Saturday, October 21, 2017

HOW'S YOUR WEEK?

"As the week ends, I thank You Lord for your daily mercies and grace."




Last Saturday, October 14, 2017, as I prepared for Glenn's birthday, Mama's blood pressure shoot up at 2:00 AM to 168/90. She was vertiginous and nauseous. Before lunch,  she told Papa  that she wanted to go to the hospital where she was confined due to hypertension. After several tests, her CT -Scan confirmed that she had a very mild stroke. Thank You Lord that there were no serious effect on her physical abilities. Thank You for keeping her safe. She needs to take a rest but generally she is fine. Thank You.


Nanay Gloria (Glenn's mother) on the other  hand, had flu and though she was not able to attend the actual celebration, she still cooked the assigned meals to her and we managed to push Glenn’s birthday celebration in the afternoon. She literally could not get up that night and had to take a rest for the week but now she's good. Thank You.


By Monday, Glenn is scheduled for his check up. It was only by noon that I learned that Cyrene was feverish as I dressed them to get ready to go to the hospital to Mama and Papa. She and her Ate Cassey would stay there because no one would be with them when we bring Glenn to another hospital for his checkup. At night, she was down with fever at 39.7 °C and was throwing up. It was a good thing that throwing up lasted only until Tuesday. Her pediatrician assured that she was not dehydrated and that it was not Kawasaki. She was given medicines and her temperature was more stable. She was not able to go to school until Thursday but she was was very eager by Friday. Thank You.





As for Glenn, thank You will never be enough. Every day is a miracle from You.


And though I missed some appointments, I thank You for the suspended classes last Monday and Tuesday — school preparation for Ate Cassey had been ticked off my list. We hardly had time to review for her exams but what’s more important is the life lesson that we learned this week. Because of the circumstances, I couldn’t bring her lunch so we agreed that she’ll have packed lunch last Wednesday. She was teary-eyed as I said goodbye that morning, but she agreed that it’s time for me and Cyrene to go home. I had to take Cyrene with me -- even she has a fever-- in dropping Ate Cassey to school because no one would look after her at home. By Thursday and Friday, Ate Cassey is used to eating lunch at school by herself. Also yesterday (Friday), she had to wait for me at the school clinic for more than an hour because I was the last parent to pick up her child. Apparently, there was a change in their schedule and it was only after an hour when someone was finally able to reach me and told me that Cassey was waiting. I thought she was already crying by then but she was playing with the school nurse's daughter when I arrived. I learned to let her go (a little), and she managed to be independent. Thank You.



Today, Mama, Nanay and Cyrene are better. And although Papa’s BP was high at 2:00 this morning, he is now OK at 110/70. 

We all have our own stories. Your week is probably busier than mine, but the week is almost over. Congratulations, we survived!


"Lord, this week is a very hectic week. I thank You for sustaining us all with your love and mercies to get through." 

                                                           









Sunday, October 1, 2017

Remembering QATAR




It's been a year since I set foot on that foreign land.
To those who welcomed me in their houses for free,
                   who fed me for free,
                   who dropped me to and picked me up from 
                           the hospital for free,
                   who silently cried and prayed with me, 
                   who treated me as a member of their family,
             I hope you know how thankful I am for ALL of you.
            Thank you for showing me God's kindness and generosity.