A Subtle Reminder of what we all should already know (R17)
a story that my friend (who now happens to be a full fledged doctor (congratulations luke!)) had for all of us.
I met a lady yesterday ...She been beaten by a psychotic alcoholic druggie husband for 10 years. She's lost 2 teeth in the process. She compensates for his lack as a father by being more active as mother to her kids. She can't send him to rehab because they don't have the money for it. She can't leave him because she's afraid he might hurt himself and there's no one else who can take care of him and there's no where to go anyway. Yet every night she lies down in bed beside him in fear and his crazy behavior, to listen to him laugh and talk to himself, and to give in to his whims ...And after all this, she doesn'tnow how to approah or blame him, because after the episodes are over, he has absolutely no recollection of any of the events (and this was verifierd medically!)I didn't know whether to be amazed, shocked, empathic or some combination of the three..
So i asked her ... 10 years? how ... how ... did you do it?
and she replied: Every day, every night, ... I PRAY... then i face another day.
Suddenly, ... it all made sense.
Just a reminder to all of us. =)
5 Comments:
i love the story... i believe god works in mysterious ways and he has a reason for everything...
and you better change my blog address! or else im pamo na with you you don't miss me pati si mons!
I MEANT TAMPO!
yo E! just checked my mail now in a month! sure dude, i'm glad you posted my post, it's somethig i wanted to share, so the more people it gets to, the better ... pretty kewl huh? ... thanks for the "congrats" too, im almost done! when you cumin to alabang?
april -- yes yes ill change it na! hehe
Luke -- verry cool dude, hit me like a brick! haha thats good for you dude! i really dont know man! havent been there in like a month or so! haha ill see you soon dude!
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