Ouch!

Went to the dentist this morning to get some of sensitive teeth sealed and two minor fillings done. When it was time to sign the insurance submission paper, I got a shock over the amount to be submitted. $1080!!! Not bad for 40 mins of work, doc!

On a sad note, an online photographer friend in Malaysia is now in a 50/50 chance surviving condition. At first, he was in the hospital to take out his appendix but the doc discovered it was colon gangrene! He was on the respiratory machine and was recovering for a while when we got the bad news yesterday. Part of his lungs collapsed and now inflated with the help of a machine, his kidney has shut down, blood pressure and heartbeat are too low and weak. I’m just so dishearted to hear all that. The only communication we had before was through MSN and he is such a crazy guy. I also had a chance to meet up with him last year but through miscommunication, each of us thought we were too busy to meet up. Doh! So, Mike… you can do it. Be strong and fight. Your friends at PK are rallying for you to be STRONG.

Another sad note is that he doesn’t have insurance so his hospital bills (surgery, stays in ICU etc) will come to tens of thousands of ringgit. Our PK forum is setting up a fund and trying to help with whatever amount we can.

But Mike, you HAVE to BE STRONG & FIGHT. You have to come out of this trial.