Rowin and I were challenged in understanding
every hospital signs translations and communicating with doctors and staffs
speaking very little English. On the other hand, they were very patient to
explain their intention and were helpful, accommodating every request we have just
to reduce the trauma for Aim (imagine IV injection through the hand vein
instead of the head!)
Sleepy Zek was supportive and
cooperative all those times, getting a lot less of his regular night sleep
without any single protest though we have been going very early in the morning
usually between midnight to the wee hours in the morning. He just spent most of
his time turning the hospital TV into his personal entertainment watching
cartoon cable TV Channel even if it was in Chinese languages. He alternated this
with his math worksheets or computer games, things he cannot just do on a
regular day of lesson time. And the best part of each trip was a Mcdo breakfast
meal, just like his daddy promised!
Zek was also curiously observing the
reactions of each patient child in the E.R getting their infusion shot mostly
done on the head for babies and on extremities for some toddlers. But he never
did watch Aim’s turn to get the IV injection. He somehow felt his pain too.
Being in the medical profession (though
I was not able to practice full-time after marriage), I thought that I have enough
health safeguards to keep my family from getting ill often or to at least
prevent those critical ones. But the reality is that in spite of my full-time personal
home care, being cautious in everything we do, overly protective in their
activities, practicing hygienic routines and keeping the floor sanitized if not
squeaky clean, they still easily can catch colds. Zek has coughs, sometimes
with fever, almost every month and it the same with me and my husband. Aim’s
diarrheal bouts, in all likelihood due to his G6PD, cow’s milk allergies,
lactose intolerance or Gastroenteritis is like a never ending battle for him
since birth accompanied. He vomits at some occasion and his skin rashes never
go away.
These situations lead me all back to
our Almighty, God our Healer, our Creator and the Most High.
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and
lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways
submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” PROVERBS 3:5-6
Every IV injection to Aim’s body quiet us down to pray on our
own ways that the nurse will get it in one attempt, that may the therapy being
done without undergoing the same procedure again up to the time we checked out,
hoping that it will always be the last. Aim got five times of IV injections
within our four visits that made his arms and feet swollen, had fifteen times
bowel movement in less than 16 hours and he lost almost 2 kilos in which was hard
gained since birth. We can feel some of his bones directly under his skins. We
do not get tired carrying him for long hours during the entire IV sessions and even
back home since he does not have the energy to cry anymore, has totally lost
his appetite and shows no interest about his surroundings.
This is such a low point for us and in this entire event we keep
humbly seeking God’s wisdom and guidance for it is always a rewarding feeling whenever
the medications, therapies or any treatment done are showing signs of good
effect.
Healing is a long course of action in any aspects and our faith
in God too is still a work in progress that we may keep it all high up to Him.
My prayer is that may God guide us to pursue His will in our
daily struggles in life and that we may make use of our sacrifices and
suffering to be our submissions and offerings to Him.
