A time to mourn

No, our family has not suffered a loss, well a least not directly.  Today my clients were amazing people, who reminded me of all that I have and how very precious each day is. 

One of my first clients of the day was a woman in her late 60s who had this amazing love story about her sweet husband. They met when she was 13 started dating when she was 15 and married when she was 19... they had been married for 47 years.  She had just brought her husband homeand told she has 30 days to say good bye... I cried, I really just bawled.

Later I had an older mid 50s sassy grandma sit in my chair and during our time together she talked about a trip she and her widowed daughter in law were taking in a few days that would suprise her 10 yr old grandson, to disneyland!  She said that she was a 3 time cancer survivor, and she had an appointment for monday about a new lump... she calmly told me she would fight to the end, of course, for her grandson... who had recently lost his father, her son, and had clung to her through his grief.   I just put the tissues at my station!

Later I had a Military man, who was preparing to leave on another tour, and his wife was due in several months.

A father brought in his son, who he hadn't seen in 3 months, he came to oregon for a job, but is from Az.  Due to the market they can't sell there home, and refuse to turn it over to the bank, so they only see each other every 90 days when he builds up enough time to take off.  His son was 8 and his mirror image and very best friend, they made a pact to only cut there hair when they are together.  UGH!!

My very last client of the day sent me home in hysterics.  Nice, normal looking guy, who had hopped a flight last week when he and his wife had recieved a call that there 19 year old son had been in an accident.  As of this evening they were unsure of whether he would make it.  Every day a baby step towards the unknown.

I am grateful for my sweet family and tonight I am treasuring them now.  I understand that life is a cycle, we are all born to die.  I don't know what comes next, nore will I live my life in hopes of that.  I embrace the now, because the now is real, and tangible.