Aphasia 9

Medical Update #2

In Aphasia 8 Medical Update #1 I wrote: “In 2006, I was blessed to be present during some of the questions raised by Brother Jabril to Minister Farrakhan for the Closing The Gap book. This meeting between the two of them reminded me of that time period.” I’m referring to the meeting the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan and Brother Jabril had on May 29, 2009 at the hospital.

Many people were grateful for Aphasia 8 Medical Update #1and some were surprised and wanted to learn more of what Brother Jabril is going through, so that it may, possibly, help them, in their health struggles. I felt the need, to not only talk about my witness of Brother Jabril’s health, but, since Allah allowed me to see a small part of what Minister Farrakhan went through, I must state my witness of him too.

In that May 29, 2009 meeting, I witnessed between Minister Farrakhan and Brother Jabril, at the hospital, Minister Farrakhan stated that his Saviours’ Day speech of February 2007, “One Nation Under God: The Confusion, The Guidance, The Warning” is very significant. I want to elaborate on what I witnessed. I saw his words from a medical standpoint, and as a follower of his.

In 2006, I witnessed the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan go through extreme constant physical pain, due to his health condition. I was blessed to see Minister Farrakhan everyday for 2 months in Phoenix, Arizona.

 That was in January of 2006 and February 2006, as he persevered in his illness. I again was blessed to see him for three more weeks in March of 2006 in Cuba. (As a doctor, I’m not going into the circumstances under which I saw him in Phoenix, except I was a part of the delegation party in Cuba.)

 On January 5, 2007 Minister Farrakhan went through a 12-hour abdominal operation. Within approximately 7 weeks, after his major operation, on February 25, 2007, he made it to the Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan and addressed a crowd of over 50,000 people. Allah, in the Person of Master Fard Muhammad filled Minister Farrakhan with His Spirit. This was during his sickness and recovery period. It took him six continuous weeks, to get that entire subject, out of him. Did his doctors really believe that he would be able to make that event—Saviours’ Day 2007? Look at all of the interviews he did right after Saviours’ Day 2007, containing powerful wisdom that required tremendous energy to express. There were some people, including reporters, who did not believe that he actually went through a major 12-hour operation.

Brother Jabril said, over the years, off the rostrum, that you could tell time by studying Minister Farrakhan. Brother Jabril said, at some point, he would make a statement about that, Allah Willing. I studied Minister Farrakhan and every word he spoke after his operation. What immediately came to my mind was 2 Corinthians 12:9, which reads: “But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ ” (New International Version.) The King James Version goes like this: “And he said unto me, ‘My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.’ ”

I often think about why Allah permits some of us to go through what is called a ‘near-death experience’? I mentioned in Aphasia 8 that nobody goes through a near-death experience and comes out of it the same. How many, near-death experiences, did Minister Farrakhan go through? Why does Allah, take His Servant through near-death experiences? In simple terms, according to Dictionary.com, a near death experience is a frightening or threatening experience putting one at the brink of death. But there’s much more to this.

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Brother Jabril covered his health condition from 1999—2007. He explained in his public statement why he felt compelled to do this. For more information please go to www.cuttingedgeknowledge.org under the ‘Public Statement & Lawyer’s Report’ tab.

In October 2007, Brother Jabril was hospitalized for uncontrollable high blood pressure despite the fact that he was on multiple blood pressure medicines. December 2007 started his bouts with seizure disorder, due to a hemorrhagic stroke in February 2007.

In January 2008, Brother Jabril went into Global Aphasia. He was not able to comprehend words or speak, for a few days. After intense therapy in a Rehab center, for two weeks, he recovered enough to be discharged home. Then in May of 2008, that same event happened.  He did not go into Global Aphasia, this time, but he did go into respiratory failure and was on a ventilator for 24 hours. He was discharged after one week of hospitalization.

Exactly one month later, the same thing happened again. This time he was not unresponsive, but he was unable to speak or understand words. Because I was aware of exactly what happened the month before, I was able to instruct the emergency room physicians as to what was happening, with him, and what medicine he needed, immediately.

Just so happened, this time, the same emergency room doctor, who was on called the previous month, was on-called now. He was able to get the old records, from the medical record’s department, and realized that he was the one who intubated Brother Jabril, just the previous month. He came back into the room, and told me that he was the doctor, who intubated Brother Jabril. Brother Jabril immediately extended his hand to shake the Emergency room doctor’s hand, for saving his life. The Doctor and myself turned around to each other, simultaneously, smiled and said at the same time, “Wow, he’s speaking and understanding now!” That was his first response after receiving the medication.

In any case he was able to get the proper medicine he needed in time and within four hours he was discharged home.

Now, let us go back to Aphasia 8 Medical Update #1. I mentioned that Allah Willing, we would hear from Sister Monette, since she was present, in the room when Minister Farrakhan and his son visited. Here are her words:

“On Wednesday, May 28^th around 5:30 pm I was in the cafeteria finishing dinner at St. Joseph’s hospital which is where I am currently an RN student. As I exited the cafeteria, I saw Sister Doctor Patina. She told me, “Brother Jabril is back in the hospital” I was shocked. I knew, with his condition, that was always a possibility. But, it seemed so unlikely because he appeared to be doing so well. I let the doctor know that my shift would be ending very shortly and to please let me know if there was anything I could do. She gave me the floor number where he was and after my shift I went to go see him. He was intubated, meaning he had a tube for breathing, and his blood pressure was low.

“The following day I returned and had the honor of escorting the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan and his two sons to Brother Jabril’s room, which was filled with a team of doctors doing their routine check up. I must take a moment here to inform the readers that I saw Sister Doctor Patina everyday during the hospital stay and I was very impressed with how she had a profound handle on everything. She was very professional, informative, and assertive with the doctors and nurses to insure that our brother got the best of care. I also witnessed their respect for both her and her knowledge of Brother Jabril’s condition.

“The initial visit between Minister Farrakhan and Brother Jabril was short as he was clearly affected by the Minister’s presence. Brother Jabril was trying to speak and communicate but the breathing tube made it impossible. After the visit, as I escorted the Minister and his sons from Brother Jabril’s room, the Minister mentioned (paraphrase) that he thought St. Joseph’s was a good hospital. His mood seemed to be a little more relaxed as well. It’s also worth noting that Brother Jabril was extubated later that day. Meaning that the tube for breathing was removed.

“The next day, which was Friday, the Minister and one of his son returned. I thank Allah for the privilege of being able to witness a very intimate meeting between the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan and Brother Jabril Muhammad. The content of the meeting itself would be up to the Minister or Brother Jabril to reveal. But what was clearly evident to me was the love the Minister has for Brother Jabril. To be a witness of this meeting solidified for me the powerful bond between these two remarkable men. Brother Jabril’s condition improved substantially after the visit that day and in the days to come, that improvement was marked by his ever-increasing appetite.”

Thank you Sister Monette for your witness.

Patina Muhammad N.D., CNC

June 14, 2009

Aphasia 8

Medical Update #1

This is a confidential update regarding Brother Jabril Muhammad’s medical condition. Anything having to do with one’s medical condition is considered to be confidential. Brother Jabril wants to share this with the readers. Before this report was sent publically, I gave Brother Jabril a copy of it, for his review. For those of you who know Brother Jabril, you know that he is a “context” and “detail” person. As you read this report, the words that are in bold are the part that I omitted that he wanted included in this update. (He told me to please read The Final Call for his reasons. Smile.) He gave me these words today Monday June 8, 2009, the same day I wrote this report. He told me that his reason would appear, Allah Willing, in next week’s issue of The Final Call.

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On Wednesday May 27, 2009, Brother Jabril Muhammad was admitted to the hospital. His diagnosis was unresponsive and seizure disorder. He went into respiratory failure while in the emergency room and was intubated. He was not breathing on his own. The emergency room doctors worked to stabilize his condition before transferring him to Neuro ICU. One of the emergency room doctors wrote in his dictated medical report, “He (Jabril) was admitted and was witnessed to have convulsions in the ER, now in respiratory failure and on a ventilator, without showing signs of recovery.” Throughout his medical records, other words to that effect were stated. He was in extreme critical condition, with his arterial blood gases “all over the place.”

I witnessed everything that took place in the emergency room helping the doctors help Brother Jabril. I informed them what medicines works best for him while he’s in this condition etc. I also witnessed that he was unresponsive, even to pain!

After I informed the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, from the emergency room, of Brother Jabril’s condition, he was very sorry to hear of what happen. Minister Farrakhan was already scheduled to come to Phoenix on another matter. So the next morning, Brother Minister and his two sons arrived at the hospital, straight from the airport. They arrived, in the room, approximately one minute or less after five or six Neurologists arrived in his room. I was in the process of giving all the doctors a complete medical history of Brother Jabril’s condition. I informed them of what medications and dosage of medications he’s taking; how often he has these episodes; how to prevent these episodes from getting to the point where he’s intubated etc, etc. They asked a few questions, which I answered and at one point, I politely advised them to decrease one of his IV medications and gave my reasons, which they agreed to do and they did. They also told me of their plans, of which I was 100 percent in agreement.

Minister Farrakhan witnessed Brother Jabril on the ventilator, hand strapped to the bed, to prevent him from pulling out his tubes. After the doctors left, Minister Farrakhan remarked, “I’m so sorry this happened to you, but Allah is the Best Knower. Brother Minister then leaned over to Brother Jabril and said in a loud voice, “Jib, get up out of this bed, we have work to do.”  Brother Jabril opened his eyes and immediately recognized Minister Farrakhan. Brother Jabril tried to speak, but choked and starting coughing because of the tube he had down his throat to help him breathe. Brother Minister then quieted Brother Jabril and told him in a soft voice that he will be back once the tube is removed from his throat.

Absolutely, Allah is the Best Knower. A few hours after the visit from Minister Farrakhan, Brother Jabril was extubated, meaning that he was taken off life support. Brother Jabril’s first words after being extubated was, “How long have I been here?” Because of the heavy sedation, Brother Jabril was given over the last 24 hours; he slept the rest of that day. He awoke the next morning around 5:00 AM and told me that he saw Minister Farrakhan, face to face and that it was real. He said that he saw him in “this same building.”  He then asked me, “What’s up?” [Keep in mind, Brother Jabril is just waking up from heavy sedation; from being on a ventilator—life support and he dose not realize that he is in a hospital.] But, one thing for sure, he told me that he knew that he saw Minister Farrakhan.

After orientating Brother Jabril to place and time, I informed him that he, did indeed, see Minister Farrakhan. I also informed Brother Jabril that he had a tube down his throat to help him breathe and could not talk to Minister Farrakhan although he tried and that Minister Farrakhan will be coming back this morning to see him.

Minister Farrakhan and his son Joshua came that morning to see Brother Jabril. I can say that I witnessed a very powerful and significant meeting between the two of them. Sister Monette, who works for me and is one month away from getting her RN degree, witnessed what she did. Allah willing, we’ll hear from her in Aphasia 9 (medical update #2). In the one-hour plus meeting, I could see that they were being affected by one another’s spirit. At the end, of their meeting, Minister Farrakhan actually mentioned that this meeting helped his spirit. I know, from a medical standpoint, that Brother Jabril was helped in many ways. I believe this accounted for his speedy recovery.

In 2006, I was blessed to be present during some of the questions raised by Brother Jabril to Minister Farrakhan for the Closing The Gap book. This meeting between the two of them reminded me of that time period. They were ready right then and there to go to work. As Minister Farrakhan told Brother Jabril on the first day of his visit to Brother Jabril, despite Brother Jabril’s condition, that “we have work to do.” That caused Brother Jabril to open his eyes.

I must make this very clear. I’ve heard rumors (even as of yesterday) that Brother Jabril is in and out of a coma. That Brother Jabril is “mentally off” due to the stroke he suffered in February 2007. Both of those statements are completely false and baseless. For those who continue to spread these kinds of rumors, over the last 2 ½ years, since his stroke, of February 2007, where is your proof? Remember what the Honorable Elijah Muhammad teaches us, that Minister Farrakhan continues to teach and remind us of, that, if you repeat slander three times you become a part of it.

 For those of you who have known Brother Jabril for however many years, he is still the same Brother. Well, let me put it this way. He is not the same Brother. Nobody goes through a ‘near-death experience’ and comes out of it the same. Brother Jabril had more than one ‘near death experience.’ Our Brother is stronger mentally. The part of his brain that was affected by the stroke was the part that controls speech. Brother Jabril can speak. Brother Jabril can write.  Brother Jabril can read. He has problems retrieving words, but if one is patient with him, he can get the word out that he is searching for. Please study conduction aphasia and go back over Aphasia 1-7 that he produced.

This Aphasia condition has absolutely nothing to do with intelligence. His intelligence is above average. He can make informed decisions for himself. I must state, for the records that a seizure that he just suffered, does not cause brain damage. I pray Allah that this short writing will clear up some of the major misunderstandings about our Brother’s condition.

I was talking to a few Neurologists at the hospital. All of us agreed that Brother Jabril has an above average intelligences and thought process. That part of his brain that processes thoughts and intelligences carries over to the language part. He uses many, what you called, “Coping strategies” to communicate due to his condition. Coping strategies are verbal or nonverbal methods of communicating used by people who have aphasia. He can make himself very clear when he speaks.

It’s been one week since Brother Jabril was discharged from the hospital. If you were to see him now, you would hardly believe that he, just a few days earlier, was seconds away from death and on life support. Many have told me that he looks even younger or healthier now, than he looked before this most recent hospitalization, even though he’s not out of it yet. In Aphasia #9 or medical update #2, I intend to go into this.

I agreed with Minister Farrakhan’s words, 1000 percent when he said that Allah is the best knower. I can say this; he is speaking better than he was before this most recent episode. All praises are due to Allah.

Thank you for reading this short update. Please continue to visit as more updates are forthcoming, Allah’s Willing.

Patina Muhammad ND, CNC

June 8, 2009

(Please send all correspondence directly to Jabril Muhammad at his P.O. Box.

P.O. Box 66991; Phoenix, Arizona 85082-6991.