Less than a week after returning from Brisbane, I underwent surgery.
The bottom lashes of both my eyes had been growing inwards for the longest time. They poked and rubbed against my eyes each time I blinked. I grew to live with the discomfort, so no one knew I had a problem until I started blinking really hard one day. At first, my family thought I had picked up the bad habit of blinking super hard, and I had to endure both the discomfort and their scolding! Poor me!
Despite their scolding, I continued to blink really hard and my eyes turned red one day. Mommy took me to the pediatrician who suspected I was allergic to something. Mommy wasn't quite convinced so she took me to the National Eye Centre ("NEC") for a thorough check. It was the NEC which broke the news to Mommy that I needed surgery, and quite urgently, as my eyes had already been scratched up pretty badly by my lashes. The doctor said he could see the scars on my eyes and an infection had caused my eyes to turn red. He prescribed an antibiotic eye drop and a date was fixed for me to undergo an operation after my trip to Australia. Mommy felt really guilty for scolding me...
I was under general anesthesia for the operation. After the procedure, the area under my eyes was bruised and bloody. I had to miss my school's field trip to the zoo, but I wasn't about to miss Mommy's cousin, Aunty Eu-An's wedding. I was looking forward to being a flowergirl! Mommy, Ah Ma and Ning Che Che cleaned my eyes and applied medication for me every day. Fortunately, by 20 June 2009 (the wedding day), my eyes were pretty again.
The solemnisation and wedding banquet were held at the Grand Ballroom of the Ritz Carlton Millenia Hotel. It was a lavish affair with about 800 guests. Aunty Eu-An praised me for doing well as her flowergirl!
The bottom lashes of both my eyes had been growing inwards for the longest time. They poked and rubbed against my eyes each time I blinked. I grew to live with the discomfort, so no one knew I had a problem until I started blinking really hard one day. At first, my family thought I had picked up the bad habit of blinking super hard, and I had to endure both the discomfort and their scolding! Poor me!
Despite their scolding, I continued to blink really hard and my eyes turned red one day. Mommy took me to the pediatrician who suspected I was allergic to something. Mommy wasn't quite convinced so she took me to the National Eye Centre ("NEC") for a thorough check. It was the NEC which broke the news to Mommy that I needed surgery, and quite urgently, as my eyes had already been scratched up pretty badly by my lashes. The doctor said he could see the scars on my eyes and an infection had caused my eyes to turn red. He prescribed an antibiotic eye drop and a date was fixed for me to undergo an operation after my trip to Australia. Mommy felt really guilty for scolding me...
I was under general anesthesia for the operation. After the procedure, the area under my eyes was bruised and bloody. I had to miss my school's field trip to the zoo, but I wasn't about to miss Mommy's cousin, Aunty Eu-An's wedding. I was looking forward to being a flowergirl! Mommy, Ah Ma and Ning Che Che cleaned my eyes and applied medication for me every day. Fortunately, by 20 June 2009 (the wedding day), my eyes were pretty again.
The solemnisation and wedding banquet were held at the Grand Ballroom of the Ritz Carlton Millenia Hotel. It was a lavish affair with about 800 guests. Aunty Eu-An praised me for doing well as her flowergirl!
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