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Biggest Test

"So you have sorrow now, but I will see you again; then you will rejoice, and no one can rob you of that joy." - John 16:22 NLT

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"Its tough. I never imagine this trial will come. Its really a tough battle. We all breakdown."

Monday morning, I heard the news from my mom. Naaksidente raw ang Tito James ko. He is the older brother of my father, the oldest among the siblings. He was driving his motor on the way home when he hits an Innova. My mom said he has some bruises at medyo hindi raw maganda ang tama ng ulo niya. I was indeed shock when I heard the news. It was just so sudden. Then, my mom added na kailangan raw itong operahan. I was like, "What? So malaki ang damage!"

And then, I went into the hospital to check the situation, and indeed it was really serious. He is unconscious and his body is not responding at all. He can't even breath that they need to place a tube in his mouth to get him some oxygen.

Pagdating ko sa hospital, namumugto ang mga mata ng mga Tita ko, pati ng pinsan kong bunso ni Tito James. Natulala ako. I never thought we'll face almost the same situation we had merely two years ago. Two years ago, it was my Tito Rob, who is still at this point, in the process of recovering.

Nanghihina akong umupo sa gilid. Nasa ICU Lounge kami at naghihintay ng balita sa doctor. I silently prayed at hindi ko narin napigilan ang mapaluha. Sobrang bigat ng pakiramdam. I was even asking Him, 'why are we in this situation again? Does it mean we did not learn our lesson on the first one?'

Siguro may punto talaga sa buhay kung saan mapapatanong ka ng ganoon. Kasi, napagdaanan mo na yun e. At alam mong hindi siya madali. You already know the pain it brings, the sleepless nights, the battle of doubts and worries. Mahirap. Sobra. And who would want to be in the same struggle again?

Through your previous battle, alam mong natuto ka naman. So you would ask, why? Ano pang kulang sa natutunan mo? Why do you need to go through the same pain again?

The doctor called my Tita Leny, tito James' wife, para bigyan siya ng head's up sa kasalukuyang sitwasyon. Ayon sa doctor, kailangan ulit siyang ma CT Scan. Dalawa kasi ang tinitignan nilang possibilidad. Its either may namuo lang na dugo sa loob ng ulo niya or worse is baka nabugbog rin ang utak niya dahil sa naging aksidente. The doctor said the latter is more crucial. And hope that is not the case.

Sa naunang labing dalawang oras ay inobserbahan siya. After giving some meds, he becomes unconscious. Hanggang sa puntong iyon ay hindi siya nagreresponse.

They did another CT Scan and the result is not good. Dahil ayon sa resulta, nabugbog rin ang utak niya. It was severly damaged, reason why halos lumuwa na ang mga mata niya. At iyon rin ang dahilan kung bakit wala parin siyang malay. His brain is really damaged. So the operation is really necessary as soon as possible.

Pero bilang private na hospital iyon, kailangan munang mag down. Base sa binigay nilang clearance ay kailangang magbayad ng P100,000 para ma-initiate ang operation.

A hundred thousand bucks is not easy to earn. Lalo na sa loob ng ilang oras lang. We did not came from a rich family. Kaya nga nangibang bansa ang iilan sa amin para kahit paano ay maitaas ang antas ng aming buhay. I have a plan to go abroad too. In fact ay ayos na ang passport ko. Pinag iipunan nalang sana ang visa at plane ticket. Naroon narin ang isa kong pinsan, na pangalawang anak ni tito James.

But still, raising one hundred thousand in a day isn't easy. Mabuti na lang at may mga tumulong. Tito James' boss helped a lot, financial man o ibang bagay. Sila ng tita ko ang naglikom ng pera at paroo't parito para maumpisahan na agad ang operasyon. While the driver of Innova, together with his wife also provided financial help and assistance. Sila mismo ang pumunta ng hospital upang ipaabot ang kanilang tulong. They initially gave twenty thousand bucks at nagsabing maglilikom pa sila ng karagdagan para makatulong sa kakailanganing pinansyal. They are good people. Makikita mo iyon sa kilos nila. I even saw the husband crying while talking to one of my tita.