Wednesday, April 2, 2008
"The Club"
We spent a week in France with our dear friends and on the drive back we stopped at the Genova Aquarium to check it out and to stretch our legs , eat good Focaccia.
While we were at the Madagascar exhibit I spotted HER from afar. She was probably younger than me, was holding her son ( who was also probably younger than L.) hand. He husband holding her so tight. I knew it.
Not by the bandanna she was wearing... but by her face. The color , the lack of any facial hair.. the puffiness. I panicked for a moment, and almost began to cry. I have been a little removed from Cancer World lately and had not seen "that face" for a while.
I got closer... I really wanted to take her into my arms and tell her.. IT WILL BE OK... Hang in there.. look at me... I was you, just SIX months ago...
Which cancer did she have? how far along into treatment was she? which stage? Was that boy her only child? But I knew that my honest sign of affection could have been easily translated as an attack from a freak. I could see the headlines: "FREAK ATTACK ON CANCER PATIENT AT THE GENOVA AQUARIUM"...
So I didn't say anything but as our shoulders touched, I quietly said a prayer ... that she may continue to hold that boy's hand for a LONG LONG TIME...
much love
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3 comments:
You always make me cry. What a great picture.
Francesca querida ...long time no see...saudades minha filha....sei que vc está bem o que é um alívio....mas meu Deus,que coisa mais linda que vc escreve aqui ...não pude deixar de chorar....
me dê notícias...nós aqui contornando os problemas e tentando ver só o bom..Fernanda vai casar en janeiro e já comecei os preparativos ..nada muito grande mas vai ser gostoso...ela está super feliz e o noivo é um sonho de moço.O tempo passa tão depressa,que precisamos correr.
Minha querida todo o meu carinho grande beijo Tia Vi
You always make me cry. What a great picture.
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