Happy Easter!

Our priests told us to rise from Good Friday and welcome Easter Sunday.

May everyone rise from your sufferings & past. :)

Have a Happy Easter! :)

When the going gets tough..

The tough gets going. (If only it's as easy done as said.)

My dad started taking walks last night. It's a progress! :)

My dad is still having discomfort from the surgery. When he tells us about it, I could sense the discomfort that he is feeling. I may not understand how it feels but looking at him this way, makes me wish that I have magic hands that I could just remove those fluid immediately.

A thought came to my mind today as I was massaging my dad's feet.

My thought "my appendicitis surgery is no big deal." I went through an amount of pain for 2 weeks after the surgery but the length of the scar that was left on my body is 10 times smaller than what my dad has. So he will have to be patient with himself as it will probably take 10 times longer to heal from the surgery.

All I could do is to motivate him to fight this one last battle as he fought the other battles with a brave heart. He is progressing day by day as my sister reads his charts. Everyday he has more output than input and that's very good news! Daddy is a strong man! :)

You must be wondering.. 

"Output more than input=losing more weight? How can it be good news?"

Yes it is good news. As my dad loses weight, he's losing the fluid. That would mean he is progressing. He has to take a huge amount of protein to be able to stop those fluid from coming back and the injection & pills will do the work for removing the fluid.

Complicated huh? Bottom line is that he must lose weight and boost up his protein level.

Today is Good Friday and it always rains on Good Friday. I like to call it the shower of blessings from Heaven. :)

My sister would be baptized tomorrow during the Easter Vigil at Kristus Aman Chapel. I can see that she is very excited. I am very happy for her as she will begin her journey as a Catholic. 

As we celebrate Easter, my dad would always be on my mind. I'll keep him in my prayers and may God use his healing ways to help daddy take away all the discomfort. 

Quick update

I'm sure many of my blog followers have been disappointed not to see any new post every time they view my blog.

Firstly, I would like to apologize for the lack of updates. I have been busy lately. By the time I got home, all I want to do is snooze. :)

My dad was hospitalized on Saturday because his discomfort at the lower abdominal area was just too much for him. My mum insisted him to admit himself to the hospital. My dad obliged because he felt that it would be less tiring for everyone. My mum is currently staying with my dad to keep him company.

In case you guys are panicking, my dad is in good health! :)

Dr gave him injection to remove his fluid through urination. So far it's working. Dr also did a CT scan & x-ray on daddy. The results came out good. Daddy is in good health and in good hands. :)

The fluid in his lower abdominal area is expected as the Dr says because usually after a major surgery like this, it will happen. This is just part of the recovery from surgery. We'll have to wait and see when he will be discharged. The dietician also gave him a new set of diet and suggested the timing for him to eat. My dad will have to "take control" of his intestine and train it to eat at specific times.

My mum is also better emotionally. She has been very strong and I don't blame her for breaking down once in a while. My mum is indeed a strong wife. :)

I thank God for answering our prayers. Thank you all for keeping him in your daily prayer. May God bless you and your loved ones.

Let's continue to pray for my dad. :) 

A spoonful of ice cream helps the medicine go down..

My dad have to take this awful tasting medicine every day. (Well, I've never tasted it but from his expression, I know that the taste must be very awful.)

Well, in order to recover from the surgery, he has to take it. He was eyeing the ice creams in the fridge. He came up with a new idea! One spoonful of medicine, one teaspoonful of ice cream! YUMMM! :)

Daddy making a sad face when he's about to eat the medicine.

With the big smile, you know what he's going to have next! 

My mum warned him that he is only allowed to have one teaspoonful!

Spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down

The medicine go down-wown

The medicine go down

Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down

In a most delightful way...

:)

He will never walk alone!

It is the last day of the month. I ended the month by buying Baskin Robbins ice cream. (They give 31% discount every 31st.) Ice cream is one of my dad's favourite. However, he has to abstain from it but I'm sure looking at the pints that I brought home, he'll be motivated to get well faster so that he can enjoy ice creams once again.

My dad celebrated his birthday yesterday. There wasn't much of celebration as he is still recovering from his surgery. My mum suggested to just stay low key.

His treasure hunt mates dropped by last Saturday after their treasure hunt. I could see that my dad was very happy to have them around. They came with a birthday gift and my dad was stuck with a big smile when he opened the gift. :)

BIG SMILE! :)

The hunters got him a Liverpool scarf.

Daddy demonstrating how Liverpool fans usually hold it in matches. 

It's usually held upside down and he's wondering why.

My sister & I also bought my dad a gift. Which is no surprise that it is something to do with Liverpool Football Club. We also had a simple dinner at home on Sunday since Han wasn't around on Monday.

We suggest that he wears it when he goes for treatment.

It's for sure that daddy will never walk alone.

20th March 2009-The return of the Ele!

The Woo Family is REUNITED! 

:)

My sister came home to an empty house, greeted by Nougy and some balloons! I bought the balloons yesterday and it's read as "Welcome Back Elephant!" :P

These balloons had to sleep with me last night cause it's suppose to last longer in an air conditioned room. When I brought them downstairs to show it to my dad this morning, my dad immediately exclaimed "ELEWEN!" (It's a family joke.) :)

I was rushing back from my office. Unfortunately, my parents were stuck running errands that they couldn't pick me up immediately. So we had to "welcome" my sister home when she was already home. :P

My dad walked straight into the house into the arms of my sister and there were tears. :)

Hugs hugs hugs! and some tears of course. 

sorry for the blur photos. Camera woman not so professional. :P

My sis and my daddy! :)

Woo family & Elephant! :)

Spot the white balloons with paws? I got those to represent our doggies welcoming my sis home. :)

Elephant & Ee Wen!

Now you can see the "Welcome Back" balloon better.

My sister got me a pair of Mikimoto earrings! :) 

I've always wanted something from Mikimoto but it's just way too expensive to get them in Malaysia. She made my dream come true! hehe.. Thank you so much sis! *HUGS*

Some of my sister's luggage. She was taking out our gifts & showing us stuff that she brought home.There's more to come as she has just packed 11 boxes of clothes & etc which will only arrive much later.

Reunion Dinner, the West way!

My sis was too lazy to go out for dinner & my mum was lazy to go out and buy food home. So we had Domino's instead. As we were eating, my dad kept saying that he would love to have some but he knows he can't. He kept asking us to finish it faster so that he won't have to drool any longer.

My dad went for his check up this morning. He gained 0.9kg. (my mum later told us his "trick" in adding some weight when he stepped on the weighing machine.) The Dr referred him to an Oncologist, which he will be meeting on Monday.

After his check up he went to do another round of his treatment. From the treatment, they detected progress and we are very happy to hear that my dad is progressing very well. He still feel uncomfortable at the intestine area which he was told that the discomfort may last up to 6 months! We'll just have to keep praying for him to heal & feel more comfortable each and every day.

It is a wonderful day. I could sense a lot of happiness at home.I could be feeling the "extra happiness" because I'll be on leave for the whole of next week. 

Whatever it is, the return of the Ele was definitely the highlight for today! :)

18th March 2009-2 more days!

My sister has been counting down on her blog. So I thought of joining her.

This is my first time feeling so excited about her coming back home! :) Ok.. I know that it's bad that it's my first time but let's look on the positive side, I am getting better and I AM actually very excited to have her home.

My dad is excited too. Asking me a few things regarding my sister's home coming. I can't tell you what just yet cause my sister does follow my blog. :P

We were suppose to go for Qi Gong today but dad felt tired. We went for Qi Gong yesterday and it's 2 days in a row of Qi Gong for him. 

He also went around Ikano with mum today looking for a chair. He was looking for a similar one that the place he goes for treatment has. He said that that's the only chair that he feels comfortable resting on at the moment. They told him that they bought it at about RM600-700 from a shop at Ikano but my dad found out that it actually cost much much more than that! 

Well, I do hope we will be able to some day soon to find that chair at a more affordable price for my dad so that he can sit comfortably at home. 

Meanwhile, daddy will just have to make his own "chair" using pillows, bolsters, blankets and extra mattresses.

Here's my dad's way to play with Nougy.

Since he can't bend down to play with him. He uses his feet to play with him.

No worries. It's not painful! :)

My dad tend to get along with dogs very well. 

So it's just TWO more days til the Woo family is reunited! Can't wait!