Day Four

I haven't updated my situation.

I'm not in camp now. My throat is not recovered. Guess what? HFMD. It's not Have Fun Make Donuts but it's actually the infamous Hand-Foot-Mouth disease. Now, people are all saying it's a children disease. YES, adults can catch them too.

So it's been a double edged sword now. One end is piercing my throat while the other end is securing a 10 day MC issued by the clinic. Pretty neat. I only go back to camp on 21st October which is a Thursday night (effectively 22th) and my October is pretty much done. I still can't eat solid food now and it's been 5 days since my sore throat started. the pain from a HFMD sore throat is definitely beyond that of a normal sore throat. According to my doctor there are 15 ulcer thingies up my throat. From my wild guesses, there are still some of them left behind and they are very sore about it. They say hydration is the key but I've been drinking waters not my sips but my tumblers and my throat is still not okay. I just consumed a pandan cake (FINALLY) but without full ease. I still struggle bite by bite. That's how bad it is because it's as if someone place a lighter at my throat.

I've been lying down a lot these days feeling weak from lack of food and proper meals. I've been thinking to myself "why do I seem happier these days". Is it because I wake up every morning hoping I can eat? Or the goal of eating a plate of chicken rice suddenly seems so appealing. Life is quite relaxing now. Because it seems like this 10 day MC makes my effective camp life left very numbered. It's two weeks for goodness sake. And then I still have my leaves and offs. Wonderful?

I'm tired from watching shows.....