I read this article today in Yahoo, of a 65 year old polish man Mr Jan Grzebski, who woke up after being in coma for 19 years. Yes!, you read it right, 19 years!!. He used to work for railways in Poland when a work related accident left him in coma for 19 years. The doctors had told his family he would not last more than 3 to 4 years. The wheel chair bound Mr Grzebski, credits his life to the unflagging care of his wife Gertruda, who made sure to turn him every hour to avoid bedsore infections and what nots.This lady reminds me of the words of King Lemuel, on the things taught by his mother
Proverbs:31, verse:10-12:
"Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.
She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life".
This is one such woman, who never gave up on her husband.
Poland was a communist country in 1988 when he went into coma, and now he awakens to a new dawn of a democratic country. The communist Poland of rationed meat, and meager supplies is no more, and he awakens to having his needs met by the country.His family has grown, his four children are all married and he is now the proud grand father of 11 grand children.He has been given the chance to get to know his grandchildren, it is a true blessing from God.When you become a parent, all of a sudden you find this untold joy blossom in your heart, but when that child gives birth to your grandchild,then your joy is complete and your life becomes replete.In that child's eyes, you see all your dreams have come true.
Proverbs 17, verse:6
"Children's children are the crown of old men: and the glory of children are their fathers".
Mr Grzebski is one of the lucky ones, who lived to see the world indeed has become a better place for his grandchildren. Yet there are many untold stories like Mr Grzebski, who were not given the chance, the most famous one of them all was Terry Schiavo, who was slowly starved to death over a period of 13 days, with the world watching, in this democratic land of the free, flowing with milk and honey. Which makes me wonder, do we really know God's plans?, if then who are we to play God?.
to read more on this story on yahoo: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070602/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_poland_awakening
