I was moved to tears when I saw this picture in my Facebook news updates today. The 2-year old girl was dying and her parents took turns to give her a last hug and kiss. This picture transported me back to May 2009 in the OT of GMC Penang. Cass was on my lap frozen with fear when the anesthesiologist administered the GA through the IV catheter on her hand. When she was completely knocked out and lay lifeless on my lap, I had to lay her on the steel table. I kissed her and hugged her. I said a prayer to God to bring my baby girl back to me. I wished Dr N good luck and walked away slowly and turned back to have a last look at my baby girl before leaving the OT. I wondered if I could have my baby girl back in one piece, mentally and physically. This happened not only once but twice as Cass had to be operated again 2 weeks later as a result of a complication from the 1st surgery. The long hours waiting outside the OT is something I never wish to go through again. And seeing my baby girl all bandaged up with tubes sticking everywhere on her body is something no mother would ever want to see.
If you are wondering why all the medical staff are bowing in the picture : in less than an hour, two small children in the next room are able to live thanks to the little girl’s kidney and liver. Put yourself in the dying toddler’s mother or father’s shoes. The sadness and helplessness that they felt are definitely overwhelming.
The next time your child causes lava to spew from your mouth and head, remember this picture and imagine yourself inside the picture and imagine that the dying child is yours. I am sure the image of the dying girl with her grieving parents crying next to her will quell any burning anger that you have. I did. And I gave my girls each a hug, a kiss and said a prayer just before bedtime just now, albeit all 3 of them caused some fire burning inside me just before bedtime. I cannot imagine the pain I’ll have to go through if I have to say a last good-bye to any of my child. I pray to God that I will never have to do that.
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Your post moved my heart too. Thank you for sharing this. We rejoice to see your little angel, so strong and healthy.
I saw this pix in facebook..but don’t understand all the words written as I don’t read Mandarin. So touching..
Yes saw this share picture at FB too and my heart feel pains too.
Thanks for the sharing and the reminder. It moved me too.
Made me cry early in the morning. I totally agree though that many parents take their children for granted. I always remind myself that my kids are not mine and are indeed from God and my job is to care for them for a period of time and that God wants me to care for His kids to the best of my ability till such time…..
tearing at my work desk.. it’s a good sharing piece.. each time when I read about child’s news, I tend to feel very sorry, towards the parents of the child, and also to my own since I sometimes blow my top on her.
You made me cry too. Thank you for sharing. I will always remember 🙂
this picture made me cry too. I too pray to God that we will never have to go through this….
Thank you for sharing. I saw this post in FB but didn’t know what it meant until I saw your post today. You also made me cry. Thank God for all his blessings and for looking after our lil ones. You are a very tough mummy!
wah, this is so sad. the second sad story i read of a two year old today and i’m sure you read about the other abused kid in the papers that died. 🙁
now i’m tearing again and you’re so right about spewing lava all the time. i kiss my girls good night too most time and i’m always so sorry for screaming at them when i’ve calmed down. i do apologize to them later and they know that i only scold them when theyre naughty and that i will always love them no matter what.
sigh….u made another mom tear too here!! can’t wait to hug my 2 buffalos & the little monkey again this evening 🙁
u r so tough shireen 🙂
and just last night i was spewing lava at my two children because they will not sleep. Thanks for reminding me not to take the small things to heart, and that i should be grateful that i have two healthy kids. 🙁
Such a sad situation that no parent should ever have to go through. However, there are 2 kids who will receive the organs which will give them a new lease on life. I think knowing that the grieving parents can feel proud that their child is a hero, a real one, and that part of him/her will live on. It is sooo important we ALL sign the organ donor card and make it known to our family our final wishes. Of course my husb has not signed his but I have made it very clear to him that I have the right to sign for him should the situation arise (*touch wood*) and whatever organs are needed, they will be gone! And of course the MIL is aware too! Not to change the subject, but I was perplexed by the unusual footwear the operating room staff are wearing….. Not sure if they were in surgery or going to the beach!!
Chris, oh yes, i remember such footwear in the OT. One of the hospital OT rooms used CROCS!
FYI…Crocs are banned here in OTs as they can generate static from friction on the floors and cause some OT machines to go off. Birkenstocks, which I think Crocs copied from, are anti-static and can be worn. Costs about 10X more!
OMG 10x more! A pair of Crocs slippers here costs about RM170. So if it’s 10x more, it costs RM1,700 a pair? WOW!