Numbers which Broke My Heart
Child, Health April 14th, 2010For those of you who have been reading my blog for more than a year, would remember my many efforts and many blog posts about how I used all sorts of ways to make sure that my boys would NOT get myopia.
I feel EXTREMELY strongly about them wearing spectacles. I do NOT like my boys to wear spectacles because being boys, they are active and I would NOT like to see their active lifestyle hindered by that two pieces of glass infront of his eyes.
Yes, there are Lasik and contact lenses; but to me, its a flaw. I do NOT like it. I am very Extreme when it comes to this. Prejudice, bias… yes that’s how I feel towards this four-eyed-issue.
So this letter completely broke my heart. I am blaming myself now for NOT doing more. Shit me!
A re-check has been scheduled for next month. Till then, I am still hoping that it is due to his ‘soft-spokeness’ which made the tester feel that he is unsure or might have heard him wrongly.
‘Cos that was what happened when he did his first eye-check in the Polyclinic few years ago. You know how ‘P‘ and ‘T‘ sound alike when they are said softly right? And not forgetting ‘S‘ and ‘F’ too.
Sigh…. maybe I am self-deluding… then again… till the re-check comes, I’m still hoping that it was a mistake made during the health check in school on 6th April.
April 14th, 2010 at 7:27 pm
hold on hold onnnnnnnn …. I hope it goes well – the re-check :)
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April 14th, 2010 at 7:52 pm
I’m praying hard for kitkit !! *cross fingers & toes*
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April 14th, 2010 at 9:40 pm
mommy, dun blame yourself..you had done what you can. hmm..his degree is the same as Charmaine, I think.
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April 14th, 2010 at 11:35 pm
Good luck for the re-test
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April 15th, 2010 at 2:58 am
I was a four-eyed gal, remember? so i know how it felt like.
No point blaming anyone, especially yourself ya. not all things are within our control. *hugz*
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April 15th, 2010 at 8:54 am
dont be too upset over yourself. it is a flaw but a flaw which we can live with. many kids do “outgrow” it though. I have seen kids who do not need glasses just after a couple of years into it. God can bring miracles! Pray for his blessing on keatkeat.
April 15th, 2010 at 9:32 am
Don’t be too hard on yourself. With the advent of internet, computer games and HP games, it’s so difficult to prevent myopia in children nowadays. I wouldn’t be surprised if Xuan acquired it this few years.
Just hope the re-check goes well.
Cheer up mummy!
April 15th, 2010 at 11:10 am
Just wait for the 2nd check. I brought YX to have his eye check last month and he too spoke so softly that the lady was not sure to pass him or not. haha
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April 15th, 2010 at 4:06 pm
Angeline, don’t be upset… You have done your best. I felt the same way too when I found Z had to wear specs.
April 15th, 2010 at 5:22 pm
Don’t blame yourself Angeline. As parents, we cannot control certain things when it may be genetically caused, like myopia. As long as you remind Keat Keat to take care of his eyes, I think it can be kept under control. In the meantime, I am also keeping my fingers crossed that it might be an error on the part of the nurse!
April 15th, 2010 at 5:49 pm
I was like tat too. But jus accept the fact else he keeps complaining he cant see the white board & etc.
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April 16th, 2010 at 12:04 pm
No point blaming yourself. There are things beyond our control and allow God to work His way in our life in the manner He knows best. Meanwhile, myopia doesnt make Keat Keat any less Keat Keat that you love and adore. All the best in the next test.
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April 22nd, 2010 at 7:49 pm
i think i will blame myself in future if my boy needs to wear specs, but i think it is unavoidable nowadays…
April 26th, 2010 at 9:36 pm
If the re-chk comes back with the same result, do bring him for a 3rd opinion, if u’re not confident with one done in sch. Can’t really blame them coz there’re so many students so they may actually rush thru things.