Mt E who looked after Dylan after his op enough for their professionalism, care and concern. We need to thank Dr Goh Han Meng of SBCC clinic for keeping us in his thoughts and wanting to visit the little boy in hospital. Thank you to our dear Dr Chong as well - she was very worried after learning the news from Dr Goh and called me one late night after her clinic to check on the little boy.
We will now work on getting the little one to recover from his surgery. I'm sure he'll be up and running very soon.
We just needed time and space for the news to settle in.
I may be crying. I may be devastated. But I will not be defeated. I'm going to fight this monster bravely with my son. We will triumph.
We just want to spend all our time with him. I just want to continue to make and collect beautiful memories with him.
Every moment. Every breath. Every smile. Every kiss. Every hug. So precious.
We went back to meet Dr Chui today to discuss the care plan with him. We have decided to leave our little darling in his good hands.
Dr Chui decided to order a PET/CT scan the next day and for the surgery to take place on 2 May.
