THE FINAL CHAPTER : A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY (Sept 2009 to Jan 2010)
At the Grotto of Our Immaculate Conception, in Lourdes
Daniel (14+ years old) Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Day 6 in Lourdes …
Today is your 4th day in Lourdes Hospital.
“We’d like to do a second scan on Daniel …” the doctor informed us when he came to see You first thing in the morning.
He said that it was not possible for the hemorrhage to cause You to sleep so much. You had been drowsy and sleepy since admission and that was not a normal reaction. The nurse wheeled You in your bed, out to the scan room.
After the scan, the nurse brought You back to your room. Your eyes were closed.
Barely 10 minutes passed, when the nurse came back to tell us that the doctor has asked for a third scan, this time with contrast.
Apparently, the doctor noticed some unfamiliar image.
Unfamiliar image …
That phrase alone was enough to make your mother’s skin crawl and hair stand on ends. Mom threw a glance at You and noticed that You were sleeping quite peacefully.
You were pushed out again in your bed.
Dad and Mom waited for You in your room, this time with agitation.
Dad was staring out of the window while Mom was pacing about, going out of her mind with worry. Hysteria was gnawing at her nerves by the second.
It was really frightening not knowing what was happening to You.
Your last Chinese New Year in Genting Highlands in Feb 2009.
