Sore Eyes last Week

Belle had conjunctivitis last week. She woke up last Wednesday with a red left eye. I knew at once that it was sore eyes. The guard downstairs had them, and Belle always "blessed" the man, calling him lolo. We didn't go to school anymore, because we might infect everyone.

I told Willy he had to drive us to see the pedia right away, since our driver pulled a disappearing act on us again. We had to borrow my brother's delivery van, because our car could not enter Makati that day.
We were caught by the smoke-belching cops! Rather, the cops flagged us down and subjected the van to a smoke belcher/detector thingy, and told us that our van failed the test. Argh!
When we finally got to the doctor, she told us that we were the third sore eyes case she had seen this year, considering it was only 3 days into regular clinic days. Conjunctivitis cases seem to be on the rise.

She gave us an ointment to put on Belle's eyes, and believe me when I tell you that putting medicine in a screaming toddler's eye is not a walk in the park!
The next day, Thursday, both Belle's eyes were infected, despite the constant hand-washing and rubbing with alcohol. Never mind, it was easier getting sore eyes in both eyes at the same time, rather than getting them 1 eye at a time.
I think, because we went to the doctor and asked for medicine at one, we must have caught the ailment when it was just starting. Belle's eyes never got really red and the stickiness was at a minimum. It wasn't like some of the cases I knew, when other people's eyes got really red and weepy and encrusted with pus-like stuff.
I just thank God that Willy, yaya and I were not infected. We must have used up a whole big bottle of alcohol in wiping down surfaces.
Belle's eyes are fine now, we went back to school yesterday and were given the go ahead to come to class.