re: Have you seen a loved one in a state that crushed you…

A lot. Godfather/uncle when I was 18. Had a long fight against colon cancer. Had seen him throughout but was not prepared for that last hospital visit at the end.

Grandfather during his last hospital stay.

My dad a few times after surgeries.

My little brother when hospitalized after a bad cancer diagnoses. That one hurt. They put him through hell and he took it all like a fricking champ. Kids gonna strength and fortitude.

My niece hen she was 5 was hospitalized for flu. She was so little in that big ole bed.

Father in law - hospice care for cancer. That was a particularly rough one. So much we just weren’t prepared for.

Life can be hard. And the human body can take an insane amount of abuse.