CGH = Christ Gives Hope

My father was admitted to Changi General Hospital two days ago. He experienced severe chest pain in his sleep and was awoken by the sharp pain. He was sent to CGH in an ambulance and was under observation since. What he experienced is known as Angina Pectoris (Chest Pain).

He had to undergo three ECG tests including one to be done on a treadmill. When the results came out, he was informed that he can be discharged. As he was happily preparing for his discharge, a senior doctor stopped him and told him that his ECG test on the treadmill looked somewhat abnormal. (This senior doctor is the same one he saw when he was admitted at A&E Dept.) The doctor suggested that he undergoes a coronary angiogram. This is a test that uses an injection of liquid dye to make the coronary arteries easily visible under X-ray. The results from the angiogram will determine if any of his coronary arteries is blocked. If it is blocked, he can undergo a procedure called angioplasty. It is an operation where the narrowed coronary artery is dilated (opened up) with a balloon. A small tube called a stent may also be inserted into the artery at this time to help prevent it narrowing down again in the future.

I am still awaiting results of his angiogram.

In the midst of this incident, I keep praying for my father. I pray for his speedy recovery and he will be able to go home soon. I pray that everything will be alright and there is no need to perform any heart bypass operation. I pray that he will find peace and calm in the midst of this condition. I pray for Psalm 91 upon him. I believe my Heavenly Father hears my prayer. Many people see CGH as a hospital where patients are not properly diagnosed and doctors not having adequate expertise... I see CGH as Christ Gives Hope and if Christ is in charge, my father will be on the road of speedy recovery. :)

Psalm 91
1 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High
Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust."
3 Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the perilous pestilence.
4 He shall cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you shall take refuge;
His truth shall be your shield and buckler.
5 You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day,
6 Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.
7 A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand;
But it shall not come near you.
8 Only with your eyes shall you look, and see the reward of the wicked.
9 Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge, even the Most High, your dwelling place,
10 No evil shall befall you, nor shall any plague come near your dwelling;
11 For He shall give His angels charge over you, to keep you in all your ways.
12 In their hands, they shall bear you up, lest you dash your foot against a stone.
13 You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra, the young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.
14 "Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him;
I will set him on high, because he has known My name.
15 He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him.
16 With long life I will satisfy him, and show him My salvation."

I cant believe this!!
The moment I published this blog, I received an sms from my father.
It said. "Good news - no blockage in the heart. Can go back home about 2 pm."

Hallelujah!!
Praise the Lord!