Following is a post which Charlotte Young Sing, the sister of Abigail Ragobar, posted on Facebook yesterday as Ragobar lay in a coma at hospital after a 40-foot fall at her Tobago home. Ragobar, who was said to be suffering from postpartum syndrome, died yesterday having never regained consciousess.
Monday the 5th of September at 5.45 am, my role model and older sister, Abby, fell 40 feet from the third story of her Tobago house.
Words cannot describe what it was like finding her body nestled in a lemon tree, but after saying the “Our Father” out loud God gave me the strength to pull her out while her husband and my mom stood at my side holding up the branches of thorns.
The perks of being a mom is tangible beautiful kids that love us unconditionally but what many people don't tell you is that postpartum depression is real and its side effects can be devastating and its symptoms can be easily missed.
Anyone who knows Abby knows that she lives for her children; Portia and new-born Raphael and would never do anything to hurt herself or the ones she loves but her disillusioned state left her vulnerable to danger.
And the loss of both her grandfather in-law and grandfather in the past few months made us take her symptoms to be grief. But God is good and life is full of second chances and we are praying for a miracle.
She is currently in critical condition and fighting for her life. Yesterday, as I attended my grandfather's funeral I prayed for him to send help for Abby and shortly after Kelly and Anna walked into the hospital like two angels bearing the ring of the late Archbishop beloved Fr Anthony Pantin, their uncle, who is currently being petitioned to be canonised as a saint.
I immediately heard the conversation grandpa and I had several times before ringing in my ears upon seeing them “Charlotte if you live to see it tell me about it, but mark my words if anyone is going to be canonised as a saint it’s Fr Pantin, that man was a living saint.”
I knew immediately grandpa sent them for Abby. Upon greeting Kelly and Anna Pantin, they informed me that their uncle needs three proven miracles to be canonised and that they had a feeling that Abby could be his first (proven) miracle.
Using Fr Pantin’s ring, myself, my parents, my four sisters and two of Abby's childhood best friends went in the room two at a time and prayed over each part of her body, repeating each time a prayer that came to my sister Jo “God Heal Abby. God Save Abby. God restore Abby.”
Immediately after, before walking out the room, myself and my sister, Melanie, asked Abby “Abby, if you are going to make it through this move a body part” (she is currently past the point of a coma medically).
She didn’t respond... We followed “that’s ok we’re not taking that as a no Abby, just move a part of your body for someone to see.” We exited the hospital room and less than 30 seconds later my dad and sister Lizzy were at her side and within seconds Abby moved her head on her own. The nurse gasped “that’s unnatural.”
My other sister Jo and mom then entered the room and prayed to St Raphael and Fr Pantin to heal Abby. Upon their exit Abby’s husband, Chris, went to her side and Abby moved her head again two more times.
Lord, we find comfort in these powerful signs and we count all of our blessings at this time. Lord we are infinitely grateful for the legions of people joined in relentless prayer over the past two days ... Some of which we do not even know personally.
To all praying, we are deeply moved and overwhelmed with humility and thankfulness for your prayers. They do not go unnoticed. Lord we ask that above all, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven and that whatsoever you choose we remain committed to you.
We ask especially that Fr Anthony Pantin be raised up by all the angels and saints and that his good deeds will be recognised. We pray for a miracle but above all we pray for his canonisation. His presence and the prayers of everyone around us have given the strength to make it through another day and for that we are eternally grateful.
We ask that when praying for Abby your rosaries and prayers are offered up for the canonisation of Fr Anthony Pantin and WE ASK YOU TO KINDLY REPEAT THIS PRAYER: LORD HAVE MERCY ON ABBY. LORD HEAL HER. LORD SAVE HER. LORD RESTORE HER. LORD IF YOU SO CHOOSE TO HEAL ABBY SHE INDEED WILL BE HEALED. WE ASK THESE PRAYERS THROUGH ST RAPHAEL THE ARCHANGEL, ST BENEDICT, ST PHILOMENA AND ALL THE ANGELS AND SAINTS. AMEN.
We love you Abby and may God grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change, the courage to change the things we can and the wisdom to know the difference. God continue to guide us.
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We hope that by sharing this post that we are able to make others more aware of postpartum depression and that awareness will save lives.
Through God good things happen with good people for a greater good. Lord have mercy on Abby. Lord heal her. Lord save her. Lord restore her. Lord, if you so choose to heal Abby she indeed will be healed.
We ask these prayers through St Raphael the Archangel, St Benedict, St Philomena and all the Angels and Saints. Amen.