Hi All,
I got this from the Email of my LoloDad. He sent this to my mom and to my mom's siblings.
I hope by reading this letter will make you inspire. Honestly, I appreciate life now. God made me realize how life is so wonderful.
God bless.
Alexis EdralinDear Folks,
Alexis texted me the other day to say "It's been one month since I had my
septic shock." That was a good reminder for all of us to remember when we
go to church on Sunday to say a prayer of thanksgiving to thank God for
saving our dear Alexis from the jaws of death on that day, Monday 7 April
2008.
Septic derives from the word sepsis, a toxic condition resulting from the
spread of bacteria from a focus of infection in the blood. Sepsis was the
one that killed a granddaughter of Chairman Abalos a few weeks earlier.
I remember that Monday very well. I was in Alexis room at MMC. I saw her
gasping for breath, rising occasionally clutching at straws in the air.
She was clearly having an attack somewhere, and the nurse on duty had
difficulty connecting to the oxygen outlet on the wall. It was a holiday
and we could not get help. Somebody else was answering the celfone of Dr.
Lopez. Nobody knew where he was. We had difficulty getting people to
match our concern for the evolving emergency, a matter of life and death.
I charged at the nurse station in frustration, finding people there
dutifully writing on pads of paper. "Please shake a leg. This hospital
killed my son. You are not going to kill my granddaughter."
A doctor emerged from nowhere and the oxygen finally was activated. My
task was to get blood from the Red Cross and I had to go there myself
because it was a holiday. And so I left. That was probably good because I
would have been hollering at everybody and not be of help at all. But no
sooner had I arrived at the Red Cross when Mom called me up on my cel to
say "nagkakagulo na sa hospital." But I could not go back without the
blood. Fortunately, I found Dick Gordon in his office and was able to con
him again for his third platelets donation (costing now P36,000.00). I got
back in Alexis room to find Linds and Missy already there to provide
support for Cherry. I found out Alexis actually succumed when I was away
but was quickly revived. She was recalling a brief mystical trip. She had
to be moved to the ICU to let the doctors focus on tracking down the
infection. A kidney specialist was brought in to fend off an attack on the
kidneys, which would necessitate dialysis. It was a listless night for my
soprano. It took all of three days to track down and expel the bothersome
bacteria.
Looking back, we thank the Lord because Alexis is alive today only because
He willed that she live. Let's pray that her remission will be long
lasting, that she will succeed in keeping her blood counts at normal
levels, and that she will not need a bone marrow transplant for the
long-term cure. And will be able to sing praises to God. God is good.
Thank you Lord.
Dad
