Apple of my Eye

Sometimes we come across certain people,places or situations which make us realise how lucky we are and make us wonder about the life we take for granted,well isn't it close to perfect?

Few days ago we had a tiny tot as our patient in the department of Ophthalmology.Such a cute little chubby toddler who was giggling away with pure joy whenever his father called out to him or his mother tickled him.Within minutes he was surrounded by the people seated next to the lovely family in the waiting room.The perfect picture of a perfect baby right?

Well unfortunately God had other plans.

This little 7 month old baby was blind in both eyes and would never ever see this world!

The news shocks even the toughest of souls,melts the hardest hearts and makes every nonbeliever say a thank you to the Creator above.

Little baby Abhishek was the first born to his young parents.He was the apple of their eye from the time they set their eyes upon his tiny face.When he was born his parents might have counted his tiny toes and fingers and heard him crying loudly when hungry  and finally watched him sleeping contendly and thought that their little son was as normal as could be.Imagine their bewilderment once their son grew bigger and healthier but would not look at their faces at all and they began to suspect if fate did indeed play a cruel game with them.

Recently only they came face to face with the bitter truth.Their precious had cortical blindness.A type of blindness where the damaged part is the brain area controlling vision.Also 90% of that area was damaged,so there was almost no chances of recovery.Plus no cure.

However one thing that struck me was that they still loved and cared for him immensely and was not showing their sadness to us.They seemed to have accepted it as their fate and embraced it with open arms.They now took joy from the fact that he was showing at least some signs of sight on bringing their face right up to his little one,which most probably is just shadow perception.However they seem glad to atleast have that much.They count him among their blessings.

Looking back,there are many things which this little family has taught me.Hope they taught you something too.I shall end this post by asking you to say a word of prayer for Abhishek and his parents.