A trip to the ER at 1.30am!
Josiah has been suffering from diarrhea since Monday. It wasn't anything too bad, and so we just carried on as normal. Tuesday night he woke up every hour and I noticed blood in some of his stool. Wednesday took him to our Pediatrician who said it is normal and he looks fine. Thursday he was looking good in the day but once evening came about. He was in so much more pain. But somehow my "mummy instinct" did not kick in yet. Somewhere around 9pm, I felt like something was wrong. Joanna was being fussy and after settling her went to check on Josiah and found him so tired he did not even realize that he had gone all over himself. In hindsight, I should have gone then but we thought he was sleeping so we'll see what happens in the next few hours. I packed his clothes and stuff to bring to hospital, just in case. He slept with me and the moment I felt him stir, I quickly helped him to the toilet. He was crying so hard and I knew it is time to go. The next 24 hours was the worst experience in being a mom. The helplessness of watching your child in pain, weak, having to endure a battery of medical test... I cried so many times and felt so alone but had to carry on for him. They took blood, gave him IV fluids, took x-rays, ultrasounds but were unable to find anything. Yet he was still having painful bloody stools that left him sweating.
Since S was with Joanna, I knew that even with a switch I'd not be able to get some sleep. Luckily, I manage to get our helper to come for a few hours. And Mary, from the assembly came all the way from New Jersey so I could further sleep another 2 hours. It was all that was needed to keep myself from falling apart. For those with family and friends nearby, be thankful and grateful that in event of such emergency, you can turn to them.
Basically lab test came back positive for bacterial infection, basically severe food poisoning. We are guessing from him eating his chicken rice in Chinatown on Saturday, he ate it all because it was good. I have to say, I am not sure I can look at that chicken rice dish without feeling angry!
He was released home a few hours before 2012. Hence, I did not celebrate NYE this year- to top it off, Josiah fell of the bed and had a bump on his head. Sigh, 2011 was not his year.
He has been on a diet of dry food like toast, cereal no milk, potato and chicken soup with rice. He is still going and in some pain so am still praying for full recovery. As his friends start school today, looks like he'd be home another week.
I'm dreading the next few days looking after both of them without S!
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