Life is Precious

Life is too short. Life is Precious. Life can change with a blink of an eye. Almost 3 weeks we were made aware of a possible terminal illness and yesterday things changed so fast. We were called in expecting the worse praying for more time. It's so difficult seeing tubes going in a loved on and lungs being helped by a bi-pap. And seeing machines register each heartbeat, each breath. My heart shattered seeing my mother-in-law in ICU not knowing and praying my intuition is wrong.. With some illnesses there is the calm before the storm. One thing in my 12 years in nursing I seen repeatedly is someone appearing better after fighting to live. and then dying.

I always felt it was God's way of showing us the person they were before the illness. To help with the grieving.

My mother-in-law is fighting to live. And while I've been wrapped up praying for more time and better health for my mother-in-law I heard of another tragedy. This morning a kid I remember as a baby died in a wreck. He was 20 and his mom is dealing with burying her child. No parent should have to deal with what she's going through. He just finished college a few weeks ago. Life is short and each day should be cherished.  RIP Donovan