Devonm2012 wrote:
I have mentioned this before, that I have a certified pet therapy dog. We have specialized in many fields, one being inpatient hospice. Most patients live on average 2-4 days. From our first week there we encountered patients younger than I am (46 at the time) and in the last few days of their life. It broke my heart and drove home the "there is no time like the present". Blake and I would sit with many a patient and/or their family, as the last breath was taken, and I wondered about the life not lived. We sold everything, hit the road and have never looked back. I will never forget an elderly woman looking at me, as her husband took his last breath with my dog in his arms, and she said "is that it?" Yes, I said, that is it. We have so much control over our destiny and let us not waste one second of it.
