HFMD scare

Dearest Phoebe,

We were happily seated at the bus-stop one late Saturday morning waiting for the bus when you told Mummy you had two blisters on your hand and foot. Immediately, we brought you to the GP and the latter diagnosed it as Hand Foot Mouth Disease (HFMD).

Mummy felt rather sad as you just recovered not too long ago from flu and cough and now HFMD. However the next day, we discovered more and more blisters besides those on your foot and hands. There were blisters on your head, back and face. Hence you brought you to a PD for a second opinion and found out you had chicken pox!

It was a very very painful experience that you had to go through as your chicken pox was a full-blown one. I remember there was once when you woke up in the middle of the night and crying your lungs out for nearly half an hour as you complained of blisters in your gums. Daddy and Mummy were really helpless. So now mummy strongly encourages mummies out there who have not given chicken pox jabs to their kids to go for it. I dont think any kid out there should go through this. For this, Mummy is really sorry for procrastinating when it comes to chicken pox jab, leaving you a couple of scars on your face.

Luv you always,
Mummy