words u should never have to hear

old readers of this blog would remember I hated to receive the dreaded phone call. (old readers raise their hands…. thought so.. anyway) the dreaded phone call used to come usually in the middle of the night, n had one response, ‘puhunch raha hoon’ followed by a mad car ride to PNS Shifa. You see, it was when one of the grand parents got too sick, n needed to be taken to the hospital.

yesterday, I got another call, this one being more sinister, more shattering and more nerve wrecking phone call of all….

“mansoor, beta tum jaldi say ajao..”

“what happened?” another fight?

“buss, ajao…. its… its… its ur dad!”

“what happened to dad?” thinking the worse, only to realize it wasn’t even close….

“he’s just had a heart attack! he’s in the hospital and the doctor is saying he might not make it through… buss ajao! jaldi”

I felt as if a train had just hit me.. n as the implications started settling in, it was as if it was still running over my body.. its tracks digging in to my body like there was no tomorrow….

“ill be there from the first flight I can get on.. don’t worry.. i’m coming!”

I got the call at 2:35 AM, by 4:50 AM I was on the PIA flight bound for Islamabad..

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its now 22 hours after I got the call, my dad is right in front of me.. sleeping, breathing regularly. By Gods mercy, he’s pulled through. He’ll be here for another couple of days, but he’ll make it. Thanku God!

12 Responses to “words u should never have to hear”

  1. on 17 Jun 2007 at 1:54 am umarah

    oh mansoor.i pray that ur father gets well really soon,i know its the most heart breaking news to hear something abt ur parents.but ALLAH is merciful n another life has been given to ur dad.i hope things go smoothly from now on.AMEN

  2. on 17 Jun 2007 at 2:06 pm Xill-e-Ilahi

    may Allah give him a long healthy life. ameen. i’ll pray for him.

  3. on 17 Jun 2007 at 8:18 pm Joyce

    I hope ur dad will recover and will be healty again. hang in there. My prayers are with you and ur family.

  4. on 17 Jun 2007 at 9:18 pm lubz

    OMG!

    I hope your dad is now fine and healthy…

    May God keep all of us away from these kind of tradegies…

  5. on 18 Jun 2007 at 12:08 am sid

    I hope he’s doin better now. loads of prayers for him. stay strong mansoor. ur family needs u.

  6. on 18 Jun 2007 at 5:21 am No One

    May Allah grant your dad and your family with greatest strength…ameen.

  7. on 18 Jun 2007 at 12:43 pm PsycheD

    omg….that must have been an excruciating experience for u! hope ur dad recovers asap and well and good to go again.

  8. on 18 Jun 2007 at 6:11 pm batty

    Babe, everything will be alright Inshallah
    you know we’re praying as hard as we all can back here
    and with a son as caring and as devoted as u,
    how could he not get better?! :)

    chin up babe
    Inshallah, everything will work out great

  9. on 19 Jun 2007 at 2:52 pm Ayesha

    may Allah give him a long healthy life. ameen. :)!

  10. on 19 Jun 2007 at 3:39 pm tanzilla

    Most excruciating news. May allah give him health and wellness.

  11. on 20 Jun 2007 at 12:34 am SK

    Oh God! So sorry to hear about this. Must have been terrible! Inshallah he will be fine soon, Mansoor. Our prayers are with him. You just stay strong.

  12. on 21 Jun 2007 at 1:25 pm falsa

    May he be well soon enough, Am’en.

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