“Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.”
Thich Nhat Hanh
It was a nice cool Summer morning today. For the first time in weeks, I was able to drive the first 1/2 hour of my day with the window open.
The humidity was low and there was just enough grey in the sky to shield me from the Sun which has been a challenge lately.
This made for an enjoyable start to my day.
By the time I loaded today's meal deliveries onto the bus, things heated up enough to make me decide to close the windows and turn on the a/c.
Still, the pleasant start bode well for a nice day.
That is until I listened to a voicemail from my cousin's friend. She was struggling coping with Barry's last few days.
She and another friend had been in contact with him going into the weekend.
He had developed an upper respiratory infection. For someone with his comorbidities, this was very serious.
He fought with them and initially ignored their pleas for him to seek medical attention.
Ultimately, an ambulance was called for and on Saturday he was admitted to the hospital.
Alone.
All alone.
They tried calling him later that day.
Nothing.
They tried again on Sunday.
Nothing.
Monday.
Nothing .
Tuesday.
Nothing.
Hours after hour, day after day, they had no idea.
And all of that time he was alone.
Nothing can be more unnerving to me.
So much for my pleasant day.
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