take a look through my eyes.......

Ned couldn't help staring at her. Simply couldn't take his eyes from her. Ned couldn't help but feel that she is the most beautiful thing in thing in the world. Sadly, he could only look from behind the glass panel for the girl he was staring at is his pre-maturely born daughter, Sara. She was on life support and placed under the incubator to keep her going.

As much as he wanted to cuddle her in his arms, it was simply not possible. Not until Sara was considered to be in stable condition by the doctor. Ned could only wait and pray to God. Since Sara was given birth to the night before, Ned had only one thing in his mind - Sara.

While Ned waited by the ICU for Sara to get stronger, he could see happy parents with their newborns. It broke his heart knowing that he couldn't carry Sara like how the other parents could.

Three days in the ICU, Sara still showed no signs of improvement and Ned was starting to get worried about her situation. The doctor felt sorry for Ned and didn't want to tell Ned that Sara had a slim chance of surviving, with all empathy allowed Ned to enter the ICU to see Sara possible for the last moments.

Ned broke down in tears as he stood by Sara's incubator. Ned finally prayed really hard, "God, I've never been a church-goer, neither have I never been a staunch Christian and I hardly read the bible in my entire 32 years of my life but hear me out here. Right in front of me is Sara. My only daughter and my only child right now. 5 years after my marriage with Judy, we kept trying for a child and we finally have one but it's like you are going to take away from us. I don't know what Sara is to anyone but please take a look through my eyes. You'll be amazed by what you see."

Tears rolling down his cheeks as he continued, "This little child in this incubator, Sara, is not just any baby. She's Judy's and my child. A child we tried so hard to have. She may be small right now, but I believe that she can someday grow up to be a strong, normal child. She's also a gift from You. I never knew we could ever have a child because of Judy's kidney condition. Now, we finally have a child, don't take her away, please."

"Through my eyes, she's a shining star. Through my eyes, she's the light of our lives. Through my eyes, she's a wonderful child that You blessed us with. Through my eyes, she's the tiny bit of hope that tells me and Judy that as long as we never give up, nothing is impossible. Against all odds, Judy gave birth to Sara safely despite the fact that the doctor told us it would be impossible! Through my eyes, Sara is all Judy and I ever wished for since the day we took our vows that we'd love each other for the rest of our lives."

"So please, take a look through my eyes. She's all we've got. So please, don't take Sara away from us.............. please............". As Ned spoke those words, his tear drops dripped on to the cover of Sara's incubator and made the tapping sounds. Miraculously, Sara responded to the tapping sounds made by Ned's tears. Her tiny, little fingers twitched and the tiny toes twitched as well. After three days without any movement or signs of improvement, Sara suddenly showed life. The doctor was surprised and he decided that Ned should be there everyday just speaking to Sara. It didn't matter whether Sara understood a single thing he was saying but the doctor could only think it was some special bond between a parent and a child.

Through Ned's eyes, Sara was more than a daughter. She was the ray of light he and Judy could ever wished for and she was the light of their lives.

Through one's eyes, you'll truly be amazed by what you can find...........

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Quick update.........

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