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 26/9/2009)
Day 17 in Lourdes
NOVENA DAY 9
This morning, You went to the bath on the carriage.
At the bath, one of the hospitaliers by the name of Sean, gave dad his contact card. He was going back to Ireland the next day. He wanted us to keep in touch and to let him know your progress in the future.
That same day, Julian, another bath volunteer who has been seeing You almost on a daily basis, gave You a little snow globe, that had tiny figurines of Bernadette kneeling before Our Lady.
He too would be leaving Lourdes, and flying home to Australia. He told Dad and Mom that You have been able to immerse your whole head into the water lately.
Day by day, we witnessed You getting a little better.
After the bath, and the usual spending of some time at the grotto, we pushed your carriage to the opposite side of the stream and stayed in the sun till about 2 pm.
Once again, it was a beautiful, sunny day.
Today, You wanted to tan only your legs. So Dad had to position your carriage at an angle that had the shade of the tree on your face with your legs exposed to the sun.
After a while, You managed to bring yourself up to a sitting position.
