Angel: Day 9 update

Angel passed away at 5-45 a.m today. I just got a call from my mom. I tried to talk to my sister, but she was not in a position to talk to me. Please join me in praying for angel to attain a peaceful moksha.

Angel: Day 8 update

Angel had a brain hemorrhage yesterday night. The doctors discovered that she also has a high fever. The hope of her survival is diminishing as every day passes by. I am on the phone for hours every day talking to my sister. I miss her so much, I wish I was right next to her. I come from a family which is very religious, my parents, my sister's inlaws and my aunts every one of them took the horoscope of the baby and my sister and visited 4 different priests who are well known for their astrological predictions. Every one of them has given the same answer, the baby will not survive. They have even given the date and time as to when the end may come. The date is Oct 24th, time is 9-30 a.m.

Thank you all for your prayers.

Angel : Day 6 update

Angel had some internal bleeding in her brain yesterday, it was minimal and it stopped after some time. The doctors gave her medicines to control that. My sister is currently faced with a dilemma. Her husband J visited her at my mom's place and spoke to her in a very nice manner and kept telling her that he loves her and does not want her to sink in to depression. He also mentioned that, doctors have not given guarantee that the baby will be healthy without any birth defects. The following scenarios may happen:
- The baby might have speech and hearing disabilities
- Mental disabilities
- Sight problems

Again, these are just some probabilities that may or may not happen. J said that as parents they are the ones who have to go through the mental trauma of seeing their child suffer. More over this is a girl child, how do we handle it when she attains puberty and is mentally retarded, or has any other disabilities? J firmly said that they both have to take a decision soon. But he didn't really go into details on the so called "decision". He also told my sister that after 2 months when the baby is handed over to them, he will not take any responsibility for bringing up the child. On one hand he was all soft and nice, on the other he is also extremely practical and just doesn't care whether his words will cause hurt to the other person, the other person being his wife and my sister,my best friend. I called her an hour ago, all I could hear was her crying. She said "I see my baby everyday lying in the incubator, how can I bring myself to tell the doctor to remove the life sypport system?? what do you think I should do?". I did not know what to say as I am a mother myself.

Angel - Day 4 update

My little angel is in the incubator and on the ventilator right now. She had a high sodium and potassium content in her body, the doctors treated her and reduced the levels. Yesterday she had some platelet defficiency, so the doctors had to give some blood to her. There is a pipe from her nose, there is another one stuck to her little feet, there is one from her belly button. She weighs 1.2 k.g and not 1 and a half pounds as I mentioned earlier, there was some confusion on my mom's part when she conveyed the news to me.

The doctors tried to remove the ventilator when they observed that the angel was responding well to the treatment, but the baby came down with violent convulsions, so they were forced to put the ventilator back. The doctors still maintain that the baby is in a critical stage, anything may happen at anytime.

May god give the strength to my sister to brave through this. I am at work, but I just can't seem to concentrate on anything. My sister was discharged yesterday, she broke down when she came home. She never thought that she would come empty handed. She became hysterical and violent I believe, my parents notified my aunts who have always been pillars of support for both of us. They immediately came and had to restrain her. Thank you all for your prayers, I will keep you updated on the angel's progress.

Please pray

I haven't been on the blogging scene for quite some time as I was really busy with my demanding job and the constant travel to UK.

My mom just called and told me that my little sister has delivered a baby girl, but I am not jumping with joy, my sister was due in November second week. This baby is just 1 and a half pounds I believe, and really tiny. Her internal organs are also not properly developed! My heart goes out to my sister. She has been through a lot in the last 2 years. Her marriage has been through turbulent waters, to top it all, she had a miscarriage last year.

The doctors have predicted an 70 (+) - 30 (-) chance of survival for the baby. We are praying for the well being of the little one. As I type this my eyes are tearing up. Please pray for her, that is all I ask for now. I am currently imagining my dad praying and my mom crying silently in a corner.

Please pray for the little angel, will you??