Such 'Affinity'

For these few months, I must have an ‘affinity’ with the hospital and clinic. Excluding the times for minor ailments and my people’s follow-up consultations, these are my recent visits:

18 Nov 07 - Went to hospital A&E as my mom had a freak accident at home and dislocated her right waist. Brought her NUH at 5pm after running all around trying to find a GP to give her a preliminary diagnosis on a Sat late afternoon. I was there till 11+pm that night, and ended up at home past midnight, feeling totally shacked out.

23 Dec 07 - Spent awhile at Mount Pleasant Clinic. Nope, it is not a place for human beings. Rather it is an animal clinic. Brought my cat, Short tail there as he was down with serious cat flu and not eating.

1 Jan 08 - Spent the first few virgin hours of 2008 in NUH again. Sent my brother to NUH A&E after our NY countdown at Raffles Place (we were there for the splendid fireworks). It turned out to be urinary tract infection.

6 Jan 08 - Spent about 2 and 1/2 hours at Mount Pleasant Clinic again. Brought Short tail there again. He is in a serious condition this time round, with fluids accumulated around his heart that the heart is totally invisible from the X-ray, and his lungs are seriously constricted by the fluids that he is breathing with much difficulty through the mouth. After stabilising his breathing in an oxygen box, the vet had an operation on Short tail immediately to withdraw the fluid (together with lotsa blood). He was nearly having heart failure, and the vet stated that his condition was not bright at all.

Short tail was left in the clinic. I am certainly very much concerned about his condition. Can only wish for miracle to happen that he will pull through this ordeal. He is a very endearing kitty and a very good boy...