flowers in the attic

Friday, March 27, 2009

i have been in and out of the hospital the past two days, and will be heading down there again later.

jon has been diagnosed with APMPPE (acute multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy), a rare disease in which the blood vessel in his eye has been inflammed hence causing vision blindspot.

it started with a migraine the past few days and on wed morning his right eye suddenly went blur. he'll be given steroid injections over the next few days in hopes to quicken his recovery, as well as going for more tests and brain scans. if all goes well he should be able to be discharged by next monday. 80% of people affected recover naturally, the other 20% won't.

AMPPE is not life-threatening, but i'm really praying that he'll get a complete and speedy recovery. i've never had a close friend or relative hospitalised, but now i completely understand the helplessness one can feel when you see your loved one in the hospital ward, subject to all the tests and checks and there's nothing you can do to alleviate the physical ailments.

but i know the only thing i can do - and all of us as his friends and family can do, would be to continually keep him in prayer for a full recovery, and to be there for him to show him support and concern, and to visit him to keep him entertained haha.

i know i have to work on being a good support for him because i was so worried and sad for him that i even needed him to console me. lol. but i know that there is no cause for worry, for what is worry but the opposite of Faith? so help me Lord to have Faith in You, to know that You're an awesome God who is in control of everything.

and i also know that many people have been praying for jon - his church friends, his pastors, my family and also zhiwei, liecong, esther and jingting. thank you so much, guys :) and people have been (and will be) coming down to visit him so that's really nice too.

it is also times like this that the importance of family and having a solid network of friends can not be emphasized more. i don't and i can't understand couples who keep to themselves and think that their other half is all that they'll ever need in this lifetime. it reminds me also of the story of the four men who help lowered their paralysed friend down through the ceiling to where Jesus was.

thank you to all who have been showing concern, sending your regards and asking for updates. will update this space.

love,
Grace

❤ enhui, 2:21 PM 3 comments