Howdy Ho!!!
What the heck happened to me, I used to be a blog adcit before and now, it's just that I've been very very very very very very very very very very lazy to update my blog.
Anyways, yeah, a LOT of stuff has been happening lately. Life changing stuff, if you know what I mean.
I would like to thank all my friends who gave me warm and sincere words of encourangement as my family go through this very tough time...
My dad had a ruptured artery and subarachnoid hemmorrhage in his brain Monday after Father's Day. I was having my physical exam when my fone rang n times. I ignored it thinking that it can wait. When I got the chance to hear my VM, it was my mom calling from the ambulance. My dad had a stroke at work, had a seizure and passed out. I was in a hurry to get to the hospital as soon as I heard it. It was so unbelievable at first, thinking that my dad even went jogging and swimming with us that night before. Seeing my dad lying unconsciously with all the apparatus attached to him was just so unbearable. My mom and I talked to the neurosurgeon and he needs to have the coiling for his aneurysm or else another stroke may happen and this time the doctors assured that he's not gonna survive. After waiting til 11 PM that day, the surgery was successfull. The next day, the doctor told us that he's having hydrocephalus and they might need to drill a hole in his head to suck the water out. One of the complications of the stroke. We prayed a lot that God will heal him so that they won't be needing to drill the hole. Thank God He answered our prayers. He stayed in the ICU for two weeks and then he was trasfered at the regular acute care for 5 days.
So far, he's doing alright. He's under coumadine treatment for his blood pressure. He had a DVT, too that will take 3 to 6 months to melt all the clot that formed in his stomach. (So many medical terms, huh?)
All his doctors were telling him how a lucky guy he is. He doesn't have the usual physical deformation of his body due to the stroke. Everybody was telling him that he looks so normal. His strength was normal, his reflexes, everything except for his blood pressure are all normal. It was a miracle.
We're still holding on to our prayer that may God heal him completely....
On the other hand, seeing someone you love in a very critical condition is very agonizing. Having the support of our family and friends helped us strengthen our faith in God.
As we know, dads are the breadwinners. I admit that it's really a big loss in our family as my dad go through disability for the meantime. But you know what, this is where my family has been tested in unity. Family that works as a team. Though some of our dreams has been blurred due to this event in our life, I know that God has better plan for us.
Sometimes, changes can be really hard but "All things work together for good".
