he's probably the chubbiest 5-mth-old i have seen - weighing in at a massive 10kg. unfortunately he has sustained a bleed in the brain - i know, you're thinking, "oh no! not another brain surgery post!", but bear with me for a bit.
the difference is that it's very unusual for a 5-mth-old to have a bleed in the brain when there is no evidence of trauma. he is the long-awaited 1st-born in the family & had been cared for by his own mother & granny. after 5 days of not feeding well, the parents were shocked to know their precious little boy has a brain clot.
the surgery was a success & the father decided to go to Bangalore in India to offer prayers, perhaps for thanksgiving or for a full recovery to health, to the deity of his faith. after hurriedly obtaining a visa, he took a flight just today. i wished him a safe trip.
i did wonder what i would do in his position. it's perfectly understandable that desparate people do desparate things. probably not for me are the visa & airline ticket. maybe just a call to Jer 33:3
'Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.'
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I hope the baby is fine now.
(:
he can now breathe without ventilator support & is starting to take milk feeds. his father should be back from India tomorrow.
kyels,
sorry i forgot to address the above comment to you.
For the love of one's child, parents will go through any extent.
Hope the baby recover soon... :->
If not mistaken, my colleague in US, his son also went thru this when he was borned. Now, the kids is running and jumping up & down.
iml,
it's true how much sacrifice our parents went thru for us, & the irony is that we sometimes forget & don't appreciate it.
TZ,
the boy has woken up from sedation & is moving all for limbs & taking feeds well.
we don't know if there is any ill-effect from the clot or surgery until much later, but so far, he seems to be behaving normally.
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