This week’s miracles have been a pleasant welcome. But strangely, I wasn’t as surprised as I think I should be. Should I say I was already expecting the miracle? Am I too complacent or am I filled with enough confidence in God? I can’t have too much faith, and I worry so I’m not that confident or fully trusting. So maybe a little complacent… Am I expecting things to happen and too lazy to do things on my own because things are falling into place? Anyway! Forget the analogy! I should just keep on praying and doing what I can. And be thankful for all the blessings!
Let me recount the recent events…
I finally went to CLASP auditory-verbal therapy center even before getting the hearing test results of Ate. Okay so I have to go back to the neuro-otologist since we can’t do any therapy without any hearing aid. So we did and we were asked to get a hearing aid. Phonak Naida III which costs PhP68,000.00 per ear. And of course Ate needs it for both ears.
I had met Ivan Piccio, certified homeopathic doctor in the Philippines and we started on his recommended homeopathic remedies and stopped those given by Dr. Cricket because he says its not classical homeopathy. He says they will help but they will not cure. In any case, we followed.
I also quote his text message when I asked if we should get the hearing aid, “No hurry for hearing aid which could become unnecessary later.” He also mentioned in our first informal meeting at French’s house… He can treat Anya for 3 months. And after 3 months, she should get an MRI and see how her brain has developed. Well, no other doctor said that. No one dared to say that. So for 5K we’ll give it a try. It’s been 3 days and no major improvements yet. I suppose it is part of her layer being peeled.
Charm informed me that Ate can apply for Kindermusik sponsorship. Depending on her teacher, she can attend class for free and the materials will be given to her for free. I do hope this is possible.
Brother Arun Gogna prayed over Ate since his daughter is also enrolled in Kindermusik – the older class. And he said one thing that I’ve sort of been telling myself, “Get ready for the miracles.” And I can feel it happening soon! I’ve started praying specifically for Ate to crawl, recognize and react to faces and to hear as a normal hearing child before she turns 1 year old. I have dared to ask for that. And I feel it will happen.
An old SE friend called me to share some good news. She can help me raise funds for Ate by giving us part of the ticket sales for an upcoming piano concert. I was surprised but I sort of expected it – I just didn’t expect it from her. Because when the doctors said that Ate is a candidate for Cochlear implants which cost PhP1 million per ear, I immediately thought of having a concert to raise funds for Ate. I just didn’t know how to go about it. And then my friend calls! Isn’t God so amazing?!
Is there a word in between surprise and not surprised? Because it is a surprise. But it’s not surprising.
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