One of the Leukemia patients on the unit is dying tonight.
Appointments are God ordained. As we talked ever so briefly with a family member, we find that the end has come quickly. Severe infection set in suddenly before a bone marrow transplant could be performed.
Sometimes a hug speaks what words cannot.
The staff carry on, but it is obvious this is not just their job. They become involved and attached as they walk a difficult path along side patients and their loved ones.
We pause for reflection on the gift of life and the relationships that make it worthwhile.
Life is a fragile gift and we thank God each day for His many blessings. We cannot allow a moment to be wasted in anger, or bitterness. It is better to pray, to love, and to hug, now! God gives us this day;he does not promise us tomorrow.
Please tell the relatives that in this neck of the woods a prayer was given for all of them.