What I Learned When Dengue Is Your Bedmate
So we are officially out of the hospital and on the road to put dengue behind us. Have I told you dengue sucks? Now any mosquito is suspect and a single one spotted brings paranoia to another level. It is scary shit so you should be careful too because you never know, you know?
Speaking of you never know, that is an important thing that I learned out of this disease. You really should not feel like an entitled prick and go about today without a care and make a mess of things, thinking that you can put them all right in the future. Do not put your hopes on tomorrow too much because you never know what happens then. It is hell important to be present.
I cannot tell you how many times I have looked at My Man on that sick bed, looking at him all blanched and peppered with rashes, and in my mind thinking this was the same guy who a few days ago sat on the dinner table with the entire family and ate plate after plate of what Mother Goose has cooked. This was the same guy who joked around with my sisters over some crazy pick up line on Twitter. This was the same guy whom I watched leave after dinner and drive home.
He was so lively, spirited, and happy and now he is ridden on a bed looking every bit like a peeled banana oxidizing against the air and bleeding through his gut. If you put one and one together, it is very hard to think he was the same guy from a few days ago… So you just never know, you know? Thank God it’s over.
All I am trying to say here is simple. Do not take anything for granted. Enjoy the simple things in life. Make the most of everyday and always pray – not for everything to be okay, but to have the strength to hold on and loved ones to hold onto, in case they don’t. I know you’ve heard of this before, but believe me, the last thing you want is for dengue to settle in before these things burn within you and leave a mark, so you just go for it and start doing what matters. So much can go wrong but WTF, ’tis just all the more reason to do things right.
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PS Anyone out there having troubles commenting on blogspot domains? I’ve been trying to comment on my blog friends on blogspot but the captcha seems broken. If you’re on blogspot, I’ve been visiting you but the word verification is a bitch. Has anyone reported this to your provider?
walang problema sa blogger
hehe
glad he’s ok, though
raft3r
February 3, 2012 at 11:05 pm
meron, meron, meron! the captcha is broken kaya hindi ako makapagcomment
PM
February 4, 2012 at 9:34 am
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February 2, 2012 at 9:06 am
glad it’s over. dengue is one of those illnesses that i pray would not strike anyone in our family. baka magpanic ako. (Lord, wag naman sana.*praying*)
live each day as if it’s your last day, ika nga. kaya kahit na am having dysmenorrhea today, try ko pa ring humalakhak.
bing
January 30, 2012 at 4:46 pm
it’s really hard kasi it’s a waiting game. nakakainis
nako problema ko din ang dysmenorrhea. naospital pa ko dahil diyan! take your meds bingskee and have tons of rest! 
PM
January 31, 2012 at 9:12 am
well said… that’s life. It’s riddle with uncertainty..let’s cherish every day we live.
Yep – that word verification is just so crappy and a time waster. Anti spam is the only way. Also, have you been to blogs that is so messed with ads and what not, that you can’t even find the comment button ?
bw
January 28, 2012 at 6:46 pm
cheers to that. yes, they load very slow too!
PM
January 28, 2012 at 7:38 pm
tama yan PM. when my mother died, i got a very good wake up call. we can all go in the blink of an eye. pity if were not ready. kaya nga, cliche as it sounds, we should always treat every day as if it were the last.
KG
January 28, 2012 at 2:47 pm
parang pang pelikula ang dating les
PM
January 28, 2012 at 7:35 am
Yap, when I’m logged onto my wordpress, I cannot seem to get my msg accepted. The word veri always says wrong even if I know it’s not right. I’m glad that I have both WP and blogger, so I can opt to sign in with blogger ID.
Ewok
January 28, 2012 at 5:32 am
i hope the blogger issue gets resolved soon! sometimes i also think of having multiple blogs but i know myself enough not to do it
PM
January 28, 2012 at 7:28 am
“thinking this was the same guy who a few days ago sat on the dinner table with the entire family and ate plate after plate of what Mother Goose has cooked. ”
Natawa ako, parang line ng isang asawang gustong makipagdivorce.
Buti di mo inadd, “But I don’t know him anymore. He breaks my heart everyday!”
HAHAHA
Richmond
January 27, 2012 at 8:58 pm
preoccupied ka ng divorce?
you should comment more on my blog, i enjoy your comments very much!
PM
January 28, 2012 at 7:29 am
last year, an invention supported by pchrd-dost was sent to different communities with really high incidence of dengue in the country to trap mosquitoes.
Richmond
January 27, 2012 at 8:56 pm
so did it work?
PM
January 28, 2012 at 7:29 am
hmm… my published comments are not showing up.
your a good girlfriend PM, alam mo yan.
LJ
January 27, 2012 at 8:24 pm
did anybody report it to blogspot? dati nangyari na din ito eh, bummer. naks, talaga lang orange ha? i’d rather show it in other ways than a week long vacay in the hospital
PM
January 28, 2012 at 7:30 am
sorry to know that your man got infected but at least, he’s out of danger now.
that viral infection really kills innocents by mere dehydration because once the platelets in the blood goes down, blood viscosity increases =blood becomes thicker, easy to coagulate and boom!!! complications set in.
let’s be safe always.
docgelo
January 27, 2012 at 7:04 pm
yung anak ng kaibigan ni mother goose docgelo nasa ospital pa din, sabay sila ni my man pero siya nasa ospital pa din, nag transfuse na din siya. let’s pray for the kid.
PM
January 28, 2012 at 7:31 am
ang bait bait na girlfriend mo naman. but you’re right, we shouldn’t take for granted the time we spend with our loved ones, a lot can change in an instant.
gillboard
January 27, 2012 at 1:32 pm
bait bait talaga gb?
basta ayoko na ng bakasyon sa ospital kahit gano pa kaganda ang suite. oo tunay yan, we never know. it sucks but we just have to roll with it. ika nga eh savor everything while the marrow still lasts. teka parang wala pa naman nagsabing iba nun ah? 
PM
January 28, 2012 at 7:33 am
i’m glad your man is okay now.
and i agree with you. life is too short to take for granted what we love most in this world.
angeli
January 27, 2012 at 1:30 pm
me too
i guess things like this remind us of what matters most. we tend to forget them, even if they are the most basic and obvious sometimes!
PM
January 28, 2012 at 7:34 am
Aw. Good to know that he’s fine now. My brother had it too, like 4 years ago but it’s still clear to me how countless times we pray for his recovery. He came to the point that his life was almost consumed by the sickness but we never lose hope. Prayers seems to be one of our greatest help. Whenever I hear/read something similar to what he had gone through it makes me shiver, I would never wish to see any person on such condition.
purplebrightsummer
January 27, 2012 at 12:31 pm
damn, so many had been affected by dengue. i wonder what efforts are being done to solve this? i won’t wish dengue on anyone too. it is so scary.
PM
January 28, 2012 at 7:35 am
I’m very glad nkalabas na kayo ng hospital. I have a similar experience too last year with the bitch called dengue, here’s the story: http://lapiskamay.wordpress.com/2011/02/11/the-princess-encounter/. It sound cheesy but its the thought that matters. hahaha.
I agree, blogspot is really hard to comment on..been trying to solve that one too.
lapiskamay
January 27, 2012 at 11:40 am
kainis yung blogger haha ang tagal na!
PM
January 30, 2012 at 1:27 pm