Chichen,the Culprit

Thursday morning, February 14, my third child Melvin approached me and told me if it is alright if he will absent himself from school for he is not feeling well. This son of mine is not in the habit of skipping school so I casually ask him the reason why?

He showed me a lump (Bukol) between his scrotum and the anus and minor sores or blisters in his behind. I thought it is a normal sores he got because of his P.E. which is swimming and the lump as boil ( pigsa) so I ask him what medicine he is using for those sores and just tell him to rest.

The next day when I found out that he is still not feeling so decided to bring him to a Doctor for proper diagnoses.

Melvin is my special kids who have grown up to be a very nice gentleman. Every morning, when he has classes to attend to, he never forgets to ask me if I wanted coffee and he would prepare one for me just before going to school. Why special? Please read the link here.

The Doctor told us that the sores were the effect of Chicken fox he got when he was still a child and showed or manifested now. He prescribe a cream (P400.00 @) for the sores and the pill for the pain.

Chicken pox is caused by a virus. Many researchers believe
that the disease is closely related to a much more serious
condition known as shingles or herpes zoster that affects
adults. The basic cause of the disease, as in most cases of
childhood fevers, is however, persistent wrong feeding of
children, which results in diminished defence mechanisms of
the body.

Having a 5 grown up kids somehow gives you a feeling that your help being a father is not needed anymore. When times like this happen, although scary, I would alway remember when they were young and we would bring them to their pediatrician for check up or for vaccine. This I failed to give him one maybe due to escalating expense that we were having at that time.

Now I feel relieve that Melvin will be on his way to recovery and can attend his classes anytime soon.

Stumble it!