I am unlikely to be able to update my blog on a regular basis from now on. I will try to write once a week when things are a little more settled down.
My current helper flew off yesterday, Sunday 21 March. My new helper is arrived Wed 17 March, but due to the huge communication barrier (and cultural differences), it is an extremely slow process for me to teach her things. It'll be very physically tiring for me over the next few months but that's alright because in return, I will no longer have the mental tiredness and frustration caused by the old heper. My home will be peaceful again. I only pray that I don't fall ill during this settling down period.
The timing was such that my son started coughing (phlegm) on Tuesday 16 March, requiring the nebuliser. It got me so worried cos last week was a busy week. He got much better (thnks for praying!) by Thursday 18 March but got worse again on Sat morning, 20 March (probably cos he threw off his blanket). I too was feeling mildly sick from doing a lot of gross motor activities with my son (twice a day on 13-15 March) and completing remaining chores/errands.
Pray we all have sufficient rest and strong immune systems!
Having cancelled all his activities on Sat (music class, birthday party, CST, dinner out), he seemed a bit better on Sat night. I too felt better. I have come to accept that I will have to slow down (a lot) on the things I wish to teach my son (reading, maths, Malay, Neurosuit, fine motor, etc).
We didn't go to school today, Mon, 22nd March cos his cough started again last night. I started nebulising him again this morning. I wanted to take him for one more dose tonight, but he had falled fast asleep on the way to the hospital. I think that's cos I didnt manage to get him to nap this afternoon, and that by the time I fed him dinner and his milk, cleaned him up, had my shower, dressed him etc, he was just too tired (10.30pm)!
Going forward, I will use the times I feed him, cook for him, shower him, brush his teeth etc as opportunities to engage with in a positive manner instead of seeing it as chores or as time I could have spent on therapy based activities.
It takes up so much time to see to his basic needs - for eg. each feed takes 1 hour! At this rate, we'll be perpetually late for school, therapy appointments etc! LOL. I've not found a new equilibrium as yet, now that the old helper has left. I really have hardly time for therapy based activities!
I've come to accept that I'm forced to slow down tremendously (at least temporarily). Part of me, though, wants to get back into the old routine of lots of teaching/learning and gross motor, fine motor, oral motor activities. But this played in my head as I wrote the para above...
IN HIS TIME, IN HIS TIME
HE MAKES ALL THINGS BEAUTIFUL IN HIS TIME
LORD, PLEASE SHOW ME EVERYDAY
AS YOU'RE TEACHING ME YOUR WAY
AND I'LL DO JUST WHAT YOU SAY
IN YOUR TIME.
IN YOUR TIME, IN YOUR TIME
YOU MAKE ALL THINGS BEAUTIFUL IN YOUR TIME
LORD, MY LIFE TO YOU I BRING
MAY EACH SONG I HAVE TO SING
BE TO YOU A LOVELY THING
IN YOUR TIME
BE TO YOU A LOVELY THING
IN YOUR TIME.
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