Hello all!! This is Jay here. Mmmm just wanna make a prayer request for my classmate Joel, and share some thoughts and reflections.
OK, here goes. Joel was fine and happy till about 3 weeks ago, when he started having these intense headaches. He, initially, had to be sent home from school quite a few times. ( And no... He isn't the type who pon school. )
Yup, and he didn't go to school for about a week.
He later called to say that the doctors he had seen attributed the illness to brain tumour. Everyone was thoroughly shocked, including himself, of course. Like O_o... Everyone in class prayed for him, and all of us made prayer requests to our respective churches.
Praise God for his mercy and grace. ( God might like you better if you didn't pon school so much. (: )
THE DOCTORS WERE WRONG!!!
He, after the terrible diagnosis, then went to see many other doctors and went for extensive MRI scans. It was later concluded that the really intense headaches were caused by a severe case of migraine. Now, his brain blood vessels are kind of close together, and might lead to complications like haemorrage and tumour, for real.
So it isn't really tumour, but could develop into one? Hmmmm... He still can't come to school, cos any bright light or noise could spark off another bout of headaches and migraine. It's so bad that he can actually get blinded during a relapse. Like a whiteout so bright he can't see a thing. He experienced this on the bus while coming to school, and had to go home himself (sending the other commuters into paranoia at the sight of him so sick and delirious as well).
Chinese sinseh says he's suffering from nerve problems in his shoulders as well. It's made worse by emotional problems; he's an introvert, rather shy and finds it difficult to express himself. Think he's riddled by these psychological problems than physical. Or both actually. :/
Therefore, I really thank all of you for praying for him (God works miracles!!) and please continue to do so as I try to bring him to church. (:
Some thoughts. Every cloud has a silver lining. And don't assume the worst in all things. Pray, trust in God that He will see you through in all the trials you face. Keep the faith. Remember the famous story of Job who kept faithful to God even though he was plagued with many problems and illness.
I'd like to thank you all once again for praying for Joel, hope we can all get him to church and yinC.
Last words. A line from a song:
"And we shall ever shine like stars, through trials of fire and strife"
Inspiring huh. And remember kids, there are people who can't go to school like Joel, and here you are ponning lessons. Be grateful for what you have, good or bad.
PS Sorry for making this so uber long. =P
Jay
