Saturday, March 31, 2012

hurdles from the hills

assalamualaikum

its 1.30 am in the morning and its been almost 24 hours since i got proper sleep.
life up till now has been overwhelming. just got back from genting and all i can say is, nothing more nothing less than alhamdulillah. despite feeling tired and TIRED, i feel blessed and there's so much to gain from from so many things that has happened.

during the past 24 hours i've been to 3 places, genting-HKL-OneUtama-USMKK. 3am yesterday i woke up, and was told that a girl form my trip was admitted to the clinic. vomitted about 8 times, diarrhea, and really weak. this girl D, she's this small little creature, and by the time i made it down to the clinic, she was as pale as anything. there was a plastic full of water-vomit beside her, and her friends, 1st years, they dont know what to do, the doctor left them. and its a situation anybody just cannot comprehend to. we called our nurse-friend,mira's boyfie Arm to run down n check on her.handled her like a boss. but alas, she was severely dehydrated, her veins collapsed. her arms was punctured 3-4 times but we couldnt get the saline to go into her. even 300cc.

the next part was the trip down to HKL. on the ambulance. D was vomitting, squirming and now her lips has lost colour, she couldnt speak. she's crying silently. her parents were calling, her boyfriend, her mother's boyfriend. i was the only one allowed to follow. so i did. i cannot htank you enuf to my friends who handled the rest of the participants up there on genting while i was gone. but i can assure you that im blessed with a reliable, powerful and good workforce.

HKL. probably the most interesting health place in KL. we went into the wad separa kritikal. and all sorts of people were there. accidents, blood, drunk men. time-6.00 am. D went into ward. 5 doctors were around her. 4 housemanships. they were searching for veins on her wrists, legs. and things got a bit complicated. they shooed me out and left me with her registration. doc asked me a few questions, did many phone calls. and i was on my own. on a saturday morn. in HKL. without food and no shower. around 7.30 D was stable. they finally got an IV and doc told me she was suspected for dengue fever. that she needs to be admitted into HKL. i called her sister. (she was the only family in KL) said she's coming.

8.30 we went into ward. sent D, 9 am her sister came by, thanked me and i was off. i needed to get to OU. asked for a ride from many people but apparently it is the human law to sleep on a saturday morning. so i hitched a cab and went to OU. luckily, my money barely made it there. by the time i arrived, my wallet was RM0.00. i was broke and broke as hell. and there is no way i would write here how down, how helpless i feel. my friends from genting were ont heir way and all i could do was wait. i stink and i look like a homeless messy girl. but i tried to remain focus and waited.

10 am. they arrived and alhamdulillah. Farah and Hajar sort of like picked me up. and all the pity in the world for me. along for Myzah, Yan. he workforce that had 3-4 hours of sleep last night. again and again, i cannot thank you enough. we were all tired but stayed strong. managed everyone and got into the bus around 3.

1.30 i am writing this. in USMKK. alhamdulilah alhamdulillah alhamdulillah. Allah is the Great. so many things happened in a short period of time, so many lessons, so many insights and perspective. God wanted different things for different people. created hurdles in their own way. some might have less hardship than others.some live the high life. some may not. but i am sure that in every prayer, there is a wish for strength. and the thing is, strength is acquired through hardships. throughout all this, i kept reminding myself to stay sabar and be strong. Islam has given me a way, guided me on how to be, how to act, what to say and what to believe in. and i am so thankful i made it through. alhamdulillah

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