Friday, September 29, 2006
A Sad Note
This has to be quick. I was stuck in the house with Jonathan most of yesterday. He was sick with very bad headaches and other flu kind of symptoms. I couldn't leave him with the maid because Antoinette was making a dentist run and then checking on her sister.
When she got back, she came with the news that since her sister was moved back into intensive care yesterday, the doctor wouldn't talk to her. She quietly broached the subject of what would happen if her sister died. "I'm not a child. I have to look ahead and think of what may come next." Her major adult concern was finances. Being the one that brought her sister up to Dakar to see doctors, the family might hold her responsible. Where would the money come from to get the body down to the village for burial?
I tried to reassure her and sympathize. I wish she could have talked to Jane.
Last night the phone call came. Her sister passed away. In the background I could hear wailing.
Pray for Antoinette: for wisdom and calm and comfort. And resources.
When she got back, she came with the news that since her sister was moved back into intensive care yesterday, the doctor wouldn't talk to her. She quietly broached the subject of what would happen if her sister died. "I'm not a child. I have to look ahead and think of what may come next." Her major adult concern was finances. Being the one that brought her sister up to Dakar to see doctors, the family might hold her responsible. Where would the money come from to get the body down to the village for burial?
I tried to reassure her and sympathize. I wish she could have talked to Jane.
Last night the phone call came. Her sister passed away. In the background I could hear wailing.
Pray for Antoinette: for wisdom and calm and comfort. And resources.
