Taking some time off at home...

"Stroke is a common illness." says All you need to know about stroke by National Healthcare Group. *faintz* How scary can that be? Stroke being a common illness. Doesn't it mean that it can affect almost anyone?

Stroke occurs when a portion of the brain is damaged due to lack of blood supply to that part of the brain. Basically, it's otherwise known as "Brain attack".

Symptoms of stroke would include:
- Weakness of face, arm and leg on one side of the body
- Numbness of face, arm and leg on one side of the body
- Difficulty in speaking
- Difficulty in seeing, blindness
- Difficulty in walking steadily
- Sudden severe giddiness
- Very severe headache
- Increasing drowsiness, with possible loss of consciousness
- Confused state

It's also said that in some patients, these symptoms may be short lasting and disappear completely after 24 hours. This is a sign that a stroke may occur in the near future.

Recalling, my dad had about at least 3 symptoms over the past few months yet we did not recognize it as a stroke. Instead, speaking for myself, I thought it was just a part and parcel of an aging elderly man. Well, like Dr Marlie Jane said "This is not the time to start blaming yourselves. You have to be strong so that your dad will be strong."

Thank goodness, home is near hospital. Shuttling up and down the hospital has been tiring for sis, mum and me. Even my two dogs have by and by gotten used to the new routine. Of course, no doubt, it is hard for them to fathom what is happening. Spanner seemed to be missing daddy so much that he kept barking and whining. Both showed grim faces whenever we are home. There was once when we brought home the towel that we used to wipe daddy's face, Sparkle smelt it and kept wanting to be near it. Hmm.. yesterday Sparkle vomited and today's Spanner's poo is soggy and very very green. Hopefully nothing happen to these 2 doggies. Not exactly the best time to fall ill now.

Stealing some photos from my sis.

Sis and me taking our dogs to the vet for their yearly vaccination. Bo bian.. gotta go as the appointment was booked way beforehand.

My sis was snapping her cam away even in hospital. Guess that's her stress-free strategy. Hee... Btw, that's basically the same wall where all photos are taken.

Time to cook.