April 08, 2005
Read 'em and Weep
No, I mean it. Go get a Kleenex(r) I'll wait.
Back? Good. Riza was whispering to me this evening and I was having a difficult time understanding. I asked Diane, the nurse, if she had a suggestion. She grabbed a clipboard and some pens and said "try this, but if it doesn't work, don't get frustrated."
Riza clumsily picked up the pen at first and I thought that this might be a bad idea. Then she just started writing: quickly and determinedly. She wrote "Thanks for everything" and put a heart around it. That's for the nursing staff. The next was for me.
What a great night.
Pop called last night all excited about our budding writer. We whooped it up over the phone (there was definite whooping coming from Pop!) Riza and John, you are blowing us all away with your tenacity and your tenderness in the face of this challenge. We love you both. Barb & Mario
P.S. Riza's hand writing is still better than mine! -Mario
Posted by: Barbara & Mario Rivera at April 9, 2005 08:39 AM