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Catch up on each week's service, so you know what's going on for the elderly :D

Ximeng and Ruth met at 8am to head down to fetch Aunty Nelly for her appointment at J Clinic scheduled for 915am.

1) Aunty Nelly says that the areas affected by shingles still hurt and itch, but the doctor says that her condition is alot better already, but still sensitive.
*So remember not to touch them during service guys! Her upper arms especially!

2) She also had some fungus at her bum area which is better too. If i recall correctly, she says that she hasn't been using the fungal cream prescribed. But the doctor says that if she keeps her bum area clean, using the moisturizer given to her previously will suffice.

3) She was prescribed some medication (something like a painkiller) to take at night. The doctor told her that if her shingles hurt alot, she may take Panadol as well.

4) The doctor also wrote a Polyclinic referral letter for Aunty Nelly. She thinks this is better as Aunty Nelly is already taking her medications from the Polyclinic. In the event that she needs more medication or see a doctor, the doctor says that all we have to do is bring Aunty Nelly and the referral letter down (-:

5) According to the doctor, (based on the previous amount of medication prescribed if i'm not wrong) Aunty Nelly's next appointment at the polyclinic is on the 21st of May (2 months from her previous one). As for her next appointment with J Clinic, it is fixed on the 17th April, 2014 (Thursday) at 1030am (-:

So sorry for the late update guys! For some reason i have zero internet connection in school, might be my laptop :-/ hence i'm only posting now from home!

Also, Ximeng and i were very lucky to have bumped into Yang Sheng when we were about to set off to fetch Aunty Nelly, and he offered to give us a lift ((-: He also accompanied us all the way, and even sent us and Aunty Nelly home after the appointment, hence we did not spend any money on cab fare that day! Being rather fluent in dialects, his company was timely as Ximeng and i were unable to communicate very effectively with Aunty Nelly (given our below-proficient Hokkien >.<)
So thanks again Yang Sheng! Your help and presence was really appreciated ((-: hope you ll see this when you join us during Interim/EVC next year (-: