health is wealth

it's 3.40 am and yet i'm still up. i just grabbed the opportunity to check all my online accounts and to write some updates as well. i've been really sickly this year (and still i dont follow the doctor's order strictly). no serious health problem though ( i didnt go to the ecg/chest x-ray session yet nor the blood tests, pasaway!). the last one was that weeklong lbm (i had flu on the second day of lbm, i thought it was dengue but it wasnt). we'll i wasnt the only one in the house who had that weeklong lbm, my brother had it almost the same time as i had it. it wasnt even a normal lbm for me for i wasnt actually getting rid of any bowel but a stinky, dark water. it came to a point where i lost control over my @ss that i had to wear ... okay, i wont go much into details. but i've been brave facing it. i tried moving much about (despite the headaches), ate lotsa fruits (and anything i could swallow though they dont taste good for me) and drank lotsa ionic water (a.k.a CMD in water)and other fluids available (hence, i felt really bloated). monday came and i was able to pass gas, at last! i longed for one for i wasnt able to do it the whole week. it was then too when things went back to normal. my brother too seemed to recover from that malady (as i wanna call it) but not for long for my dear brother. tuesday came and he had his torso and thighs numb. the morning after, he had difficulty walking until he cant really move. it wasnt usual to see him just lying on the bed for he was quite an active person (at least more active than me). my parents had to go to work so im the only one who could assist him (though i wasnt really useful for im such a bad nurse, i let him eat 4 hours past his meal time, i would scold him if he tries getting up and i pretend so much that i dont care, just to hide my emotions). it realy pains me to see him struggling to even move his legs when lying on the bed (he'd call me or mom to move it for him). nobody at home can carry him coz he's so big so my mom let the doctor and the nurse come over. he had his last liter of dextrose this evening but he can still barely move his limbs (though he tried so much to). the doctor said he just lack electrolytes in his body that caused his numbness. we found out later that during the time he had the lbm, he skipped drinking ionic water (or any other fluid) and didnt eat much. haay, that lbm pala could end up to something serious as death. that night when he felt severe numbness, he looked as if he just got a mild stroke. and he cried so much coz he thought he's gonna die. if he just wasnt that picky on food just like me, and was obedient enough to drink that tasteful CMD/lotsa ionic water, this wouldnt happen. my mom and i havent had a decent sleep since then. i just fetched our nanny (who took care of us since birth but now works at my aunt's) this evening  so she can look after him while i do the stuff that i wasnt able to. but up to this morning (which is 4.27 am now for i had to get up several times to attend to him) i havent done any. nanny (we fondly call her Taning from Ate Annie eversince i can remember) can only stay for the weekends. she already did lot of household chores last night so i let her sleep. she wakes up early so i know, she'll take over tomorrow. i just pray my brother would get better soon. he's my only brother and i dont wanna lose him. lesson learned? dont take any little ailment for granted. eat healthy. exercise regularly. sleep early. haay,g'morning na.