Hemophilia camp July 20-21
[Mood Status/ i am eating free food or sponsored food for a week now!! i need to start on diet!!]
hemophilia
is a hereditary illness that effects mainly the males in those
families.. it is a deficiency in the blood component that makes healing
of a wound difficult.. the patient would suddenly develop bleeding over
their bodies, and probably die with the slightest injuries.. [link]
Afif
is one of my regular hemophilic patients.. he was involved in an
innocent game of chase.. and as the result, he started to bleed inside
his knee and got swollen like a water balloon.. fortunately, the knee
although looked bad, did not require an emergency surgery like in some
cases..
our department was planning for this hemophilia family
day for weeks.. meetings after meetings.. talks and negotiations.. it
finally became a reality..
the Kelantan state’s first Hemophilia
camp and family day July 20-21.. at Perdana resort -Pantai Cahaya Bulan
PCB or the Moon-light beach..
the
first day was filled with courses and educational programs, targeting
the health care givers and parents of the hemophilia patients.. while
the kids.. well, they had their share of games and coloring contest..
it
was kinda sad.. that those children are discouraged even forbidden from
running, jumping or having contact games.. a simple thing like the
correct way of brushing your teeth, can be a matter of life and death,
as we were teaching the kids how to brush their teeth properly..
for some reason, hemophilia patients are prone to teeth problems and gum bleeding is very common
the way you brush your teeth, can be the difference between life and death for them
HUSM
are showing off with their mobile dental clinic.. if you can’t bring a
patient to a dental clinic, you bring the free dental clinic to them..
gotta to admit.. it is kinda impressive, as the 2 dentists handled the
big numbers of people non-stop in a small confinement at that parking
place..
even
in conducting these harmless-looking games.. we had 2 ambulances at
site.. in case they would developed bleeding over their bodies.. that’s
where i come in..
remember
kids.. if you notice any blood in your mouth or your limb is getting
swollen and painful.. inform your parents and camp organizers
immediately
i hate babysitting under the sun!! i look like a big tomato!!
and
soon enough, i have got the first victim of the day.. this kid Sharif
developed gum-bleeding while he was hoping in the swimming pool.. at
the end of factor IX infusion, he started crying as this regular
treatment can be really painful.. but life-saving..
during
my watch, i treated another 2 kids.. one was eating and developed
gum-bleeding.. and another sustained a small injury at his big toe and
started to bleed.. but northing’s serious, thank God..
the
program ended this afternoon with goodbyes and words of appreciation..
and award ceremony for the games conducted during the 2 days.. but
nothing beats the gratification we get from seeing all these kids
smiles and hear their laughter..
my skin is still red.. a bit itchy.. but glad this thing was over with.. successfully..
peace >:-)
