“All the doctors are recommending Hospice,” she said. The words hit me like a punch to the gut, and there is a loud buzzing in my ears. I feel myself retreating to that place deep inside where I don’t have to feel. My mind hears the words, but my heart just cannot understand or accept them.
It is 5:00 a.m. and Fran, my best friend of almost 25 years, is on the phone. She is calling me from the hospital because she cannot sleep. She sounds a bit disoriented, and she is struggling with the news. I was not able to visit her yesterday as I have a sinus infection and her immune system is compromised. We never really thought we would reach this day.
Originally published in Reiki News Magazine, Summer 2019
