Between life and death there is a very thin line [WEEK 143]

They say that to die you just have to be alive, we all meet that requirement, death is a law of life, some sooner others later and most certainly we will all go down that road, but it is a subject that no one likes to talk about because of the deep sadness and emotional shock of losing a loved one that this causes, death is a mystery, you do not know what lies beyond, you are heading towards the unknown, a journey of no return.

A few years ago my younger brother, the spoiled child of the house, one morning on January 1, 2000, when he tried to get out of bed he fell to the floor, who would have thought that one day you are celebrating and the next day you can't get up, literally his life changed overnight, of course we took him to the health center, there were no medical specialists there, they were still celebrating the new year, there were only residents or interns.

They left him hospitalized in a country where the health system is in chaos, the doctors present examined him and sent him for lab tests without the slightest idea of what was happening to him.The next day in the afternoon there was no diagnosis, but my brother was paralyzed from neck to toe, I saw the doctors nervous and my brother had a respiratory arrest and in the hospital there were no oxygen bottles, the excuse was that the new year begins and they have provided us with supplies, I managed to calm him down, he almost died, I believe that God is merciful, but seeing him like that is a feeling that I do not wish to anyone, I did not cry in front of him not to stress him, he was practically dead in life.

On the third day without diagnosis he went into another respiratory arrest and was getting worse. I left the room and I could not stand it anymore and I started to cry, at that moment the wife of another patient approached me and said take him out of here because he is going to die, I recommend a specialist doctor, I didn't think twice and I took him out of that hospital and took him to the clinic where the doctor that was recommended to me works, I remember that I took him straight to his office and when the doctor saw him he said take him to the emergency room because he is dying, those words echoed in my ears and I felt my heart stopped, I also had to take care of my mother.

After he was stabilized the doctor told me he is alive by miracle, but I know that he has a guillian barre that attacks the central nervous system that is why he is paralyzed, it is a very rare viral disease, there are few people who get it, that is why they had not given you a diagnosis, he was hospitalized for fifteen days, many medical tests were performed, my brother saved his life, the recovery was very slow to regain movement and walk, it was a long treatment, but seeing the death of a family member is a bitter feeling.

Many things happened, it is a very bitter pill to swallow to see a relative lose his life, the impotence and frustration wrap your mind, body and heart, even though death is a normal event in life we are never prepared, it always hurts in the deepest part of our being, thanks to God this situation came to a happy ending.