What a Day

The last 24 hours has been odd. I was called to the hospital to be with a family. The husband had been diagnosed with an aggressive type of Leukemia. He had been fine, started feeling bad, went to the hospital and was admitted. He progressively got worse and worse. By 2 am, he was dead. I have never seen someone die so quickly from this disease. Normally they suffer for a long time. He did not. He and his wife loved each other so much. They were a real example of a loving relationship.

While leaving the hospital I ran into another church member. Her niece was on life support. She was only 28, mother of 2. She died this afternoon. The family is devastated. As one could imagine.

In both cases the doc's and nurses did every thing they could. It seems they pulled out all the stops and tried everything. But the effects of these diseases was too much.

What a day for these two families.