Write a post in just 10 lines.
Last week I republished an old post for Writer’s Workshop because when I finally got to my computer it was late and I couldn’t wrap my mind around any original thought.
The truth is I had been at the hospital after receiving news that my 45-year-old cousin had been rushed to the ICU after an asthma attack and back pain and something about blood clots only to learn that he was also in kidney and liver failure.
After losing my Dad to cancer and then another cousin to suicide and then both grandparents, this side of my family really has been through enough. Too much.
The hospital lobby was filled with heads bent in prayer. Desperate times turn me into a praying person too, even though mine are broken.
Please God he’s too young, too loved, too funny, too healthy, too needed, too beloved…help him live, let us keep him.
But it was not meant to be. There is a mother and a sister and a wife and a child and too many people to count who don’t want to wake up another morning without him to share it with.
I cannot process the unfairness of it all.
John Holton says
Sorry for your loss. 45 is definitely too young to lose anyone.
Abby says
Oh, Kat, I’m so sorry
Kim says
I am so, so sorry for your loss. Sounds like you have dealt with a lot of it in recent years, too. I hope you and your family will find comfort and peace of mind in the coming days.
Paula Kiger says
I am more sorry than I can adequately express.
Patty says
Sorry…just isn’t enough but, along with everyone else, this one, simple, word is from the heart.
My thoughts and prayers are with all.