A while ago when I was working a night shift at the hospital, one of my patients was an elderly woman in isolation for diarrhea. She was weak from her condition and very uncomfortable physically from her raw bottom and emotionally from the embarrassment of frequent uncontrollable bowel movements. She sobbed to me " I'm so helpless!". Her elderly husband, dressed in pressed trousers, belt, and tidy shirt jumped up from a cot beside her bed in the dead of the night and stroked her forehead while he murmured reassurances. I felt I was in the presence of something special and holy. Moments like those are the quiet blessings of my job.
Today my daughter is getting married. I wish her and her almost husband a life of love. Life is not easy so having someone in your corner, someone to stroke your forehead or hold your hand when you need support is a gift not ever to be taken for granted. A famous person said "we are walking each other home". Our meander through life is easier with a friend we can rely on. I hope they will always be that friend to each other and have a love as tender as I witnessed that night.
I love you, Laura and Skye.
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