Just me

It's been awhile. Neglected my blog. Kept busy with home and work. Well, these are mere flimsy excuses and not good enough reasons.

Admittedly, there are times when I ran out of ideas on what to blog. Life's became so routine and mundane. Everyday, there's talk on the increase in costs of living, food, groceries, petrol, etc, etc. And the "exciting" and "juicy" political scene unfolding around us. Sometimes, I do wonder where we are really heading.

But, life's realities lies ahead. Ruth will be facing the second round of her mid-terms in three weeks' time. It's another marathon for her to complete her revision on time. It also means more late nights. My annual mammogram check-up is coming up this Saturday. I have to finalise the preparation for my talk on "Formation of a valid contract" by next week.
Oops! It's time to quit pondering and get going!

A lesson...

I guess that I have alot to be thankful and grateful for. For the past month, since June, I had not been feeling well. Busy with work and home. Facing enormous stress due to my company's ISO 9001:2000 annual survelliance audit. Then, in the midst of it, I noticed that my heart "beating" very fast. I could almost hear the palpitation, which is worst at night. Some nights were so bad that I had difficulty falling asleep.

Desperate out of my wits, I consulted my doctor friend and she ran an ECG. The ECG showed frequent ventricular ectopics which sounded like a "big" and "frightening" medical term for a layperson like me. She referred me to a cardiologist in Kuching for further diagnosis. I flew to Kuching on Sunday and had the echocardiography, stress ECG and blood test done on Monday.

Finally, after battery of tests that lasted almost half a day, my condition was diagnosed as severe anaemic (iron deficiency) most likely caused by menstrual problems and symptomic ventricular ectopics precipitated by anaemia and stress. Both conditions are non-life threatening at the moment, which is, a big relief to me. Medications were prescribed.

Looking back over the whole episode, I must say that I learnt a very valuable lesson. In the past, I had been rather careless with my health, often turning a "deaf" ear to the advice of my doctor friend and family members. Life's short and fragile and I should learn how to contribute and count my blessings instead of just waiting to receive, whinning and complaining about my fate. It's only when one is close to losing something or someone precious that one learns to appreciate it more, and suddenly, some of the other most important things does not really matter. A simple, yet profound lesson.