SISTERLY LOVE
I was sitting on the timber bench
At a respite centre for the ill
A young lady came out to sit with me
And her troubles she started to spill
When I heard her story
My heart began to melt
My arms they wanted to hold her
I couldn't imagine the pain she'd felt
She was staying in the centre
As her mind was sick from grief
She had just lost her only sister
And cancer was the thief
The story she told was tragic
Of a life cut way too short
She was the mother of 2 small children
But this enemy she couldn't thwart
She told me she nursed her sister
Right to the very end
I told her this was the greatest gift
That this kind of love transends
This love goes beyond the living
To the soul & far beyond
The love you showed your sister
Will forever hold it's bond
Your sister will remember
Just what you did for her
She will watch you from the heavens
And be your life's chauffer
You have your very own angel
And now she can care for you
From the heavens she'll be watching
Helping you and her babies too!
By KMF
Today whilst I was awaiting my client to join me to go on a social outing I met a lovely young lady whom was on a short stay at the respite home.
She chatted to me for a while about the weather and such things then started to tell me why she was in the home. She told me that her older sister went to hospital to give birth to her 2nd child. She said that while in labour her sister was experiencing excruciating pain in her lower back which they later discovered was due to having broken her back during labour. Further medical investigations reveiled she had bone cancer riddled throughout her body but this was secondary to renal cancer. Her baby was born healthy but her life after diagnosis was painful & very short and she told how her sister although in terrible pain never complained. All I could do was listen & offer what little comfort I could in words. Putting my feet in her shoes, knowing the love that my sister and I share, I can't even begin to imagine the terrible hurt she is experiencing.
I think we as human beings need to be aware that we shouldn't judge others based on what we think we can see. Everyone has a story and not everyones story is the same. Some people have crosses to bare & a carry a pain with them that literally cuts them to the core.
My prayers tonight will be with that young woman I met today. I pray that she will be able to once again find happiness in her life.
