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May Allah give everyone the sabr and stregnth to cope and deal with the difficult problems and issues that are surrounding them. <
My lowest point was when my father was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer after only going for a routine yearly doctor's visit. This was out of nowhere. Our life as we knew it, fell apart completely. My father is the rock of the family and the sole provider for my mom and us 5 kids. I am the eldest and was only in my third year of college. It is an extremely hard thing to see your father wheeled into surgery ... especially when you have no idea what his chances for survival are. No child should go trough this. My mom fell apart completely. I somehow managed to keep it together for my family and only fell apart and got emotional when I was by myself. What kept me going through the surgery, post surgery, and a year of radiation and chemotherapy later was my father himself. He refused to let life change for us.. or even himself. He was and still is the most optimistic patient I have ever seen. When he got out of surgery and I was allowed into the recovery room - he could barely talk and the first thing out of his mouth was "beta ji...it is cold in this room...why are u not wearing a jacket???". Even then, he was only caring about someone else. He was so strong. That is what kept me strong. He is a doctor himself... and he told his doctors that he will not be able to take the recommended time off from work because his own patients needed him. So he continued to work ..with a chemotherapy drip attached to him. As scared as we all were .... seeing him be so optimistic and carry on with life - helped us do the same. He is an amazing individual and Allhumdullilah .... 5 years later he is cancer free. May allah keep such a wonderful man in good health.
I am at another low point in my life ... very recently lost a close friend to a tragic house fire. I am getting through this low point the best I can..and when I feel beyond depressed, I just remember what had happened to my father and how lucky I am that he is still in my life. It makes me remember how blessed I am in some ways... it gets me through the day.