.....Domestic Goings-on.....

            
          This post revolves around the 'apple of my eye', Bijou Boy. In late September 2012, he started to be bugged with 'ill-health'.....mainly persistent headaches. On 27.09.2012, we brought him to see Dr Hooi, who detected a slight cough. He prescribed the relevant medication plus some tablets for the headache. Bijou's headache seemed to be persisting still and on Wednesday, 10.10.2012, we made a repeat visit to Dr Hooi. This time the doc made a 'nasty' diagnosis, whereby he suspected that Bijou may be 'psychologically ill' or in other words, he's 'faking things'. He felt that Bijou might be facing 'school-related problems'. He advised that we do some probing to get to the root of the matter. He also suggested that Bijou should have his eyesight checked. Anyhow, Dr Hooi prescribed some more medication for the headaches. At the Eye Clinic though, no abnormalities were detected with Bijou's eyesight. Nevertheless, he was asked to reduce significantly the time spent playing with his computer games and watching TV. 

            On Thursday, 11.10.2012, the 'explosion' occurred. Just as Dr Hooi had suggested, Bijou's condition is due to 'school-related stress'. His admission that he's scared to go to his sekolah agama came after a rather strong mishandling of things by his mother. His tears and cries led to his vomiting at his school that afternoon and things worsened. His headaches persisted and his appetite and his digestive system seemed to be affected too. 

            On Saturday night, 13.10.2012, we brought Bijou to Klinik Yap because he was running a fever. The Locum Doctor, an Indian lady, strangely echoed Dr Hooi's 'nasty diagnosis' since she also couldn't detect anything wrong medically with Bijou. She suggested that a blood test be done asap just to be sure and to be on the safe side. Had the blood test done on Monday, 15.10.2012 and Dr Yap explained the results to us on Tuesday, 16.10.2012. Syukur Alhamdulillah, there is absolutely nothing medically wrong with Bijou Boy. His malady is stress and fear-induced.....something that is too much to bear for a 10 year old kid. Dr Yap advised that we don't impose too much pressure on him lest it will make things worse. These past couple of days, normalcy has returned with regards to Bijou's appetite and disposition. Once again, Syukur Alhamdulillah.....Ameen Ameen Ya Rabbal Alamin.....