Diario de Mascarenhas

This year has been eventful. Zairel arrived in February. Steve had his ICD implant on 17th February. Then Covid-19 is devasting the whole world. New Zealand is in lockdown like the rest of the world. So many people have lost their lives to this virus. The virus is still gripping us and we don't see the end yet.

Below was written in Sept and October last year. PRAYERS FOR STEVE 5th October. Steve is feeling okay today. He is still hungry because the NGT tube and tracheostomy tube are still there. Hoping for the best that it will be removed early next week and he can start eating proper food. __________________________ 3rd October, prep for colonoscopy. No NGT food given to Steve. Needless to say he is desperate for food but I can’t give him any. 4th October, colonoscopy is scheduled at 2 PM. A 2d echo was done at noon then the colonoscopy. During the doctors round, we were advised that there were ulcers on several parts of Steve’s colon. They found a blood clot in Steve’s heart. They could not administer the blood thinners immediately as this may cause bleeding in the colon. In the meantime he needs the blood thinners for the blood clot. The tracheostomy tube remains for now. He got NGT food later in the afternoon. Our father who art in Heaven, Jesus Christ and the Holy Sp...