FLoWeRs FoR YoU (FoR THiS mOnTh of LovE)..

PicTUREs TaKEn FRoM oUr GArDEn..
cONTribUTinG eFForTs oF a GREen-ThUmBeD FaMiLY...

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yZabeLLe’s battLe with DeNguE ..

September 1
lunch at Jollibee.
yzai complains of stomach pain.
@ home, fever started at around 2pm.
temperature is 38.6º
after taking paracetamol, she vomits.
temperature never subsides.
ranges from 38.2º to 39.5º

September 2
@ 2am, temperature increased to 40.5º
she cries and complains of headache and stomachache.
we are having second thoughts.
we don’t want her to be ‘dextrosed’.

@ 10 am, we went to see her Pediatrician.
we were advised to have her confined.

@ GSDH
she underwent rapid test for dengue.
it’s positive.
platelet count: 143
minimum platelet count is 150

September 3
morning:
platelet count: 118
blood transfusion needed.

evening:
9-hours-BT started at 9pm.
one FFP and one PRP

September 4
platelet count: 101
observation and close monitoring of possible bleeding.

September 5
morning:
platelet count: 87

afternoon:
platelet count: 60
blood transfusion needed.

September 6
@2:30 am: we went to the ER for her dextrose to be re-inserted.
four hours-BT started at 3am.

afternoon:
platelet count: 64

we had a good sleep for the first time since September 1.

September 7
morning:
platelet count: 75

afternoon:
platelet count: 102

September 8
platelet count: 107
doctor's order: patient may go home..

Notre Dame day.. Mama Mary's birthday.. to God be the glory!

All to Jesus through Mary..
All to Mary for Jesus..

stOnEd to dEatH? nO wAy!!!

last year, my ex-boyfriend's laboratory result in his annual PE required him to be admitted. he was scheduled for an operation because of kidney stones. the decision was imposed by the physician and it should be done ASAP. thirty minutes before the operation, Renan refused. so, we talked to the doctor and decided to reschedule the operation. it was fear, doubts, and faith that changed Renan's mind. FEAR - probably of the pain, blood, and consequence or effect of the operation. DOUBTS - he haven't felt any discomfort. why is such an operation needed? FAITH - the fear and doubts we felt that time brought that much needed faith. we were so helpless. we did not know what to do.

we went home. we prayed hard. we asked for signs. water, herbs, buko juice, and prayer were the only medicines we depended on. according to the doctor, the stones were already too big for the oral medicines and laser to 'dissolve' (or shrink?). there were two. we still waited for a miracle.

this year's annual PE revealed that there's only one stone left. it gave us hope and the more we believe that another miracle is going to happen.

July 14 , 2010, 5:30 pm : Renan voided the killer stone which was approximately 15 mm! SEE THE PIC? that's not a gem!

everyday is a miracle. it only goes unnoticed. miracles are possible... but only for those who believe!