i am alive!

ok. so i may not look like this anymore… (lost a little weight! yey!)– one of the great things of being stuck in the hospital. har har. but this is not to impugn on cardinal santos’ hospital food– the meals were surprisingly good, too bad mom can’t say the same about their canteen. but well, i’m sure they’re working on it.

i didn’t get dengue like the bro. it was a viral infection that lowered my platelet count. i hated having my left hand hooked to an IV drip, but it helped. after four days of high fever at home, and two more in the hospital, i started feeling better and getting better sleep (cardinal santos’ hospital blankies are so soft and warm, but bring your own pillows because their pillows, not so soft). their nurses are nice.

while in there, God had once again reinforced my faith in Him– that He always work things out for the good of those who love Him, despite the suckiness of the present situation. i’m especially grateful that He let me see the good in my situation immediately and still have the sense of humor to laugh about it.

i’m really grateful for my parents– my dad, who was willing to pay extra for a nicer and bigger room (to accommodate our friends who came to visit); my mom, who stayed with me throughout, even when she had just gotten out of UST hospital with my bro; sherie and jorem who visited and ate the food i couldn’t eat; anj, who knows i love her because she was everything i needed in a friend while i was in the hospital; deus! my ticklebear, who was with me while i was sick (even at home); ian, who risked scandal when he came to visit me; micah, who turned down 2 Star Cinema directors just so he could watch TV with us in my hospital room; and the other people who visited– rommel, tita lorna and tita minda, my mom and dad’s friends, and even the old nun who dropped by a couple of times to make small talk. and rainier, who called and understood immediately why i couldn’t make it to my own preaching in station one (thanks for the resked) and prayed. can i get a recording of your message last night?

anyways. i’m glad i’m home and feeling better than i have been for a few weeks now. well, here’s to healthier days ahead.

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