I feel you....

When I took Zarif for his follow up with the cleft clinic last week, I met this young couple with a 2 months old baby – cleft lip and palate.  We acknowledged each other.  As we spoke, I can see her eyes were in tears.  Owh dear mummy, I truly feel you.  I was at your shoes 2 years ago. 

I can feel the pain in her eyes.  I had the same sadness and pain in my eyes before too.  It is not a regret or a blaming game.  It was just a plain painful feeling.  To see our little baby like that and the thought that he needs to go for surgery at such a young age.  I feel you dear mummy.

I gave her my number.  I just feel she needs someone with a cleft baby that she can talk too.  Alhamdulillah I am glad I did that.  Few days after, she started to text me and I called her.  As she asked questions, she started to cry again.  I let her.  I was her. 

I pray for Allah swt to give these young parents strength to go through this together.  InsyaAllah I know they will be.  I know it is not easy to stay strong. 

I hope next week, I can invite them to my house and we can have more chats together.  I am thankful for the opportunity that Allah swt gave me having met her, the opportunity to calm her heart.