Heyhey, everyone.
I hate to break this to everyone. But i feel it's only fair to those whom need help that you all should know what had happened, and i hope you will all join me in prayer.
A close friend of mine, she's 16, she's someone who's endured a lot. Family, friends, anything that came her way.
Her parents, mom's a nurse, dad, i'm not sure. Mom expected another child just less than 9 months ago. 8 months ago, maybe. A girl. A baby girl. Another marvel of God's blessed creation.
The last time i saw that girl, my friend, it was probably about a month ago. Her parents looked tired. Their eyes hinted to me a sense of distraught, pain, and, a feeling, almost like submission. That friend of mine was thinner, she looked more stressed herself. Something was wrong. it didn't hit me that something could be going wrong for her, then.
Yesterday, at about 12am+ in the morning, she talked to me on msn. It's rare she gets to, anyway. She sounded really troubled. She told me her mother was going into labour, and she was in the hospital. She could still try and force a joke out of herself; after all, it is ironic that her mom was going into labour on labour day. On the darker side of things, she told me she was going to St. Vincent De Paul, to pray for her parents in the morning. Before i even started talking to her, she had already done one decade of the rosary.
Just about less than 30mins ago, i saw her online again. She said her usual 'heyo'; and i replied. This time, she sounded even worse than yesterday.
At 9am, on the 1st of May, 2009, her mom gave birth to the child. It was a premature birth.
The baby girl didn't make it.
She passed on because her organs didn't develop properly. Through 7 months of her time in the womb, she had to suffer a failing brain, heart, kidney, liver - almost everything crucial to sustain a life.
Her parents expected it. They were already prepared for it to happen. They had bought a space in a columbarium beforehand.
Mom couldn't take the pain of losing her daughter. A small formation of life that she carried for 7 months was lost, in less than a breath. She's really depressed. She managed to pick up her baby girl in her hands. Thinking about it, it's only human to have felt so much emotional pain.
The baby girl is to be cremated tomorrow. Or today, in fact, considering it's 3.55am in the morning.
I told my friend: Don't worry, God makes things happen for a reason. Just lift your life to him, pray, and he will show you the reason behind everything. You'll learn, grow, and you'll be a stonger person.
Then i told her: I'll pray for you, and your family. Don't worry. Just keep yourself strong and pull yourself together.
I hope she and her family, and the baby girl will always remain in your prayers.
Always yours in Christ. Gerard.