Resilience.

Against the odds she held on,
After a week in limbo, with much to cope,
Another week, through multiple tubes and wires she pulled through,
And she emerged again, at the break of dawn,
Giving us all a glimmer of hope.

If miracles exist, she was one,
Her courage was second to none,
Through all the pain, she kept up her valiant fight.
Shrunken and pale,  yet she was a heartwarming sight.

Days and nights keep passing by,
There are patients who come and go,
There are some who make it to the sunny side,
There are some who never regain their stride,
But there are some who push through every high and low,
Those who were meant to soar and fly.

Huda Fathima was in the ICU and on mechanical ventilator for two weeks after which she recovered. One of the rare instances of such a prolonged ICU stay and making it out successfully. Happy to have been part of the team involved in her recovery.