HFMD scare

was just thinking today was going to be a great day for cell group when aileen came in, all serious, and said:

'kids, we need to send you home now.'

amidst all the groans/whines/pouts she continued:

'yes, i will explain to you all why, ok? apparently, xxx got HFMD last week.'

you should have seen the faces of all the children.

*gasp!*

*shock!*

*gape*

someone even gasped, put a hand to her heart and staggered backwards.

they are such funny kids, i tell u.

well, so we sent them home and called all their parents. then one parent called back, all frantic, and said her child had rashes.

ok i'm not a parent, so i don't know much about HFMD (though now i do) so i went down to the clinic with them. thank God it was a false alarm.

i guess it did turn out to be a "good day" after all. i know to what extent i care for them. i was worried sick when the parent called; my goodness i was at such a loss.

and then i also had a very good talk with the girl's mom. i didn't have a great impression of the mom, but wow, now it's totally different. found out things about the family background and i could really tell that she loved her kids.

aiyah, can finally understand her. :)

edit: sorry ah, very tired out from all the worry. this was really what happened.

-msn conversation-

Ms. Meow : the margarita says:
someone really got hfmd last week

Ms. Meow : the margarita says:
then the mom didn't have my number so couldn't contact me

Ms. Meow : the margarita says:
so she rushed down at 8 to tell me just now

Ms. Meow : the margarita says:
but i was busy with other kids so she talked to aileen

Ms. Meow : the margarita says:
then aileen came in to tell the kids to go home lor

Ms. Meow : the margarita says:
so poor thing they were having fun lor

Ms. Meow : the margarita says:
then heidi's mom called and she thought heidi might have symptoms

Ms. Meow : the margarita says:
i freaked man

Ms. Meow : the margarita says:
i seriously freaked out.

Ms. Meow : the margarita says:
then heidi's mom called at 920

Ms. Meow : the margarita says:
we went to see the doc tog

Ms. Meow : the margarita says:
FALSE ALARM

Ms. Meow : the margarita says:
so relieved can

Ms. Meow : the margarita says:
i was so worried