12/23/2023
I was running out the door the other day to get to a birth at the same time Brandon came home from his job with Hospice, and it just felt like this full circle moment. We often trade stories from our jobs and they are surprisingly similar. We meet with families, talk about their wishes, make plans for how they would like to leave or enter the world, and then do our best to make it happen with the circumstances at hand. Both experiences bringing great emotions. Any while those emotions are great joy or great sorrow, and unfortunately sometimes trauma, they always circle back around to great love.
I entered the hospital that night, barely a week after one of my favorite people in the world passed away in the same hospital, to welcome two new souls Earth side.
I’m not totally sure where I’m going with this post. I guess just notice that I have felt the deepest of sorrows only to turn around and witness the greatest joys. Both equally miraculous. And Brandon and I are absolutely honored to hold your hand as the souls of your loved ones crosses the plane of existence.
