Early this week, my older sister and I send our mother for medical checkup in a private hospital. She's being dry coughing for the past few months. Before I left for Vietnam 6 months ago, I was the one who's coughing profusely.... luckily during that time, H1N1 is not as serious as now. If not, I will be surely lock down, quarantined somewhere in Hanoi medical detention facility.
The day before that, we visit the hospital but the specialist wasn't in. We were very worried about her health.. coughing, lethargic, and no appetite...When I meet her and kiss her hand, I could felt that she's losing weight, and weak.
Seeing current H1N1 pandemic, I am really concerned on her condition , though several time she's as usual replied, "It's just a normal cough, I am OK...no need to worry"
The doctor conducted the checkup thoroughly, asking lots of questions, asking on her current medication... checking the x-ray, that we have done earlier. My mother is on regular medication for hypertension. According to the doctor, some high blood pressure medication has some side effect.
In her case, Linospril is known to cause nausea, dry coughing, loss of appetite etc... The doctor advise her to stop taking the medicine containing Linospril and wait the for the progress.
It's really heartbreaking seeing and knowing your love one, suffering from illness, tirelessly coughing without knowing the reason and the right medication.....
Alhamdulillah, last few days I called her, she's getting better, the serious coughing has subside and her appetite improving... I pray for her quick recovery...
After the medical checkup, my sister send her home.... and due to hastily want to get home, I regret that I forgotten to hug and kiss her, like I usually do.....
Each of us may have one or more lovers, wives, husbands and children...through romance, marriage, divorce, remarriage, death, etc....... But each of us can only have one and only ireplacebale biological mother......
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