Thirty-Seven
THOMPSON CATCHES ME before I hit the floor and along with the nurse gets me back to the chair. He speaks with her briefly, then says to me, “Father, I’m not going to sugar coat it for you. She’s far from out of the woods but they seem to think they can pull her through. Now you and I are going up to the surgical waiting room.” I let him lead me to another elevator and then out into a large area with chairs scattered around.
I settle in one and pull out my Rosary. “Our Lady’s Lifeline,” some call it, and it certainly proves to be that for me. Thompson goes to update Dan so I am alone as I begin with the Sorrowful Mysteries.
Our Lord in the Garden.
Being Scourged.
Crowned with Thorns.
Carrying his Cross.
Hanging on the Cross.
Then, as I begin them again, Anna joins me, h
