PNEUMONIA

You visited my mom in ‘51
You terrified her
She told of how she lay there
	whimpering
	shivering
	gasping for breath
	burning with fever
	contracting with pains
	working to give life to her second set of twins
	praying to God to survive the ordeal
Her only desire …… to return home to her first set of twins

you were kind to her, to all of us
	you let her come home

When you visited her in ‘54
She was not so terrified
She knew she had survived your clutches before
	Besides, this time she was contracting
	with only one precious baby
She trusted God to return her home
	to her loving husband
	and her growing brood of young children

you were kind to her, to all of us
	you let her come home

Your final visit …… April 29th, 2004
	exactly 53 years later
She recognizes you as an old friend now
She knows you will not give her more than she can bear
	She trusts you
We pray to God to deliver her from this ordeal
	Her work here is finished
	She has done an extraordinary job
	She deserves more now
you take her quickly, painlessly
you show her the way to everlasting peace

you were kind to her, to all of us
	you let her go home

Susie Rivard		May 4, 2004