14 Apr 2008

Ash will now be part of MOH's weekly infectious disease statistic for the week ending 18 Apr.
She is now 99% confirmed down with HFMD. Although Dr. Zainal couldn't find any spots on her hands and feet, the blisters in her mouth were pretty obvious.
We sort of suspected that she had caught it because of the cyclic spiking fever over the weekend and this morning, she complained of pain when she drank her milk, which she did not finish. When we checked her mouth, we saw what we thought were several tiny blisters, and Dr. Zainal confirmed it for us. So she'll be out of school for the next 7 days.
This evening's dinner was tough, Viv made very diluted porridge and fed it to Ash, alternating with ice-cream. And all the while, Ash was crying and whining because of the pain.
On the brighter side, her fever seems to be gone, and other than the pain when she eats or drinks, she appears to be her normal cheerful self.
Hopefully the blisters doesn't get worse tomorrow.