Follow up with my doctor

Dear Mama,

    Tomorrow is my follow up consultation with my doctor after my confinement last week. I hope he'll find me fit to work so I can report back to the office next week, Mama.

    I'm still coughing, although there's no phlegm. It's dry cough, but it's still painful sometimes, Mama. I'm still taking antibiotics until Sunday. Probably I'll ask for medicine for dry cough, and if nebulizer can help me.

    That will be for now, Mama. Just updating you on my condition.

    I wish you were. I really could use your TLC right now.

    I miss you, Mama.

    I love you.

                                                                                                Daddy

My bout with pneumonia

Dear Mama,

    I was just discharged last night from AUFMC. I was admitted Sunday last week for pneumonia, Mama. So, I stayed one week there, and of course I wasn't able to work. I am still not working today, Mama. My doctor advised me to rest for 5 more days. So, I'll be reporting back to work next week. Hopefully, I still have work I can go back to then.

    I thought it was just one of those regular flu I was having, Mama. Two weeks ago, I had recurring fever and I was coughing, too. I self-medicated - Biogesic, Bioflu, and drank lots of water. Hoping it will go away as in previous cases, Mama. But I was getting dizzy and sometimes had shortness of breath. That's why last Sunday, our children decided to take me to the hospital, Mama. All blood chem tests and swab tests were negative, but the X-ray showed I had too many phlegm in my back, and I was diagnosed with pneumonia. 

    So, I stayed in the hospital for one week, useless. I disrupted the schedules of our children and left a lot of my work in the office hanging. I tried my best not to overthink and focused on my healing, Mama. Of course, it wasn't easy and I failed as usual. Overthinking seems to be in my system.

    Anyway, I'm really hoping things will get easier in the coming days, Mama. I'm really tired of all the stumbling we're having.

    I guess I'll stop for now before I'll start whining again.

    I miss you, Mama.

    I love you.

                                                                                                            Daddy

Saturday day out

Dear Mama,

    Earlier, our children and I went to Newpoint Mall in Nepo because Angel wanted to see the cosplay event there. We stayed there until around 4:30 p.m. Mama, and then we proceeded to Nepo Quad and had our early dinner. Of course, courtesy of Ralph. After dinner, we had our drinks at a coffee shop, also in Nepo Quad. We went home at around 7 p.m., Mama.

    Tomorrow is the La Naval Fiesta, Mama. Of course, we won't have anything. It will be just an ordinary day for us. I don't know if we'll go to Sta. Teresita. I'm too lazy to go out tomorrow. That's why we went out today because I wanted us to rest tomorrow. 

    Anyway, my songs in Spotify is getting traction already, Mama. It's not much, but at least I get at least 1 stream per day on my songs, aside from me. I'm praying it will pick up soon. I don't want to be famous, I just want to earn enough money so that this mad dream of mine could pay for itself somehow. That would be enough for me, just so I can share more of my songs before I leave this life.

    Oops, I think I'm getting serious. Maybe I should stop for now. Until my next letter, Mama. 

    I miss you.

    I love you.

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Good and not-so-good

Dear Mama,

    Last Sunday, our children and I went to the mall to check the ToyFest. It was the first time in a long time that we went out and we were not hurrying, Mama. Nobody has to go to work on a night shift after we had our dinner. It was good, and also not good, because that meant Ralph and Angel has no work that's why we weren't in a hurry.

    Another not good thing is that Angel is not feeling well, Mama. She's sick since yesterday. She was fine when we came home last Sunday evening. By Monday morning, she's no longer okay. I'm not sure if it was a side effect of her medicines, or something else triggered her again, Mama. I hope she feels better soon.

    On the good thing, Ralph left earlier at around 7:30 p.m. He has an onsite job interview in Clark, Mama. By the way his interview was scheduled, it means he'll be working night shift again should he get the job. I'm not sure, but he probably like night shift better, Mama. Or he just got accustomed to it because he got more night shift jobs than daytime jobs. Anyway, I wish him luck.

    That's all for tonight, Mama. I will be sleeping in a while. I'll just think and overthink for a while.

    I wish you were here. I miss you, Mama.

    I love you.

                                                                                                    Daddy

We are now complete

Dear Mama,

    We are now complete during dinner. Of course I'm trying to put a positive point to it, Mama. We are complete during dinner because Ralph and Angel are no longer working. I'm fine with that, honestly, but I'm worried about them, Mama, especially Ralph.

    Ralph is looking for a new job now, he's been sending applications again. Angel is not yet looking as of now. She's planning to go into business again, Mama.

    I'm praying things will look better for us in the coming days.

    I wish you were here, Mama.

    I need you.

                                                                                                    Daddy