Lately...

While Kieran and I were in Kuching he came down with an ear infection. We experienced a Malaysian hospital and thought all was said and done. Well a week into the antibiotics and the ear was not improving, but getting worse. His ear was almost closed entirely from the swelling and he had a huge swelling behind his ear. After two more emerg visits and another Dr visit we were finally referred to an ENT specialist. Rob raced him up to Bandar to see the specialist. They wanted to admit him there as the infection had spread into his brain. Since we lived an hour from Bandar they agreed to let him have his treatment in the KB hospital. We arrived in the hospital shortly before 5 and tried to prepare him mentally for the IV he was about to receive. If any of you know Kieran closely, you would know he doesn't do well with the dentist or any medical procedures. So as willing as he seemed to be brave about the IV, when the time came for the needle to be inserted he freaked. It took 5 nurse and 2 men to restrain him. It was a horrible but necessary scene! Since then we are at the hospital 3 times a day getting IV antibiotics. He now is miraculously better and should be done treatment by tomorrow. He will still be on oral antibiotics for awhile, but thank God he is better. We're hoping his ear will be totally healed by Xmas so he can still take his scuba diving lessons.