Yesterday, my mom complained that our room has too many mosquitoes. I asked her why, when she never sleeps inside our room. She told me that my son has mosquito bites. I was shocked with what she said when I always stayed at our room most of the time. So, I told her I am going to have the room sprayed so that the mosquitoes, if there’s any, will be killed.

When morning came, we were so surprised to see that the suspected mosquito bites spread all over his body including his face. That is when we realized that those were not mosquito bites but chicken pox blisters! So we decided not to send him to school. Since he didn’t have fever, we didn’t go to the doctor for check-up and decided to wait it out. But tonight, he incurred fever that is why I will be bringing him to the doctor tomorrow.

Since he has two siblings, I have asked him to at least keep distance especially with our youngest who is still a baby. He understands about his situation, so he just spent his time watching Discovery channel the whole day.

My son has been complaining about having acne all the time, he said that he feels inferior about it. No matter how much I tell him that it’s part of adolescence, he seems not convinced. We have tried a number of home-made remedies and over the counter drugs to help him prevent from having breakouts, but we cannot really do anything since he has to pass through this stage. I told him that if worst comes to worst, he might need a dermatologist to prescribe him the right drug for acnes. However, taking precaution is the best way to combat further problems especially when taking medications, there’s an online article I read about the implications that a strong dosage can do to a person, and it also mentioned about an accutane lawyer, who handles cases for people that are victim of the negative side effects of this drug. Accutane is only for severe acne infection, however it does have a bad side to it, if pregnant women takes this, there’s a big chance that their babies would develop complications and worst permanent damage. Like what I explain to my child, it doesn’t really matter if he has a lot of acne on his face because this is just a phase.

On the 4th of February, we celebrate the World’s Cancer Day with the theme “Cancer can be prevented too,” promoting the prevention of cancer through healthy habits. The International Union Against Cancer (UICC) is focusing on reducing the risk of developing cancer, by raising cancer awareness, it should encourage people to get checked for early detection, treatment and prevention. It is said that each year, over 12 million people are diagnosed with cancer, and most of them feels so helpless. But UICC aims to change this mindset by promoting simple measures by stopping tobacco use and avoid second-hand smoke exposure, limiting alcohol consumption, and forget about getting too much tan as it can cause skin cancer, balanced diet and regular exercise. This should address future challenges in preventing acquiring cancer.

I think, most of you will agree that prevention is better than cure if we advocate within ourselves a healthy lifestyle. Which reminds me today’s teaching in church; Pastor Bon mentioned about the revival of herbal medicines but in a more improved technology because we can now find Lagundi in capsule. God is truly amazing, he knows what we just need!