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Monday, January 28, 2008

Sukenyer Nawal main kat playground

Petang tu ummi n abh bawak Nawal g Taman Tasik Titiwangsa. Kemain suka lagi anak manja ummi main kat playground, cam orang besar yer…

Anak ummi bila tengok orang panjat tangga, Nawal pn nak panjat gak. Nampak orang main gelungsur, Nawal pn sama tergedik-gedik gak yer. Sayang-sayang…. Lagi lebar senyum anak dara ummi bila ada kakak tu agah-agah, ajak menari la…. Ooo, sukernye dia… Bila dah nak balik tu nampak sangat nawal letih. Ummi bagi air masak dalam botol, Nawal minum berdeguk2, dahaganya dier…. Alahai sayangggg…. Penat yer…

Nanti bila kita ada masa kita jenjalan lagi ye. Abah n ummi puas hati tengok Nawal main kat situ. Ni yang bagi semangat kat abah n ummi n wat playground kat umah baru nanti… Mintak2 murah rezeki kita sekeluarga…

Friday, January 25, 2008

Long journey for mother's milk



By ANGELA SHAFFER, Special to the Standard-Times
Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Every two weeks since early September 2007, young Silas Bohl has received a special package from halfway around the world. His mother, Capt. Ginger Bohl, is deployed with the Air Force in Afghanistan. The packages contain 30 to 40 pounds of frozen breast milk that travels in a convoluted, globe-trotting shipping route from the war zone to the Bohls' home. Ginger Bohl's deployment wraps up in mid-January, and she hopes to be back in San Angelo in time for Silas' first birthday.


Toddler Silas Bohl gets special deliveries every two weeks from his mom halfway across the globe, and he just eats them up.


Silas turns 1 later this month. His mom, Ginger Bohl, is deployed overseas and sends her breast milk home from a war-torn land.


"It's my wife," says Michael Bohl, her husband and Silas' father. "She is an amazing woman - her spirit, her faith, everything about her just shines."


Ginger Bohl, an Air Force captain, is an active-duty doctor deployed in Afghanistan from Goodfellow Air Force Base. Since leaving in late August, Bohl has sent home biweekly shipments of her breast milk, frozen and shipped in 30- to 40-pound quantities directly to the Bohl family.
Thirty-five pounds of milk is about 4 gallons' worth. This delicate commodity makes it halfway across the planet, a distance of more than 8,000 miles, in just three short days.


While Michael Bohl and the children have spent the majority of the recent months in Michigan visiting family, Ginger made time each day to pump milk using a Medela breast pump. Michael said she had reservations about being able to pump and store the milk on a daily basis.


Electricity and a working freezer were a must - what if the necessary facilities weren't available?
"My wife left with faith that everything would be provided for," Bohl said. "And it has."


Ginger sends the breast milk to her stateside family in one of several Igloo Ice Cube coolers using DHL shipping services. Michael then packs the cooler with items he thinks she might want or need and sends it back. He recognizes that not every family is as fortunate as his, as the shipping costs could be prohibitive.


"We're really blessed that we can afford to make these shipments so often," Bohl said. "But it can get quite pricey, and because of that, it's cost-prohibitive for a lot of military families."
On a recent day at the Bohl home, Olivia Bohl, 3 1/2 years old, squealed with delight as she played with her toys and listened to music. Her brother Silas was down for his daily nap, and Michael Bohl took a breath of temporary relief known only to those who have the important job of raising children.


Since no moratorium exists on training exercises or deployment for breast-feeding mothers, Michael Bohl said, he feels that the military should make more of an effort to provide facilities for mothers who choose to breast-feed.


"What I'd really love to see the military do is provide compensation for families who choose to breast-feed their children," he said, "even though the mother is away on deployment."


However, the problem is not simply cost-related: Bohl said he recognizes that what some take for granted in the U.S. is simply not an option in many parts of the world.


"Something as simple as an electrical outlet and a freezer can make all the difference," he said.
Lt. Col. Susan Baker at Goodfellow Air Force Base said that there has been no moratorium on deployment for breast-feeding mothers beyond the first four months of a child's life since late 2006. Baker acknowledged that deployed breast-feeding mothers can encounter obstacles. "It's highly dependent on where a person is deployed," she said. "Some places are better-equipped than others."


Help with wrangling bureaucracy would help many families that share the Bohls' desire to breast-feed. Bohl says his family encountered a lot of red tape when trying to ship the breast milk.


Shipments have been held up by customs and the USDA because of the potential for infectious diseases.


"There's one guy at JFK (airport in New York City) who is now very informed about the benefits of breast-feeding and why we needed the milk right away," Bohl said. "I was even sent to the IRS to get the milk because they thought we were running some kind of Afghani breast-milk ring."


Through all the mishaps and difficulties, Ginger Bohl has been able to provide vital nutrition for Silas.


In an additional contact provided by the United Through Reading military program, Ginger also has been able to read to her children. Through the use of a webcam, the children are able to see their mother whenever they wish.


Ginger Bohl returns to her family in a few days. Whether Silas will be able to resume breast-feeding with his mother is unclear.


"She's been gone for so long, nearly half of his life," Bohl said. "Every time he hears her on the TV, he crawls up to touch it. He knows her face and her voice. He knows his mommy. I know it won't be a problem."

Lama tak jengah...

Lama dah ummi tak masuk ke sini. Hmmm… seminggu lebih. Minggu lepas adalah minggu kelam kabut, minggu yang menguji kesabaran kita sekeluarga. 15 Januari tu ummi n abah terlibat dalam kemalangan di tidal flow kt Sentul. Ntah mcmmana pagi tu abah terlanggar orang nak melintas, tapi bukan salah abah. Orang tu yang melintas tak tengok jalan, ye la dia tak tau jalan jadi tidal flow bila hari bekerja (Isnin-Jumaat).

Hampir sehari suntuk abah n ummi menghabiskan masa di HKL dan kemudiannya menghantar dia ke Putrajaya yang kemudiannya ke Bukit Bintang pulak. Mengeletar ummi pagi tu… Tak tau nak cakap camne. Ummi sememangnya ada trauma bila berada di atas jalan raya, ni tetiba pagi2 dah jadi camtu lak.. Aduhhh, tentu ada hikmahnya…

Khamis tu, 17 Januari ummi EL. Nawal demam, batuk n selesema. Alahai kesiannya anak ummi. Bila malam tak berapa tidur, ye la kuman tu aktif malam2 kan. Bersengkang mata la semenjak malam tu. Nawal muntah banyak sangat. Kul 3 pagi, Sabtu, Nawal tak boleh tidur, muntah2. Puas abah gosok belakang Nawal baru Nawal lega. Esoknya trus g PUSRAWI, demam Nawal dah 37 darjah celcius. Pagi Ahad, 19 Januari nafas Nawal dah start berbunyi. Lain macam jer. Tapi lincahnya anak manja abah ni main takleh nak kata apa2. Cam tak sakit jer. Malam tu abah n ummi g emergency PUSRAWI. Rupanya kahak dah masuk ke paru2, trus kena sedut. Demam dah naik sampai 38 lak.. Ya Allah sembuhkanlah dengan segera anakku ini. Dua hari berturut2 Nawal kena ulang-alik spital. Isnin tu skali lagi ummi EL… Fergghhh… Ummi letih sayang…. Abah pun nampaknya tak banyak cakap, kebetulan mingggu lepas adalah minggu yang sangat sibuk wat dia. Masa cuti Thaipusam baru2 ni pun abah keje. Balik malam, dan itu bermakna tinggallah kita berdua di rumah. Sambil2 tengokkan Nawal ummi menjahit.

Harapnya minggu-minggu akan datang akan lebih baik daripada yang terdahulu. Semoga hari2 yang akan datang lebih indah buat abah, ummi n Nawal….

15 Januari ’08, 6 Muharram 1429H

Ummi dah terjaga kul 3.51 pagi tadi, tapi ummi tak dapat bangun juga. Cam biasa, Nawal mesti pegang baju ummi kuat2 n tak bagi ummi bangun la tu. Nenen, tu yang wat ummi sepanjang malam pun tido mengiring sebelah jer. Sudahnya ummi tertido sama. Berlalu camtu je la keinginan ummi untuk membereskan kerja2 rumah…

Masa azan Subuh ummi terjaga balik, dan situasi masih sama. Sampai kul 6.20 baru dapat bangun, Cepat2 ummi ambik wudhuk n solat. Kang klu Nawal jaga dah takleh watpe dah. Pastu ummi gerak abah, dalam masa yang sama ummi perah susu. Banyak gak ummi dapat pagi tadi, Alhamdulillah.

Pagi ni ummi kelam kabut, baju lum iron. Pastu Nawal nyer barang2 pun ummi tak siapkan lagi. Cam robot lak rasanya pagi ni. Blom sempat ummi mandi Nawal dah jaga, trus meniarap lak tu. Ummi tinggalkan je ngan abah walaupun rengekan Nawal dah memanggil2. Bubur pun ummi tak masakkan pagi ni, tak sempat dah. Terpaksalah Nawal makan bubur segera (rice+soya).

Sedikit sebanyak kesabaran ummi teruji pagi Selasa ni. Ada kemarahan sikit pada Nawal tadi, ummi mintak maaf banyak2. Karenah Nawal buat ummi tak keruan sayang.... Abah pun sama, ummi marah2 tadi. Mintak ampun banyak2, dan harapnya abang tak jemu untuk trus bagi sokongan pada saya.

Ya Allah berilah kekuatan kepadaku untuk berhadapan dengan situasi2 yang akan menguji kesabaranku. Semoga azamku pada 1429H ni terlaksana, ingin menjadi yang lebih baik daripada sebelumnya…

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

7 Januari '08, 28 Zulhijjah1428H

Pagi ni seperti biasa ummi bangun pada jam 5.30 pagi. Tapi biasa la, bila ummi nak bangun je, Nawal mesti sedar nak nenen dulu. Nawal, Nawal… camtu la hari2… Pagi ni ummi masakkan bubur nasi wit kentang. Mmmmm, yummy yummy… tentu berselera anak ummi makan nanti. Tapi heran tul la, nape bila wiken jer Nawal susah nak makan. Seboleh2nya nak menyusu jer. Suap makan pun tak nak.

7.30 pagi Nawal dah bangun, tp tak nangis. Bagusnya anak ummi. Ummi trus bangunkn Nawal pas bersiap. Mandikan dan belai2…. Pastu nyusu lagi. Tapi sambil nenen tu klu abah lalu mesti nak tengok.

Bila ummi anta Nawal kat umah nenek, Nawal sengih jer. Senang hati ummi. Jangan nakal2 tau tinggal kat umah nenek. Seperti yang ummi selalu pesan, jaga diri baik2 n jangan nakal2 bila ummi tinggalkan dengan Kak Tina n nenek. Nawal, setiap saat ummi rindukan Nawal. Alangkah baiknya klu Nawal dapat ummi jaga ngan tangan ummi sendiri. Tapi buat masa sekarang ummi kena bantu abah dulu…

Salam Perkenalan

Assalamua’laikum

Salam bahagia buat semua. Ni first time saya try create blog sendiri. Segalanya bermula apabila terdapat banyak perkara yang tersimpan dalam memori kepala ni. Terfikir untuk create blog supaya dapat saya luahkan tentang pelbagai perkara. Pasal keluarga, karier, isu-isu semasa, kemahiran/hobi/minat dan macam-macam lagi

Bagi pengunjung penaummi, segala cadangan dan perkongsian cerita adalah amat dialu-alukan.

Sekian, salam perkenalan daripada saya yang baru bertatih dalam dunia IT ni… ehehe..