assalamualaikum and hi, I figure out I need to start writing again, mainly for myself, to keep my sanity in check. Bless me. Things are a lot different now. My husband and I, we're not living together, he is in the UK furthering his masters and I'm here in Malaysia with the kids. The situation is not very easy to be honest, especially when the end date of this long distance arrangement is still a mystery. I'm aware that I'm not alone in this ship, and there's nothing new about long distance relationship nowadays, but it still takes a lot of us to keep going, especially with 3 little munchkins to look and care about, and 8 hours time difference is really a disadvantage, especially in trying to keep each other updated. I'll be writing mainly about our kids and how I manage 'temporarily' hopefully as a single mom of three. cheers.
As I sat down in front of him yesterday, hot tears swelled in my eyes. My heart was as heavy as his closed eyelids. This is the man that once carried me in his arms, sent me to school, bought me my favorite food and dealt with my relentless tantrum. Ayah. It occurred to me that life is so short and it might end, while you’re still breathing. Ayah had his recurrent stroke attack and this time around, it’s cerebellar stroke. As many might have read through my brother insta post, it occurred after his booster dose, mind my word, I said ‘after’ not ‘due to’. Ayah was already partially bed bound due to his previous stroke attack, his physical movement was limited, but he could walk with assistance, and the least sit by himself. After the shot, he had an episode of vomiting, hospitalized and things got a little worst thence. We believe it was a bit of both, AEFI and his underlying health conditions. He is now bedridden and eating through a feeding tube. Pray to Allah that his condition would...