Today, my faith is tested.
My little Sam has been acting up too much already and I cant handle it anymore. Her tantrums are annoying and she can't be of help mostly.I have to bring her to a shrink. I thought my sister would accompany me, but since her back is excruciatingly painful, she will stay. So while I was prepping up, almost ready to vamoose, I saw her putting on her pants and she said she's going to see her doctor too. I thought it was her usual pain, yet she told me to hurry up all of a sudden, her face wan and silently screaming in pain. Haphazardly I grabbed my things, and as I was about to step out the room,the mirror fell off on the floor in front me along with my scream. The wind blew too heavily that it seeped to the small opening of the window pushing the mirror outwardly.I heard from someone that whenever a mirror breaks it means bad luck.---of which I think isn't true, although I would admit I got also scared.My sister became nonchalant of the shattered glasses strewn all over the floor. She told me to leave it for later as she couldn't handle the pain anymore, and I felt the sense of urgency. Hailed a cab and rushed to the clinic and unfortunately what loomed before us was an enormous queue almost filling up the whole seating capacity of the clinic, around 50 heads.A few minutes after, she ran to the rest room and vomited at the sink and felt a relief.Although her lower back was still screaming in pain. Honestly, I was afraid. Being her older sister, and seeing her like that, I have to show her source of strength. I told her to withstand it and even mention to her how many more painful stuffs I have gone through in the past that I was able to overcome. Besides the fear that it isn't anything serious, I was also thinking back how I would be able to settle this financially, knowing that our HMO has limited coverage and most laboratory tests and consultations are expensive and are to be reimbursed.My mind was praying earnestly she would be OK. For her,our trip to Mount Elizabeth ER was the longest ever, as she was calling out in pain. She was given heavy painkillers as it is deemed to be kidney stones. The staffs were dominantly Filipinos which gave us some sort of confidence that somehow, she will be taken cared of.
She dozed off with alleviating pain from the injections.Her friends, our room mate was so obliging that they helped us financially knowing that we've recently moved and practically tapped out.This gave a relief instantly. Thank God we are surrounded with really good friends.I cant think of any one else to call to. She was still a bit groggy due to the morphine injected, but we got to get going for the next step. She said the pain is manageable. Lunch passed too quickly. As we were passing some boutiques in Orchard, she was already also looking at things, window shopping in other terms, like the way we usually do when we are together at the mall. That was an indication that she's back. We quickly went to the Samsung service center and had my phone fixed, after 45 minutes, Sam is 100% in commission. The technician replaced the bloated battery and gave her a complete reflash or she said update. I'm extremely delighted. The day ended with her eating the famous Wally's ice cream in Orchard, she said, she haven't tried it before. Tomorrow, we shall return to the clinic for Xray and CTScan which is hopefully available at Fullerton. Today the good this is that she's ok and there's already the light beaming at the end of the tunnel.
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I realized, God puts meaning to all of the things happening to us.As I was cleaning the broken mirror when we got home,I thought that isn't really a bad luck as opposed to what other people say. After all, I am lucky that the time stalled was because that nick of time saved me.I could've been hit by the glass or it shattered all over my toes. It isn't also coincidental that my sister and I had similar off today for nothing. I was there for her succor, so that I could take her at the hospital when she was in dire pain. I came here in SG to work with her because we were going to look after each other no matter what. His divine reason for things is timely. He knows rightfully when it will happen.
I trust that all will be for both favors because I trust Him.
~h
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