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It is me Rikki writing today! Well since we got back from Halong Bay Tom has been very ill...(read on) Although at first we thought it was just a headache from a few buckets in Hanoi it turns out it was not!! With a high fever and sweats the whole shabang all Tom needed was an overnight sleeper train to Hue. A cramped cabin with 4 bunk beds that barely fit poor Tom on!! His illness did not pass.
We arrived in Hue yesterday morning, the tour included a boat trip on the perfume river but with Tom so unwell I decided to stay with him in the hotel which had an unwanted guest in the bathroom (I got staff to remove the creature) Tom laid out on the bed and tossed and turned all day and night, despite my pleading of seeing a Doctor Tom said no. So I did not leave his side so we unfortunately did not see much of Hue so cant really say much about it.
When we woke this morning Tom was worse with rash and fever I had enough of his stubbornness and took him to what I thought was the hospital (taxi took us to private Doctor who was very nice and had chickens running about!!) So to conclude sorry to do this over email Liz, Steve, Nat but Tom said I had to do the blog as you'd worry, I shall remind him to text you later. So yes he has been diagnosed with Measles!!!!!! Doctor has given him drugs to ease pain etc that was this morning at 9:30am its 5:30 now and hes still not great. =[ But Doc did say will take 2-3days to recover.
Will do my best with him. He really wants some soup without noodles but his appetite is not all good! Well thats the story I best stop writing as I;m starting to babble on but as for Hue wHo knows!
Off back to Tom now, I've lost our laundry ooops
Much love
Rikki and Tom
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Nat Hello. Thank you for the update Rikki. Glad you're looking after Tom. Is he on medication? If you need anything you can call me anytime. Lots of love xxxxx
Rikki Hey Nat I tried talking to you on Facebook but I don't think you were online, I have no credit on my phone so I've used toms to text your mum and im giving her a update daily whether Tom likes it or not! He's on medication. But doc said will take few days to kick in, he seems fractionally better but I'd say the same. He had some soup last night well it was chopped toms really, kept it down. I went for breakfast and managed to smuggle some bananas and orange juice for him, he's eaten it too. Slowly but surely I hope he gets better sooner. We've got few days at this hotel then a flight to ho chi Minh city. So plenty of rest, I went to find laundry yesterday got a bit lost and Tom was worried about me!!! He even text! But I wish we were home at the minute just tried running him a bath, cold!
Anne So sorry to hear Tom is so poorly. Do hope he soon feels better. Hang in there Rikki you sound to be doing a great job looking after him. Only just found about that he is ill as been on holiday in Greece - weather left a lot to be desired but had a couple of good days at the end, it was a good break anyway. Thinking about you both and hoping Tom soon feels better. Love from us all Anne xx
Nat Ok thanks Rik... On the bright side he wanted to lose weight!! Message me if u need anything xx
zoe ehiogu PAM HERE!! (well not really it is Zoe typing for Pam !!!!! as she could never have got to this blog by herself!!!!) Hope by the time you get this Tom is feeling better and you are able to get on with the rest of your trip x x x love from us all x x x
Judd Good to hear that you are feeling a little better. Really? Or was it for mum's benefit? Whichever, stick at it Rikki. You have been a star. Yup he'll be grumpy, not like me or Nat who only do drama! Shame you aint seen Hue or much of Hoi An, but getting him better is a must. Keep us all posted on developments. Shame about the result but the big one is really at Blackpool tomorrow night (Monday) xx
Andrew and Deb Sorry to hear you've not been well. I hope you can start to enjoy your trip again. Oliver, Max and Daisy send their love. I bet your mum will has been worried sick.
Julie april - Amie, I wish I could put my finger on why I love this picrute so much, but for now, the words fail me nevertheless, it's beautiful, and with such a cool setting I can't wait to see the rest! LOVE IT!!!!