Heart Attack!?!

After a headache turned out to be blood clots in the brain, you really cannot blame me for being paranoid.

Since yesterday Clement complained of chest pain and at night, the pain spreaded to the back, the neck.He experienced palpitation and could not turn his neck. I had no idea how to help him except looked up the internet to see what might be wrong. To my horror, which almost caused me a heart attack, he displayed symptoms of a heart attack!

I was not as brave and strong as I would like to be sometimes. So in my pleads and tears, I begged him to go to the A&E immediately which he simply refused and insisted on waiting till the next day to see how things go. I literally cried myself to sleep as I already had a very bad day to begin with-- I scratched the car against the pillar when I turned out of the parking lot. I burnt a hole in my pocket to get it repaired and was racing against time to send the car to the workshop before my horrible timetable began.

Anyway, to cut the long story short ( I had a long day today), Clement's ECG and blood test for the heart enzyme and the chest Xray was ok. The doctor did not think that the pain was caused by cardiac problems. Most likely it was muscular pain due to perhaps too much lying down or whatsoever. I had lessons in the morning and in the afternoon so after my morning lesson, I ran off to TTSH to accompany him in the observation ward. He needed to take 2 blood tests at an 8 hour interval so he was practically there the whole day. Then I rushed back to school to deliver my lesson at 2pm. After my lessons ended at 4pm, I made my way to TTSH again. I had to stand all the time as there was no seat in the observation ward. Finally, he was allowed to go home at 8.30pm.

Some concerned friends messaged me and asked if we were ok because our blog was unusually quiet these few days. Well, to be honest, things are not exactly fantastic but we are managing. I mean, life goes on as usual, I made the same bentos as the previous one so I didn't bother to blog about it, Clement was getting really bored staying at home the whole day and he wasn't in high spirits, I had to manage work, home, Jaimie and self so I was under quite some stress too. That explains why I scratched the car... I just couldn't concentrate yesterday. Clement said it was due to my lousy driving skills. Oh well, that too.

Thankfully the March holidays are here. And since Clement need not be admitted, we are all feeling happy and good and that keeps us going. Having Jaimie around at home with us cheers us up very much. This evening when we came home from the hospital, it feels so good. My in-laws have been of great help in taking care of Jaimie while I managed all the necessary in the hospital with Clement. We are just so glad that we ruled out the worst case scenario.

This period has been a rough patch for us but we always remembered to count our blessings and continue to be strong. Every challenge in life makes us a stronger and better person!

All I wish for now is Clement to have a speedy recovery. I cannot afford to have another heart attack!!