Good News!

    I was shuffling down a long hallway on my way to the hospital dining room when a nurse passed me, going in the same direction. She looked back over her shoulder and said, “I’ve seen you around here before.”   “Yes,” I replied, “my husband is a patient here. This is our 12 th day in a row.”   I shared how it had been a roller coaster experience with one test after another, some positive, giving us hope; others not so good, causing anxiety and discouragement. “But this is an important day. If his hemoglobin count is good today, he might be discharged.” “Oh! Let’s pray right now,” she said while continuing to walk beside me. She was most likely on her break and had a limited time in which to eat. “Yes, I need that” I said with a hint of desperation in my voice. It seemed like the hemoglobin was up one day and down the next. The doctor who was the head of Al’s care team told us that unless he saw a rising trend, he was hesitant to send Al home. Low b...