Foot and Mouth Disease

I have not been managing to write as many entries as I would like to have written. I guess that's OK though, considering how long my entries have been so far. My new class has been going well. I like the way I have handled this class. I'm almost as good as I was with the last class I handled before temporarily moving to PDT. My new trainees are also very nice to me, although some of them are a bit slow to pick up on some of the concepts. But's that OK.

I visited Dr. Joy, my customer service-oriented dentist, last Sunday. My gums had starting bleeding and hurting again. She was as nice as ever, and as usual she scolded me for not flossing regularly. Still, she noted that my gums had improved somewhat since the last time she saw them. Yehey. She just cleaned my teeth to get rid of some of the stuff that was making my gums bleed, and she assured me that bleeding was normal given that my gingivitis had not yet completely healed. All I had to do was to continue with my dental regimen (including flossing) and I would be fine in a few weeks. Great.

My Mom on the other hand has a cyst in her foot. It's nothing major, but sometimes she finds it a bit difficult to walk. She didn't want to tell me about it at first because she thought that I wouldn't have enough money to pay for the operation she needs to get rid of the cyst. Although that's actually true at the moment, I will get my 13th month pay in a few weeks. I will use the money to pay for my Mom's operation. She's very nervous about anything that has to do with her health, and I will do anything to help ease her mind. Of course it does mean that Christmas will be a bit tight this year, especially since I have to start paying for the house we're renting in Pasig now that my aunt's retired, but that's OK. I just need to budget the money that I have well. It will all work out, I'm sure.