Yesterday at choir practice, Eunice Chi gave a small devotion. And as much as I'm embarassed to say it, I was zoning out. She talked about how her family was rained upon with illnesses and strokes, and how God dealt with each situation. It was a great devotion, but I was thinking to myself, "Wow, these are great stories, but they don't really apply to me at the moment."
Later that night, I got online and my mum sent me a message through skype. "Pray for Anna," she said, "She was brought to ER earlier today. God willing they will come on Thursday instead. Pray that she will get well, otherwise they will not all come at all."
When anyone mentions the ER, I start freaking out. The ER could mean anything. I have a vivid and scary memory of the ER a few years ago; one that forever scared me away from pursuing an education in medicine. I was outside the ER when a tricycle came roaring up to the entrance. A woman came out, bawling like a baby, holding swaddling clothes, presumably with a baby inside. That image freaked me out. What happened to the baby? Did the baby get hurt? badly? or is it worse? I just stood there frozen, dazed, scared. I wouldn't be able to handle that type of situation.
Thus, I'm forever scarred, and I'll never become a doctor. And now I freak out when anyone mentions the ER.
So I asked my mum what happened.
"[Anna] has flu and respiratory infection."
I figured, it could've been worse. But that's still scary. A baby with respiratory infection? Day and night I'd imagine what it must be like to have the flu.. Puking into trash cans, laying in bed, all that sweating...Poor Anna!
So I prayed, and I got other people to pray for Anna as well. I didn't know if she was feeling terrible or not. I know I'd feel terrible. I just had a cold last week and I felt miserable. How much more for a baby?Anyway, the next day (today) I went to my sister's blog. She had updated it. You can read it below.
I learned two things from this experience.
1) Trust God
2) I've got the cutest niece in the world.
2 comments:
she is really cute lawrence!
I wanted to start reading your blog when you switched from facebook, but I forgot, until today Joey was reading it while I was with him, and I was like, oh yeah...so now I bookmarked it :)
s.spinella
Thanks for blogging this, Lawrence.
Yeah, it's scary to have a sick baby.
We went to the doctor today and he said she is looking really good. Her fever is gone so he said if she continues to get better and her temperature stays normal, we can fly this Wednesday.
Oh, and she has a respiratory virus, not an infection. It could lead to an infection but thankfully hasn't, so that is good! The doctor seems to think the worse is over.
Your ER story is so sad! That's going to haunt me now, too.
Thanks for your prayers, Law.
We can't wait to see you!
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