Hospital chronicles : celebrating Chithra & Shreeman

It has been about four months since Chithra and I got introduced. The introduction was an interesting one - Hi, I'm vidhya, 29w, twin boys, 1kg and she said same here except she had a single boy. Our emotional connection was instantaneous - for the simple reason of having gone through a traumatic post natal period. Her story, like everyone else's, was fascinating for me for a lot of reasons. I hope they inspire you as much.
Imagine how it would feel when you go to the doctor for a check up and the doctor informs you that you are almost 21 weeks pregnant! Thats where her story begins. Sneaky little shreeman managed to reveal himself only when he wished to. Despite having worked, holidayed and trekked as she wished, the baby was safe inside. Not many weeks passed and one of her next check ups she was informed that the baby was no longer safe inside as she had developed hypertension. Her pregnancy was just eight weeks long. Little shreeman came out wailing weighing a mere kilogram.
This September, as shreeman turns one, we celebrate the miracle in them. The courage that she had - to look at her teeny tiny preemie and fill him with hope as he fought and yet was obedient to receive and react to every medicine. The strength that she carried every one of the 56 days her baby was at the NICU while the miracle workers were creating magic. The tears she held back everytime her little was pricked poked or being ex-rayed. Her patience to wait a month before she could hold her baby the first time and a couple more days before she could nurse him. Last but not the least, her perseverance to keep up the faith.
Many a times we are in darkness and quite wonder why we are in such a tunnel, if at all the tunnel opens up and if there is light at the other end. This story, like many others, reassures us that the tunnel indeed opens up to light. That its pretty bright at the other end. That theres greenery, the scent of a drizzle over freshly mowed grass and flowers of our choice. And all we have to do is hold on and be strong and we will reach the other end at the right time.
Cheers,
Hopie