When Your Child is Sick

It's been weeks since I sat down on my table to write something on my blog.  My son was hospitalized for almost 2 weeks.  We were discharged last Tuesday but he continues to have fever episodes.  If this continues, I will have to bring him back to the hospital tomorrow.

The Bible says to give thanks in everything... problems and misfortunes included.  As I sat alone in the hospital room with my son for days and nights, I tried to think and reflect of the blessings that I should be thankful for.  I thought, well, I have a much needed rest from my online business and I get to spend time alone with my son.

It hurts to see my son suffer and I can't do anything about his pain. I recall the time when he was young and would occasionally hurt himself with a bruise.  A small kiss and reassurance that it is not a deep wound and the pain will soon go away brings a sunny smile to my son.  It's different now. Painful coughs would send me to lie down with my son on his hospital bed holding on to his now frail body hoping to lessen the pain while he coughs.  I went with him in all the procedures they did as far as the doctors and nurses would allow me to. When I am no longer allowed to be with him, I wished with all my heart that I am in the medical profession so I could at least hold my son's hand as they poke those needles in his tired body in the hope of finding a cure for his ailment.  But I am not, so I had to wait "forever" in the waiting room fixing my eyes in the direction where I could immediately get a glimpse of when the door opens and see them push my son's bed out of the procedure room.

My son is such a darling.  Much as I tried to conceal my worry and my tears, he catches me and gives me a reassuring smile that he is well (times have changed; I used to say that when he was a kid).  During the times that he could endure the pain, he would always crack a joke. 

When your child is sick and in pain, you will gladly trade your health to take his pain away.  As I reflect on my emotions, I remember Jesus Christ's suffering on the cross.  He gladly traded his life for ours.

Today is Easter Sunday and I am reminded of another thing that I should be thankful for -- Jesus Christ traded his life for you and me; He died on the cross for us that we may life forever.