Micheal

As soon as I knew Micheal Jackson had suffered a cardiac arrest…I knew he was gone. Only 20% of people that suffer out of hospital cardiac arrest survive and for those people swift defibrilation is the only way to save them.

Most people will panic. Micheal Jackson had a personal physician but he didnt have a defibrillator by all accounts. He wasnt breathing when they called 911 at 12.21 and he wasnt breathing when he arrived at the hospital at 1pm.

He was gone.

The doctors knew when they worked on him for an hour that he was gone. Look how long it took from his arrival to time that his death was called. Two hours. His brain was dead within 10 minutes.

Of course after my sons death…I know too much about arrythmias and sudden cardiac deaths. I knew that he was gone and honestly Im a lil hurt. Im kinda tired of sudden deaths I guess.

Every day I google news sudden death.  I know its macabre but I seem to have to do it. Today I didnt have to. There were 100’s of articles explaining what cardiac arrest is Many spelling out that cardiac deaths are not like heart attacks.

To have a cardiac arrest is the most serious problem that can happen to your heart.

Today many are mourning a man who lived to 50.

My son lived till he was 13.

My thoughts are with his mother. To have to bury a child isnt something a mother should have to do. But she will.

Whether you liked him or hated him..if you grew up in the 70’s and 80;s you grew up to the sounds of Billy Jean, PYT, Dirty Diana. You say in front of your TV screen when The world premiere of Thriller was unveiled. You memorized his words. As a new muslimah in the early 90s you may remember the story that was going around of the car crash victim in Saudi Arabia who was supposed to have been listening to Michael when he crashed.

We were told that the only thing he could say was words from the song he was listening to. It may have been an urban legend but it goes to show the way that he reached everyone.

Insha Allah he will have Jannah. He deserves it for the kind of life that he had to lead. Islam erases ALL sins and insha Allah I  hope when Micheal goes up wrapped up with the angels…I hope that My boy is one of the people that asks about people in this life.

Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Lilahu Rajiun

This song is dedicated to my son Alhaarith