Thursday, May 28, 2009

Happy Dumpling Day 2009

Happy Dumpling Day To You !

(五月初五日)端午节快乐 !



Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Cancer survival

Dearest buddies,

I had my ENT checkup on 18th May 2005 at Sunway Medical Center. As usual Dr Koay will screen through both my nose and press around my neck and the result is everything normal except for some minor flu. Next appointment will be on 14th September 2009 1.30pm.

My normal routine is every Tuesday, I will go to Hospis Day care in Cheras. Well, I had my blood pressure check and "oh my gosh" my reading is at 160-100 (very high). Consider having hypertension, ask me to take cefuroxime 250mg (twice a day).

Today, I go to Klinik Sri Manja to check on my flu and also my blood pressure reading ..... oh oh the reading is 160-110. Advise me to have my blood taken for test.

Hooray, got a call from the Klinik at around 4 pm and was confirmed that my blood test is normal ...... phewwww.

Conclusion, I think it is due to the current heat (well, must blame on something loh ..... hee hee).

Cheers.
Michael Gan

Monday, May 18, 2009

Cancer survival

Dearest buddies,

I had my ENT checkup today at Sunway Medical Center, Dr Koay indicate that everything is normal except for my slight flu. Next appointment will be 14th September 2009.

At this point now I am still experiencing lack of saliva on my mouth, numbness on my hand and feet and feeling tired easily (could be due to the heat). I think it is consider a blessing, asking me not to go back to work full time yet.

Main point is to live my life to the fullest.

Cheers.
Michael Gan

Friday, May 15, 2009

Latest update

Dearest buddies,

Good day to all of you. Wow, time flies, already 4 months since my last email. I had my oncology checkup at Sime Darby Medical Center yesterday 3.30pm, as usual Dr Matin Mellor had a followup checkup on me and was informed that everything is normal and next appointment will be on 14th September 2009 11am.

I also met up with a patient who also had NPC and is also in good condition (oops forgot to ask his name). Well, he ask me whether I put on weight, my answer to him is "YES I am back to my actual weight 93.6kg (actually I am over my BMI index by 8+kg), and advise him to eat healthily and eat a little bit of meat (chicken, beef, lamb, etc)"

I also told him that each individual response differently on the food we take, so always ask ourself whether the food that we are taking is it suitable to me or not. Each person body will react differently.

At this moment now I am down with the common flu (due to the unusual current hot weather), therefore my part time activity is all being put on hold till I fully recover.

Will update you all again next week after my ENT checkup on coming Monday.

Cheers.
Michael Gan

Monday, May 11, 2009

Happy Mother Day and Wesak Day

Dearest buddies,

Wishing all the mom a Happy Mother Day.

Wishing everyone a Happy Wesak Day.

Cheers.
Michael Gan

Friday, May 1, 2009

Happy Labour Day

Wishing everyone a Happy Labour Day.

I am as usual feeling good (even though I am experiencing some bad cough ..... getting better, not enough stamina .... need to built it up, overweight ..... need to walk more, gum bleeding, dry mouth ..... drink more water).

Cheers.
Michael Gan

Sunday, April 26, 2009

Hospis Charity Bazaar 2009

This morning I woke up at 6.50am ..... my soul is already at the charity bazaar (if I remember corretly I had never been to such event - except the one I organize together with my LP11 buddies called the Caring Day 1998).

As usual I had 1 liter of water every morning before whitening my teeth and doing my morning calls. I proceed with my daily reminder ie. I wrote in my dairy " I am very happy that I am now strong and healthy" (been writing this almost close to 4 years) and follow with my morning prayer "Da Bei Cho".

Go down to my condominium cafeteria to had my breakfast and buy newspaper. After that, call my member that I am ready to go and we adjourned at 9 am to Hospis in Cheras and reach there in 20 minutes time ...... wow there were so many cars and quite a huge crowd there already. So walk around all the booths and see look and at last start to purchase some items (of course I need to buy coupons first. Aiyah, for a guy .... going buy things .... very fast .... use up RM214 in less than 1 minutes. The rest of the money buy some drinks and foods. No doubt it is so hot but the atmosphere make the place so cool.

Being on my 25th months remission now, I am not able to withstand the heat, so we make a move at around 10.30am.

A new experience for me.

Cheers.
Michael Gan