An eventful trip back to Malaysia from New Orleans

I went back to Malaysia on April 16, I was supposed to stay in Malaysia for five days only and then fly back to the US with Boon Hong and the two kids. My trip took an interesting turn right from the start. My flight from New Orleans to Dallas was delayed for five hours and that make me missed the flight to Tokyo. The airport agent offered me a free hotel stay in Dallas so I can catch another flight to Tokyo the next day. I was pretty upset because that means I will lost another day in Malaysia. Then he offered me another alternative, rather than flying west to Tokyo, I got on a flight to Frankfurt, Germany and then I took another flight to Singapore from Germany. I had a long layover in Frankfurt and I even went down to Frankfurt city for a few hours to bump around. My total travel duration for that trip was 42 hours. It was the longest trip I took.

Anyway, we were supposed to fly back to New Orleans on April 26 from Singapore. Isaac has been sick since I got back with cough and runnig nose and it got worse progressively. Boon Hong took Isaac to the doctor the night before we depart and then again on the morning of our departure. The doctor we saw on the morning of our departure did an chest x-ray and confirmed that Isaac has pneumonia. We immediately cancel our flight that night from Singapore. Isaac was hospitalized immediately. He had antibiotic injection by IV and then nurse was giving a breathing device every few hours. It was quite a traumatic experience for little Isaac and the parents.
Isaac in his hospital crib in Puteri Specialist Hospital in Johor Bahru. Puteri is probably one of the best private hospital in Johor area. The facility is pretty good but still not quite as nice as the hospital room we encountered in Houston or New Orleans. The hospital room in Houston has free wi-fi and satellite TV and there is also a guest bed for the family member accompanying the patient. Puteri hospital provided a folding armchair for the parent accompanying the child. However, we are very happy with the services there, all the nurses are quite friendly and helpful.

Meredith visiting her brother in the hospital. Isaac stopped crying when he gets to roam around the hospital hallway.

Isaac had to go back to the hospital for 3 more days of antibiotic injection after he was discharged.