At Sheba Hospital today, I was surprised to find my friend Rafiq looking much healthier than I remember seeing him months ago. It was nice to see him with enough stamina to tackle the challenging climb up on the train in the waiting area. Months ago, I recall him struggling to just climb the stairs.
Rafiq is a five-year-old boy from Jenin, today he came with his mom. Rafiq had an echocardiogram, an electrocardiogram, and a blood test. Understandably, he was really upset to find out he needed to have his blood taken and threw a bit of a tantrum. Unfortunately, his mom, coworker Berith, and I needed to hold him still for his blood draw.
Afterwards, he was very calm and we walked to the piano in the lobby downstairs. Rafiq briefly showed us his musical skills on the piano. Wendy, a visiting guest volunteer, also jumped on the piano and played a beautiful piece for us. It was pretty great!
Please pray for Rafiq to continue to improve and that his doctors would know the next step for his recovery.