Intro... and I thought for a while what to put here about me. :) What do you wanna know? I am just a simple guy working in an IT Company handling Operations and Project Management. I'm also going through a torturous 16 months "express" double degree course at Kaplan APMI - Murdoch University. In this blog, you will basically find alot of nonsense from me. I like to complain and yes I complain alot but for things that are not right. If you know me well enough then you will know that I always complain for a reason :D otherwise I am just like any quiet guy next door starring at the laptop screen. This blog details my daily experiences as well as my training for my runs. I have taken an interest in running since last year and I am working towards completing a Marathon this year... Do feel free to comment or message me I will definitely reply and if you need to email me, feel free to drop your emails to terencetkp@gmail.com!     >> run away run away >> I-Run >> Long Post AHead! >> finally there's a closure.. >> time management / f*cking pissed off / 6km Simei Run >> Eat + Shop, Eat + Shop >> new look + new beginning >> Updates in Progress >> All Cleared to go! >> ill for one week   >> November 2007 >> December 2007 >> January 2008 >> February 2008 >> March 2008 >> April 2008 >> May 2008 >> June 2008 >> July 2008 >> August 2008 >> September 2008 >> October 2008   >> SG Runners >> May My Run >> Bad Guys Win	Tuesday, July 15, 2008 //bloody day i was woken up at 7am this morning by a loud bang on my door. I quickly opened it to find my mum with lotsa blood in her mouth. It frightened the hell out of me and I wasn't sure what to do. Last night she just gotten a gum treatment on the right side of her mouth and it appears that the bleeding didn't stop. There was a piece of thing dropping from her mouth and it was all covered with blood! I was extremely worried and quickly called the clinic but it wasn't opened. I ran downstairs to see if the nurses has arrived but the clinic remains shut. I'm not sure what to do and I felt like I was in a lost! I'm very upset to see my mum like that and I kept asking her if she's having any pain or what but she said no.. only the blood and the thing dangling from her mouth. Finally I managed to get the clinic and told the staff about it and that I want to come down now to see the dentist. She said the dentist has yet to arrive and she will call him to check with him. After which she called to tell me that the bleeding was normal. As I was abit anxious at that moment, I almost literally scolded her after she gave me a reply like "I have a patient now who is also in a hurry.." I told her look what is then considered urgent? There is so much blood and I am not sure what to do. Do you wan me to send her to the A & E? As I couldn't wait anymore, I just told my mum to get changed and to go to the clinic with me. As I was on my way down, she called and told me that I have to wait. I said to her that "Look I don't care whether if I have to wait but I am coming down now. I was the one who brought my mum to do her gum treatment and now she's suffering like that I am feeling terrible about it." When I was down at the clinic, we had to wait a while for the dentist to arrive and he only started seeing my mum at 8.30am. I must admit first that the dentist is really a very nice person. I have seen him for several of my extractions and I know the way he do things. He saw her and said that those were blood clot and that he can remove and said that the bleeding is normal for gum treatment. He cleaned away the blood and examined her gums and said that the bleeding is coming only from one particular tooth. He then told my mum to bite onto the gauzes provided and not to drink any hot stuff. I was relieved to know that the piece of thing wasn't her gum or something or else I would have felt miserable for the rest of my life. After going back home, It was soon my turn to go down for the dental appointment. Initiatlly I had wanted to cancel it but I eventually went for it. I had decided to take an urgent leave to stay with my mum at home. After my polishing and scaling and cleaning of my teeth, I returned home to take a nap. At this point, mum was still ok but when I woke up around 2pm, she told me that she started bleeding again and it looks terrible! I called the clinic and asked and the dentist spoke to me personally and guided me on how to stop the bleeding. However at 3pm she was pretty worried and I called the clinic again to say if I could bring her down to see the dentist again to just assure my mum. At 3.30, we were down and this time he decided to give her a jab on her gum to store the bleeding. He explained to me that he didn't want to give her the jab and was reluctant to do so because of her past medical history but as she was looking so worried, he decided to do it. I can understand where he is coming from and that the bleeding is actually normal, but for a normal human being, especially for my mum who is old, its hard for her to see her own mouth with so much blood in it. Finally after the jab the bleeding stopped after 5pm and I felt relieved. Sad to say but I love my mum dearly. I'm already in my mid twenties and of course she is no longer young. It has become my responsibility to look after her and care for her as my siblings started moving out one by one. She's the closest person to me now and I can't let anything happen to her and that explains about my worries for my mum. I skipped I-Run today as well to stay home but went out around 7pm after checking on her several times to find that the bleeding has stopped. I already have a movie booking for Hancock with my class mates and I can't afford to say that I am not going as I was the one who booked the tickets. After checking and checking, I left home but made two separate calls home to check on my mum, one before the movie and another after the movie. The dentist called me before my movie personally to check on my mum's condition and I was grateful that he called. I felt relieved after going home and seeing that she is fast asleep with no more complains. It has been an eventful day for me today, and tiring as well. I hope I won't skip I-Run again this Thursday. I also pray hard that everything will be fine tomorrow morning. I have decided to wake up to buy porridge for mum before she goes to my brother's place, and thus I will be sleeping early today after checking on a few emails from my clients. That should be all. I'm still in a pretty unstable mood as I am worried about my mum. Its hard for me to explain. I don't think I will force her to go for another gum treatment again although she really needs it as her gum condition is deteriorating. posted by Terence @ 11:47 PM| comments? (0)