Not So Easy

Saddened to hear that Osman has been admitted to hospital and put in an isolation unit. We followed his progress on the Haj keenly, through updates from Rohana, and were thankful he completed the pilgrimage, against the odds. In fact, in a couple of the pictures taken after completing all the stages he looked much better than I'd expected, given the rigours of the experience. But Rohana had noted that it had been far from easy for him.

In the last few days, since his return from Saudi Arabia, he's been feeling steadily weaker. I'm guessing he's likely to have picked up an infection over there and, given his condition, fighting this is not going to be easy. Our plan is to visit him when we get back at the weekend, though I'm hoping that with the treatment he's getting he might just be released by then. But even expressing such hope seems too glib, somehow. We are left, as is so often the case, with prayer.