A Final Gift To End The Night

Today was tough. We were the first to arrive and the last ones to leave, and in between we saw a lot of good people struggling with a terrible disease. As we revisited the details of the visit from Dr. Paz, the anesthesiologist came out to speak with Steve. He had nothing but good things to say, which only lifted our spirits even higher. Ever the advocate, Steve lobbied to get us all in to see Beth at the same time. It worked. The nurse came out to get us and led us back to the recovery room. Everything was very quiet as we walked in. There was Beth with all sorts of tubes and monitors sprouting from her. She was very groggy, but she looked good. The nurse assured us that she wasn't in any pain, and that she'd done very well. We didn't stay long, but we really enjoyed that small gift that the staff had given us.