I learned that even when all is lost, something can be gained. We visited acquaintances who have a child very near death, a child with special needs, a child for whom the label "special needs" doesn't begin to describe what the family has dealt with; a child who, while legally an adult, is in a pediatric ICU because the staff has spent so much time with him over years and years, a child they have cared for in ways I can't even fathom. This couple made the decision not just that he should go into hospice. This child, upon death, will become an organ donor. I can't even begin to imagine the generosity of spirit involved; they have found strength and love that transcends even the parent-child bonds. They are my heroes. That is a gift that a hospice patient and the family can give; not just of memories, but of life itself.
I learned that even when all is lost, something can be gained. We visited acquaintances who have a child very near death, a child with special needs, a child for whom the label "special needs" doesn't begin to describe what the family has dealt with; a child who, while legally an adult, is in a pediatric ICU because the staff has spent so much time with him over years and years, a child they have cared for in ways I can't even fathom. This couple made the decision not just that he should go into hospice. This child, upon death, will become an organ donor. I can't even begin to imagine the generosity of spirit involved; they have found strength and love that transcends even the parent-child bonds. They are my heroes. That is a gift that a hospice patient and the family can give; not just of memories, but of life itself.
Thanks for these comments, Geoff.
Beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
You are welcome!