I can't explain otherwise why he is still here. Another doctor was more blunt. Not only did Simon pull through that long and dreadful night, but he steadily improved over the next days without a single setback, despite the doctors' prediction of many ups and downs on the road of recovery. Before long Simon was discharged. Now, months later, Simon is a healthy, chubby little boy, and there is no neurological damage of any kind.
Death crosses every person s mind at one time or another.
Yet a terminally ill person seems to face death with a more particular fear. Despite their fears, however, the dying are often very close to God, and this makes caring for them a privilege. It is as if one receives more from them than one gives. Certainly this was the case with Adela. I had known Adela since she was a child.