And now there is a fourth. Another on my team had his grandmother placed in hospice this weekend after a battle with cancer. He and his family are there with her now as her time remaining with them is almost over.

On a more positive note, the teammate who’s child was close to death after a serious automobile accident has taken a turn for the better. The swelling in her brain has started to go down, and today she was taken off the coma inducing medications.

It has been a rough weekend for three of my fellow teammates at the OGRE:
One had a parent die.
One had his spouse die.
One is close to having a child die after a serious automobile accident.

What feelings I have in my heart go out to each of them and their families. I can’t even begin to imagine what thoughts must be going through their heads and what pain must be going through their hearts.

I find in reflecting that the three closest relationships many people have—a parent, a spouse, a child—were affected this weekend.

Things to ponder.

How come I get in trouble when I want to do stuff like this?

I am drawn to something about this photo, but I am not sure what or why.

Is he getting dressed, or undressed?
Is he pondering something he just did, or is about to do?

I wanted to say a quick “Thank you” to all those who read and commented on my last post. I am working through your comments and replying to each of you.

It’s ended up being a little more of an emotional experience than I expected it to be and taking me longer to do it. But I am.