We are back in PeeJay. We have a series of medical checkups, over three days before the weekend when we will fly to Wales. We received uneasy news however and had to take some consoling actions before we leave. Ram’s younger sister, Rashidah, was diagnosed with and confirmed to have an early stage cancer of the breast. She had earlier checked with her regular doctor of some problems she had and the doctor recommended that she does a thorough check. Through the niece who is a doctor in one of the specialist hospital in KL, she went through proper scans and x-rays to determine the problem and it was confirmed to be cancerous. Now it is decision to make on the timing for removal of the cancer. We had a free Saturday and spent time with her and Ram’s other sibling in their Shah Alam apartment. We brought lunch along on the visit and had it with them. A little after lunch another niece, the younger sibling of the specialist doctor, came to visit with his son. So we had a pleasant meeting with close relatives that day and I think it sort of cheered up Ram’s sister a bit. We still do not know what the outcome will be but we hope and pray for the sister, that when the doctors do open her up will not find much of a problem and that she can get on with her life unabated. She appeared to be taking it positively and strong and we hope she will remain so. May the Almighty keep her under guidance always.

Ram had her regular eye check up at THONEH on Wednesday and went away with fresh supply of eye drops. Her eyes were ok, and the doctor is just waiting for the proper occasion to do her left eye. The hospital is still waiting for the new and latest equipment to arrive and to use on her left eye operation. So she will have to continue with just one good eye for a little while longer.

Our own annual, full, medical checkups turned out quite some surprises though. Ram has improved on her blood pressure and blood sugar level but her backbone shows a little deterioration. She will have to be careful when bending down or lifting heavy stuff. On the other hand I have better controlled bone mass structure, an improvement from the last check up a year ago. It is no wonder then that I found much less need for the walking stick recently and that waking up in the mornings has been sprightlier with less pain in the joints. The abdominal aneurysm seems to be holding on with no deterioration, so, no worries there. We shall continue with our routines, be more aware of what we eat, and of course we must not forget our exercise routines. We have not practiced regular Qi Gong and must now make it more regular. We had resolved sometime back that we should cut down on our meat intake and increase our veges and fruits, more proteins and less carbo, increasing nutrients over fats. Results of the medical tests also suggested that we reduce our seafood intake. Luckily fish does not fall under the category of sea food and is a recommended food in our case.

Our next check up is at the Government Community Health clinic. We obtain our regular medicines there and with the results of the full medical checkup the day before we went to the clinic very early. The doors were already open when we arrived at the clinic and our queue numbers were 32 and 33. Nevertheless, with the systemic flow of checkup process at the clinic we were done in about an hour and a half, complete with doctors’ consultation and our prescriptions filled up. We received a three month supply of medicine. That should cover us for the period Ram is away in Wales with Sita and impending arrival of the baby and I, away in Bintulu to continue with my obligations at my former place of work.

We will be off to Wales on Sunday 17th and I will try to continue posting on this blog while away in Tenby. Meanwhile, May the Almighty protect us all and may He provide guidance to Rashidah in these apprehensive times…….


That's Rashidah on the left


Just Before A Dinner Outing In January



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