THE FINAL CHAPTER : A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY (Sept 2009 to Jan 2010)
At the Grotto of Our Immaculate Conception, in Lourdes
Daniel (14+ years old) (Wednesday 16/9/2009)
Day 7 in Lourdes
5th day in Hospital (Pao)
Nothing in this world would have prepared Dad and Mom for what the doctor would soon say.
In his hands, was a large white envelop.
He was obviously holding the film of the scan. He brought it out of the envelop.
Dad and Mom watched silently.
The doctor finally spoke and said that the spine and back was "all normal."
Pause.
All normal?
Pause some more.
Was there a punchline?
Time stood still.
Your parents did not know how to respond to that.
The doctor repeated, "His back is all good."
"What about the prolapsed disc?" Dad and Mom asked almost simultaneously.
"There's no prolapsed here. This is a healthy spine," the doctor declared.
"He has a slipped disc at the tail end of the spine. It's in his MRI back home," Mom insisted.
"No, "the doctor said, shaking his head, "there is no slipped disc here. This is a healthy spine ..."
