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While the distinctive smells of illness and antiseptic swirled around me, I patiently waiting outside the room to take another useless blood test.
Useless because they didn't expect the patient to make it through the morning much less the day. (This is a common occurrence when doctors
forget to keep their orders current.)
While I waited, an 85 year old woman was saying goodbye to her husband. Her hunched back was curved even further as she leaned to be
closer to the man she had shared her life with. Her brilliant red hair color was a sharp contrast to the snow white hair of the man in the bed.
She was wearing what I was sure were her good blouse and slacks, and her lipstick had been carefully applied.
I wondered, did she still resemble the girl he first fell in love with?
He gripped her hand tightly and said with conviction, "I do not have one single regret besides not being able to stay with you. I have never
wasted one minute on you or our children. You have given me such a good life."
Together they both said, "I love you."
Then they broke down in tears and hugged as best they could amid the tubes and
IV's. It was right then and there when I decided that if I
couldn't have that kind of love, then I didn't want to be bothered.
When at last she emerged, I went in. He smiled weakly at me. His faded blue eyes shone with that peculiar light that terminal patients seem
to take on. It's as though a small piece of heaven has already begun to shine through.
While I drew his blood he said, "You know, we made love every week right up until two weeks ago."
I didn't know what to say to that, but told him I thought that was great.
His tears began anew as he struggled to get out the words. "I am so selfish!"
All thoughts of keeping my schedule flew rapidly out the window. I sat down and asked him why he would say that. He said that he was glad
that he was dying and not her. I told him that wasn't selfish in the least. He said that it was because he knew that if it were the other way
around, he wouldn't want to be the one left behind without her.
I just sat and let him cry while I held his hand. After a brief while, his son arrived from out of town. I leaned down, gave him a quick
hug and whispered, "Safe journey."
He passed away about six hours after I last saw him. I wound up going to his funeral. All his family could talk about at the service was his
devotion to them and their mother. He was obviously a wonderful father and husband. He left an enormous legacy behind.
Hopefully his two sons and three grandsons learned from him what is really important in this life. Seeing this kind of love made my spirit
feel lighter. It is possible, though rare. It takes very special people with a deep commitment. The love changes over the years, but if you're lucky the roots go down deep instead of sideways.
The doctors said that he died from heart failure. But I don't think that his heart ever failed either him or the people that he loved.
Thanks to
Sherry Jones
Lord, we ask not that You move the mountains, but that You give us the strength to climb."
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