I have 2 brothers. One of them is intellectually disabled. He is always missed out in most of our family events as he stayed in special care home as he can't communicate, he can't feed himself.
This dear brother went for an operation on Tuesday afternoon. He was reported to have a fall at the Home on Monday afternoon, admitted via A&E. There was a severe cut at his chin.
When admitted, then they realized it was found it was worst than just a cut. His chin and cheek bone were fractured. It was so severe that the chin bone is not aligned. Doctor had to implant 2 metal plates below his chin to support it. As he is intellectually disabled, they have used rubber bands to tie both upper and lower jaws together to restrict movements so that the chin bone can heal. Thus he has to be on liquid food.
It pained my heart to see him suffer. It pained me when I saw tears in his eyes. He must be in agony. In first few days, he refused to drink, refused to pass urine, refused to sleep. He literally went on strike. In his mind, he might be angry with us tying him up and now worst tie up his mouth.
With these, each day more tubes were inserted to his body. More pain, more suffering. These were dark cloudy days in my life.
However, in the midst of cloudy days, I saw how united are my siblings. All went down. All tried to help in all means. All did not abandon him, did not forget him.
Suddenly, I became so familiar with TTSH. My mobile kept ringing with updates from doctor and social worker. Initially, we were troubled with the best arrangement as we know for sure the Care Home is not the best place he can recover.
Thank God, doors are opened. Social worker is trying to apply for special arrangement to let him stay longer in hospital.
Thank God for His peace. He finally started to eat the porridge I cooked for him today!
Thank God for His love. My sister just texted me he held her hand and finally slept.
Thank God for my sister's faith! She has been laying hands everyday on my brother and pray for him.
Every cloud has a silver lining. What more I have a powerful God.
2 comments:
Hi Yvonne
I wept uncontrollably as I read yr thread about yr bro, it reminds me of my bro... I loved him.. I know yr pain and how u feel.. though mine had passed away for many many years, I still miss him till today. :~~~~~
Thank God for supportive siblings.
He will know that the family love him.
Your parents taught the children well. : )
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