Alycia’s One Week Holiday in Taiwan

Upon arrival in Taipei, Alycia had a lucky moment and won 5000 Taiwan Dollars in a tourist draw at the airport, which gave her a nice bonus to spend on snacks and shopping. That’s a tidy sum of close to RM700! After landing in Taipei, Alycia and her friends hopped on a train to Tainan…

Alycia Underwent Another Surgery!

Yesterday was another fateful day for me that sent my heart racing the whole day. To give you some context, on June 6th, 2024, Alycia had a freakish kitchen mishap. Her finger was badly sliced by shards of broken glass from a container when she was washing dishes at home. The injury was severe enough…

Update on Alycia’s Injured Finger

Today marks almost two months since Alycia’s freakish kitchen accident that nearly cost her a finger. The accident happened on 6 June 2024. As we returned to the surgeon’s office for a follow-up, we were hopeful but cautious about the progress of her recovery. Progress Report The good news is that Alycia’s injured finger has…

A Night We’ll Never Forget: Alycia’s Kitchen Accident It’s been seven weeks since that fateful night when Alycia had a freakish kitchen mishap that almost cost her a finger. The memory of that night still haunts me, but time has begun to heal the emotional wounds. I’ve kept a photo from that night, taken in…

12 June 2024: Alycia’s Follow-Up Checkup

Four days after Alycia’s finger surgery, we returned to SJMC for her follow-up checkup with the Hand and Microsurgery surgeon. This was the first time I had the opportunity to meet and speak with the doctor since Alycia’s admission. During her hospital stay, the surgeon did his ward rounds early in the morning, before I…

Day 4 – Alycia Is Finally Discharged!

Sunday, 9 June 2024 Today, I received the best message from Alycia since the unfortunate mishap that happened four days ago. She informed me that the doctor had given her the green light to be discharged from the hospital. This meant her wound was healing well, and the prospect of going home filled me with…

6 June 2024: An Unfortunate Thursday

Our Thursday started like any other day. Little did we know that it would take a tumultuous turn at 9.30 p.m., casting a shadow over what was supposed to be a normal evening at home. It all began innocently enough, with Alycia back from university and ate some fruits. Then she headed to the kitchen…

Still Getting The Jitters

The one-week school holidays have just started for Cass. On Friday, instead of taking the school van back, she requested for me to fetch her home because she has to go for her figure skating class and doesn’t want to waste one hour in school waiting for the driver. Since Alycia was home that day,…

My Tumultuous Relationship with the Month of May

The month of May has always been a challenging time for me. Though I’m not superstitious, the coincidences surrounding this month are becoming increasingly hard to ignore. Each May seems to bring a new set of difficulties, and this year has been no exception. The Nightmare of 2009 The saga began in May 2009 when…