one kick ass sacrifice...

Two days ago, I was out with my mum and one of her friends. In the middle of our journey to the proposed destination (?), Aunty G got a phone call, and when she said inalillahiwainnailaihiraaji'un, i knew it wasnt good news. So after much talking, she put down the phone and told us that one of her friends just passed away.

So heres the story.

The lady who passed away, may God place her with the ones HE loves, was only 28 yrs old. She had been suffering from lung cancer. She's had that tumour since she was 24, and it became malignant ever since. When she started working, she met her husband, who was secretly in love with her for ages, and whom she finally agreed to marry after meeting up with his family, who also happened to love her alot.

All throughout the marriage, she always took care of her husband, his family, her family, her job, her relationship with Allah, and her relationship with people in general. According to Aunty G, Allahyarhamah never sighed or complained about how miserable and painful her life was. She bore her grief silently without whinning. Soon after the marriage, she knew that her time was coming, and she wanted to leave her husband a precious gift, so that he'd always have a piece of her when she's gone. She sacrificed her chemotheraphy and drugs to get pregnant. As the months passed by, she became more ill and tired, but she went through all the pain patiently, all because of love for her husband's child. Her tumour was growing larger, and parts of it had broken off and had started growing at other organs. The doctor advised her to go for chemo, but she refused, scared that her baby might be affected too.

When she gave birth, she was in too much pain, but all everyone ever heard was how happy and alive she felt, with the baby inside her arms. Her husband quit his job to look after her, o the love that filled that family, masha Allah. Soon later, she left them to be with HIM, leaving a handful of letters for her newborn baby girl, for when she grows up,

and her LOvE.

One kick ass sacrifice. May Allah reward her for her patience and sacrifice. Ameen.