It seems like forever since everything changed. One day I'm writing my resumé, preparing for the "real world", the next day reality hit hard. Very hard.
It started with wild mumblings from the Hospice community. We thought they were crazy with grief and despair...
Families preparing for the death of their loved ones...the numerous counseling sessions, the never ending paperwork, the long nights holding their loved one's hand whispering, "I love you" to pale, unresponsive faces.
Finally the moment would come...the last breath...shallow and raspy...then they were gone.
The families would hug each other. Condolences were imparted by friends.
The families prepared for the "new normal".
...yes...
They were the first to experience the "new normal".
Hours after the family thought they said their last "goodbyes", up and moving around were the recently departed; ashen-faced and slow, but seemingly alive.
These families were also the first casualties. The first of many that would come...
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