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Ivan you are a very brave, strong and tough boy. We are all very proud of you!

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It was 3am on Wed 10/6/09, when SW & I were awakened by a loud scream by Ivan. It was not his typical cry of pain/hunger, I immediately thought that it might be a bad colic attack. Little did we know it would turn out to be so much more than that! SW & I tried all methods; from putting ‘Yu Yee’ oil , rubbi ng boiled eggs on his stomach to praying in tongues – none worked! Ivan’s loud s creaming cry would reduce gradually but only to recur in 1/2 hrs gap. It was when he started to vomit that we knew it could be more than just colic. From 3-8am that fateful day, he threw up a bout 6-8 times. Even water could not be retained in his little tummy. At about 8am, we drove off to Ooi’s clinic to have Ivan checked. Dr Ooi diagnosed it as virus infection & colic. It must have been a serious enough case coz Dr Ooi gave qui te a lot of medicine. When we went home & gave Ivan his 1 st dose of medicine, he seemed a bit relieved. Soon he started to vomit again. Despite not having muc