Yesterday evening (around 6.30pm), our youngest son experienced difficulty of breathing and caused a slight panic at home. Ihsan, who was still at home immediately bring him to a nearby clinic in Centrio, S2 (Klinik Al-Ansar). Me and my other half moments later to check on his treatment. He was given an inhaler to help him breathe. The doctor told us his oxygen level had dropped to around 95% and slowly increased to 97% (when we were there). My other half told me that his feet was bluish showing the lack of oxygen. He was still having difficulty breathing then and the doctor had given him a steroid injection as a treatment.
Our youngest son Izzuddin was having a slight fever before this but his difficulty in breathing began after he ate some Raya gift cookies that had bright purple colouring. There was suspicion that it might be an allergic reaction due to the food dye but it was rather immediate I thought. His breathing had not improved when we reached home. Thus, we decided to bring him to Columbia Hospital for a closer inspection. Over there, he was given adrenaline shot and was put under observation for a few hours. Blood samples were taken to run some tests (e.g. Covid, influenza) and X-ray was also done. We were tolf that he might be warded if his condition did not improve (I was already thinking of the hospital expenses).We waited until way past midnight when the doctor called us back. His blood test results mostly were normal apart from white blood cell count i.e. there is certainly bacterial infection. We were asked whther if we want him to be observed at the hospital (warded) or we can do that at home. We opted for the latter. The bill comes to excess of RM700 but if warded, it would easily be a few thousands.
I was still puzzled by what happened because he was breathing fine in the morning (apart from the fever). I thought about what other food he has taken besides the Raya gift cookies. Then I remembered that I bought him some food for his lunch since we were fasting that day. I pulled up this article just to check but of course nothing is confirmed, just mere suspicion. Showed this to my family just to let them know. If that is the cause, then it would have been my fault (and serves me right in paying the hospital bill). As I said, nothing is confirmed and my son is still resting. The suspected raya cookies? Well, I have it in my room for me to eat ....
Added mischievous note (just to add the mystical element): Today, just before Ihsan went back to JB, one of our teapot (another one?) broke a hole on washing ...
... probably due to thermal stresses.
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