this week has been marked by loss. brokenness. injustice. and despair.
in the lives of family and friends.
in the lives of my clients.
i feel like i have spent a long while on the mourning bench.
last night was no different.
i sat with a family as they tried to take in the neurologist's words:
"right now it is not looking good...this medication is the only chance...for some sort of recovery but we just don't know..."
medication administered.
hurry up and wait.
one hour later, i walked by to provide support to the family before they moved the patient to the ICU.
the mourning bench was moved away from the bedside.
the patient was talking. joking. touching the faces of family members.
that moment. that miracle.
doesn't erase the loss. the brokenness. the injustice. the despair.
but it goes a long way to remind me that amidst all of the sucky-ness in life,
there is light.
there is good-ness.
there is hope.
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