A dear, gentle hearted friend has just lost her son, Michael. Michael was only 25 years old, and he was to be the recipient of a lung transplant. The doctors all thought that this would have given Michael the miracle he needed. But something went wrong....the donor's lungs were not healthy, and Michael, who was then on a ventilator....well, Michael's lungs were so filled with infection that they continued filling, making it impossible for the ventilator to aid in his breathing. He wanted to get engaged to the young woman he loved, was looking forward to a different life, a healthier life.
As I have written before, the question WHY screams at us when a child dies. And no matter how loud or long we scream WHY, there is no answer in this life. I cannot put into words what it feeeeeeeeeeels like when you lose a child. The shock and horror give way to total disbelief. For this family AND the doctors the rug was pulled out from under them.....there was hope; Michael was SUPPOSED to be fine.
We do not know what life will bring us in the next hour or day or month or..... I know all too well some of the feelings my friend is experiencing, going over the details over and over, trying to make it sink in, trying to make sense out of that which is senseless..... and all the while hoping her child will just walk in the room, or that he will call, that it is just a bad dream, a mistake.
Please take a moment to lift up a silent prayer for Michael and his family.
Blessings and peace.....
As I have written before, the question WHY screams at us when a child dies. And no matter how loud or long we scream WHY, there is no answer in this life. I cannot put into words what it feeeeeeeeeeels like when you lose a child. The shock and horror give way to total disbelief. For this family AND the doctors the rug was pulled out from under them.....there was hope; Michael was SUPPOSED to be fine.
We do not know what life will bring us in the next hour or day or month or..... I know all too well some of the feelings my friend is experiencing, going over the details over and over, trying to make it sink in, trying to make sense out of that which is senseless..... and all the while hoping her child will just walk in the room, or that he will call, that it is just a bad dream, a mistake.
Please take a moment to lift up a silent prayer for Michael and his family.
Blessings and peace.....
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