numb, forever, me
Posted by mansoor on 27 Jun 2007 | Tagged as: wednesday wanderings
Three blogwords, all rolled into one.
The one thought which will forever haunt me is the description given by my dad of his cardiac arrest..
It starts with a pain in the chest, which doesn’t go away.. then your left arm starts to hurt, the pain rising in intensity till the body just cuts it off, after that, it goes numb, your breathing comes in short gasps, and your whole chest feels like its going to explode, there’s so much pressure there. Then it starts to cave in, the rib cage forcing itself in so much, your fingers dissapear into the cleavage that has formed there.
Its all comes down to a matter of minutes.. proper care can mean the difference between life and death in that instant. my dad was lucky that my brother happened upon him collasped on the ja-namaz that night. Five more minutes and i cant even imagine what would’ve happened. God works in mysterious ways no doubt, and He is the only one who can give or take life. That’s one thing i’ve come to realize over past two weeks. May He have his mercy on all of us.
As for me, after my grandfather and father, im next in line…
and the only thing i can do is to pray to God to have mercy and make it easy on my family. Amen.
Sounds awful. Glad your dad is feeling better now , Mansoor. Will keep praying. And don’t think ‘after my grandfather and father, im next in line’. Thinking it is a sure way of making it happen. Just do all you can to prevent it (eating right, vitamins etc.), and leave the rest to Allah. Prayers make all the difference, right?
Brave Man!!Always have faith in Allah and think positive…May Allah keep the “Saya” of your father on you and your family. .
sk: thats the funny thing u know :p my dad ate right, didn’t take too much tension and went for walking etc every day. When he had the attack, he was averaging 6 kilometers walking a day! thats just the thing, you never know when it decides to hit you.
masd: thanks
True, mansoor.
But we can keep praying. 
And I second what Masd says ‘Always have faith in Allah and think positive’. I kinda slipped there in between, am trying to get back on track.
Indeed Allah(SWT) has got the ultimate power.
Apart from concentrating on diet/exercise I would suggest you to get some tests done from time to time like cholesterol level/blood sugar/triglyceride etc etc…ur doctor cud tell u more and then as SK said “…leave the rest to Allah…”
Hope ur father is much better now!
Mansoor really glad to hear that your dad is doing mashAllah better…your’e right…even eating the right things and exercising isn’t enough…you just never know…I guess its all about maintaining your cholesterol level and regular checkups…plus family history is another issue…wish you and your family all the best…laters.
God works in mysterious ways. The first min. after the attack are crucial. Thank god your brother was with him. And don’t think that negative. Just pray.
May god have mercy with all of us and our family.
thanks all
mansoor, say Ameen, sum Ameen!
silly boy
heard about your dad a couple of weeks back from Imtiaz…
though I thought i’d find out more from ur blog or calling you… missed out on that though.
i’m glad to hear that he’s improving, and may Allah the Almighty has Mercy on your father, and grants him health and lots of happiness and joy to you and your family.
Aameen.
Hope everything else is going well.
All the best.
ameen to all the prayers :)!!!
AAMEEN!!