The Life of an Egg

"In every child who is born, under no matter what circumstances, and of no matter what parents, the potentiality of the human race is born again." -J.Agee

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Location: Los Angeles, California

I am addicted to Flamin Hot Cheetos, goat cheese, rainbow sherbet, and hummus. I want to meet Paul Farmer. I can't touch library books because they smell. I have a tattoo of the tree of life on my back. I have a problem with picking at my nails when I'm nervous, stressed out, or bored. I am irrationally proud of being from California. One of my main goals in life is to be a good person. And finally, please don't ask for medical advice, especially if it involves any sort of discharge.

Friday, December 30, 2005

For Christopher

Yesterday, many of us were present with your family to watch you being laid to rest. It wasn't a goodbye, though in a lot of ways, it did feel very final. But I cannot imagine that the parents and sister who didn't leave you alone for even one second while you were in the hospital for a year, would ever go a single day without thinking of your bright face. For me, I still see you as a little boy and it amazes me that you were here for 18 years. I remember you as being ye high and running away from me when I tried to give you hugs. I remember the Thanksgiving you spent in Boston with your sister and cousin. I remember when you came to see The Producers with your sister. I remember hearing about so many of your accomplishments, being president of your class, playing the saxophone-- your sister is so proud of you. And I remember you in the hospital but I'd rather soon forget those images because that wasn't the way you would have wanted to live.

You were remembered yesterday and you will continue being remembered and missed incredibly... and thus, yesterday wasn't a goodbye, it was a memorial for the boy you were and continue to be in our hearts. As your father said and as I think as a future pediatrician, I'm sorry Chris... for all the suffering and agony of these years that no one could take away for you. But as you rest now and look down upon all of us remaining here on earth, I hope you're laughing and running around and most of all, knowing that you are so loved by everyone here.

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