DOT 95 : COMPLAINTS

THE FINAL CHAPTER : A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY (Sept 2009 to Jan 2010)

At the Grotto of Our Immaculate Conception, in Lourdes

Daniel (14+ years old) 

Saturday, September 12, 2009  

Day 3 in Lourdes …

You slept the rest of the day ... 

and through the night, quite peacefully. You only opened your eyes during periodic checks by the nurses, and went back to sleep right after.

That night, on the companion bed, Mom gloomily re-played the events of the day in her mind over and over again. 

Her head throbbed at the millionth question. 

So many questions, but not one answer. 

Not one good answer. 

You came here with back pains, she reflected to herself, and ended up with head pains too.

It suddenly struck Mom right at that moment that she did not hear You complaint about your back pains the entire day. 

You have been resting and lying in bed, in the hotel and then in the hospital, in one position. Since your slipped disc, You have not been able to lie down flat in one position for long. 

You would be shifting here there, left right, side to side, to try to alleviate the discomfort of your back. 

Today, the whole day, You lay on your back in one position. 

Yet strangely, there had been no complaints at all about your back. 

But your head... 

Dear God, what was going on with the head?

It just did not make sense ... 

 

 Hello God ...