We take so much for granted in Life. Good health, sound mind, able senses… the list is endless.<\/p>\n
A close friend’s wife delivered a baby boy nearly a month ago. He was born 2 months premature and weighed just over 1 kg! The boy has spent the last entire month in the neonatal ICU of a hospital. For days at end, his own parents could not even hold him in their arms. Even his food intake was through a drip, until very recently. Of course, every one says : “The boy will grow up to be a brave spirit.”<\/i><\/p>\n
As much as I try, I cannot even begin to imagine what that must feel like for the parents. My own 5-month old daughter – Pumpkin – developed a cold and a cough this weekend. And we were both worried sick. To tell you the truth, it wasn’t a bad bout at all. But, as a parent, you feel so helpless watching a 5-month old react to the congestion in her throat, not knowing what to do. She doesn’t even know what a cough is (this is her first time!). <\/p>\n
It’s the same when she goes for her vaccinations. Any parent will tell you that babies don’t enjoy getting a big fat prick in their arms every 6 weeks or so. My daughter is no different. Any other day, she is beaming with a smile at the drop of a hat ! But the day of her vaccines (and the day after that), she is just not her self. She just sits there, looking glum, not reacting at all to the usual distractions and entertainment. And that feels awful.<\/p>\n
These experiences are all new for me. I know people always say that there are some things you can’t experience until you become a parent. Now, I am beginning to understand why. Children are so vulnerable. And so dependent on their parents for the smallest of things. And there’s only so much that we, as adults, can effect. Ask a parent and you’ll know what I mean.<\/p>\n
As for my friend, things are beginning to settle down, and chances are his boy will be sent home soon. Thank God.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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