The past weeks have been pretty rough going. Since the government adopted the CoVid endemic policy on the premise that over 90% of Singapore's population has been vaccinated and reopened the borders, cases of infection have since skyrocketed.
First, my mum contracted the virus and worse, had outbreak of shingles. I brought her to see her regular doctor who prescribed medication for the latter. Thankfully, after a week and a half she recovered. Sadly, however, a close friend of mine recently succumbed to the virus after experiencing high fever for over a week. The first doctor gave him a week's MC and told him to self-isolate at home. After a week, he went to another doctor who told him it's normal and prescribed some medication for sore throat and cough. Bad diagnosis... barely three days later he collapsed at home and was sent to the A&E. But it proved too little too late.
He was only 54 when CoVid took him from his family. It affected me quite a fair bit, though I'm sure his bereaved family will be most grieved by the lost of a father and husband.
I'm into the last mile of Deciphering Schematics, but writing proves difficult during this period with messages coming and going from friends and this family whom I've come to know personally. I just need to take a breather and regather my thoughts so that I don't write nonsense that will break the trust of my readers.
Life is just so frail and unpredictable. CoVid only makes it more apparent, I suppose. Rest in peace, my dear friend...
No comments:
Post a Comment