A Beautiful Day in December 2022

 Bangkok, Thailand

Friday 23rd December 2022

Hi there,

It is really a beautiful day today. I felt nice cool breeze when getting up this morning and saw bright, clear blue sky outside.  It  is truly  a perfect winter day this year.  I was supposed to have two English classes according to my work schedule, but both were cancel in urgency; one student was sick and the other having a job interview. 

It has already been four months since my latest writing on this blog in September.  Over the past months I have been  busy juggling between work and other activities in my daily life. Those are tutoring English language on site and on line, writing and translating documents, doing home chores, looking after my three cats, two of which need special cares due to their different illness, and coping with whatever issues that come up on daily basis, etc. Most I just mentioned are not complicated but need a lot to be better cared in detail. And the latest is that my mother has been suffered from cellulitis at her right ankle for two weeks. 

My mother told me that at first she had felt just a slight pain at her right ankle , and she could move her ankle and foot and walk as normal. However, just the next day she felt so painful that she could not move her right foot or even stand up.  Her right ankle became red and swollen.  She also had a fever. That day I took her to see a doctor  and after her physical and blood  examinations, the doc prescribed some antibiotic medicine for treatment and told us that luckily there was no sign of  infection in the joint, which if happened, it would make the treatment much more difficult. Still, we had to wait to see if  my mom's symptoms would well respond to the medicine or not.  If not within a couple of days we had to take my mom to see a specialist in bone and joints for further investigation and treatment.

After a few days of her taking antibiotic and pain killers, my mother's symptoms have got better-- the swollen ankle was almost gone and her pain was clearly reduced.  No more fever. Yet, she still could not stand up or walk by herself and had to continue staying in bed and needed special assistance for her mobility.  After one and a half week, she could fold her knee and move her leg and ankle without pain.  She could also stand up and move slowly in a short distance by herself. That recovery truly made my mother feel  less stressed and able to sleep better at night, as she told me. 

Now I feel happy for my mother's recovery and hope to see her get back to normal very soon.  She is a very active person although in her mid-80s.  Different from many others at her age, my energetic mom does not like clinging to others even her own children. She is independent and usually loves taking care of herself. Since I remembered, she prefers cooking her own meals, working in the backyard, and going outside as she is pleased. And she rarely got sick.   As my mother and I share such characters, I knows how hard for her to just have to wait for help from others. 

Now the festive time is approaching.  I wish for the best and happiness for my old lady to be in great health.  So, she can enjoy the nice weather  and bright blue sky outdoor very soon. 

Gigi