The other day a mother came
to the hospital with some other people and was carrying a four year
old boy who looked asleep I was concerned and followed her into the
area where the sisters discuss with the patient
After some discussion Sr Daria was asking the mother to sit the child up so that she could give some crushed pills and water The mother
shook the boy squeezed his face and shook him to try to wake him up It became obvious he was unconscious I became alarmed and noticed that his breathing was very rapid and shallow in a very short time the sisters carried him off to the ward I learned later that they had taken him to
a government hospital reporting that he had had some seizures and was given some very minimal meds and sent home where he got worse The
sisters accurately diagnosed malaria which was confirmed by lab tests
the next day they gave him anti seizure meds. and other anti malarial
weapons later in the day I went by the ward to check on him and found that he was still unconcious I feared for his life and gave the mother a pat on the shoulder to show my support for her We all agreed the case needed prayers and later that night after supper I mentioned to Fr Priscus about the case and how sad it was to see that young mother holding that 4 year old son, to big for her lap, and trying to wake him ^p He asked if they were Catholic so that he co^ld anoint him He told me very often anointing would turn people around quickly Sr Daria called back and said the family was Muslim We all prayed and the next day he woke up I stopped in to see him on the way to the ultrasound room and Sr Daria went with me and told the mother that we had all prayed
for him He was still sleeping after being up for a while but I smiled
at the Mom and went to work Two days later she came with Sister to my room and said to tell me she did not want to leave before thanking me for my prayers for her son I felt privledged to be with those who had helped a young Muslim mother who witnessed some caring Christians and the power of Jesus
After some discussion Sr Daria was asking the mother to sit the child up so that she could give some crushed pills and water The mother
shook the boy squeezed his face and shook him to try to wake him up It became obvious he was unconscious I became alarmed and noticed that his breathing was very rapid and shallow in a very short time the sisters carried him off to the ward I learned later that they had taken him to
a government hospital reporting that he had had some seizures and was given some very minimal meds and sent home where he got worse The
sisters accurately diagnosed malaria which was confirmed by lab tests
the next day they gave him anti seizure meds. and other anti malarial
weapons later in the day I went by the ward to check on him and found that he was still unconcious I feared for his life and gave the mother a pat on the shoulder to show my support for her We all agreed the case needed prayers and later that night after supper I mentioned to Fr Priscus about the case and how sad it was to see that young mother holding that 4 year old son, to big for her lap, and trying to wake him ^p He asked if they were Catholic so that he co^ld anoint him He told me very often anointing would turn people around quickly Sr Daria called back and said the family was Muslim We all prayed and the next day he woke up I stopped in to see him on the way to the ultrasound room and Sr Daria went with me and told the mother that we had all prayed
for him He was still sleeping after being up for a while but I smiled
at the Mom and went to work Two days later she came with Sister to my room and said to tell me she did not want to leave before thanking me for my prayers for her son I felt privledged to be with those who had helped a young Muslim mother who witnessed some caring Christians and the power of Jesus
Hi Dad! Keep posting, I like your stories. love, elena
ReplyDeleteThanks Elena I wil try internet is very slow and sometimes impossible
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