It was so nice to sleep at the hotel again. Here in Hyderabad, we are staying at the Mirnerva Grand. It is the place the hospital set up for us to stay and they discounted the price majorly for us.
In the lobby of the hotel
Just like our previous hotel in Ahmedabad, we have really enjoyed our stay and all of the food is… once again… delicious! One of our favorites is the free breakfast buffet in the morning. Lots of choices…I think our American hotels could stand to learn a thing or two from India, about what a free breakfast is! In addition to the yummy food, all of the waiters are smitten with Lyla and she loves the attention. 🙂
The Breakfast Buffet
One funny story about the breakfast buffet….this happened earlier in the week. Scott came back to the table with what he called Chicken in brown gravy. He ate a bite and said wow this is tender. He put one on my plate and said try it. I took one bite, and I knew it was not chicken. I told Scott there was no way that was chicken…it tasted like liver to me. He went back over to the table and the sign beside the dish said… Brown Gravy and Chicken “Lever”. Guess he did not realize lever was liver. We got a good laugh out of that.
But besides the “lever” we have not had one bad thing to eat on our entire trip!
After breakfast, we had our final check up with Dr. Suman who performed Lyla’s procedure. We waited out in the lobby/waiting room/stairs/elevator/hall that goes to PICU/Door that goes to the two office Pediatrician “wing”. Literally two rooms the size of cubicles. Because it is Sunday….it is really slow. During the week those ares on each floor are packed! Guess no one gets sick on Sunday here! 🙂
Every time Lyla sees Dr Suman she runs to him. She adores him, and I must say we do too. Not only is he a fabulous doctor, but a wonderful person with a huge heart for children. This week, we have learned more and more about him. In his spare time, he goes and volunteers out in the villages providing medical care. He also personally sponsors four orphan girls here in Hyderabad. He pays for them to go to school and sees that all of their needs are met. He was even showing pictures of them on his phone, like they were his own children.
After he did one more echocardiogram showing us the device in her heart and that it is working, he gave us an iron supplement for Lyla to take each day, to build up her hemoglobin and iron.
When the visit was coming to an end we made sure we had each other’s contact information. We hope to always keep in touch with Dr. Suman and Dr. Gopi. We are so thankful for God putting them in our lives, and for saving our daughter’s life and future!
We also had one last goodbye to the Sisters that took care of Lyla.
After the check up, I met our new friend Lisa and spent all afternoon with her. She took me shopping and I loaded up on a bunch of spices and mixes to bring home to make Indian food. We had a wonderful meal and fellowship together. I am also thankful for the time I have had getting to know her and more about the work she and her husband do here. Unfortunately her husband is sick, and we did not get to meet him this visit. We all decided it was not worth the risk of potentially getting Lyla sick. But, she and husband are doing great things! Join me in praying for a movement of God for Hyderabad.
After a fun girls day, I entered the hotel room, and Lyla was soooooo excited to see me. It just made my day! We had one final meal in the restaurant here at the hotel. We tried to Skype into our home worship service back in TN, but the connection went out. Now we are all packed up for our early morning flight to Ahmedabad to get the passport issues resolved.
Some friends in Ahmedabad, that we have never met, are picking us up at the air port and allowing us to stay in their home until I get the passport in hand. Another one of God’s provisions!
Please pray for our passport meeting tomorrow, that we can get the matter resolved quickly. Also, please pray for Lyla. She will be seeing the owner of the orphanage during this and potentially will be right there at her orphanage. We don’t want for her to feel like we are taking her back, or for her to have any fear, or worse….for her to want to go back, since she has only been with us a little over a week. I just think tomorrow will be a little emotional and confusing for her.
Thanks and good night!