"I'm in so much pain" she told my dad. "I can't do anything."
"You don't have to do anything, just rest" dad said.
"But I'm in so much pain. Isn't there something that I can take to end this? Give me anything. I just want to die."
"Just thank God for each and every experience-"
"Not when I can't breathe--"
"--Yes, even when you can't breathe. The more pain that you endure the closer you will be to the end of the stairway...where do you want to be near the beginning or near the end?" Dad asked.
Disoriented, confused and hesitant she said "Near the end...but when will I see you again?"
Tears trickling down my face at this point. But sound withheld. Dad replied "Oh you'll see us, no need to worry about that. You'll see all of us."
"No I won't. I won't see any of you. This is all the radiation's fault". She argued back in a child-like fashion.
"We're going to come see you......Shall I read you a story now?" He reassured.
"Yes please."
"You don't have to do anything, just rest" dad said.
"But I'm in so much pain. Isn't there something that I can take to end this? Give me anything. I just want to die."
"Just thank God for each and every experience-"
"Not when I can't breathe--"
"--Yes, even when you can't breathe. The more pain that you endure the closer you will be to the end of the stairway...where do you want to be near the beginning or near the end?" Dad asked.
Disoriented, confused and hesitant she said "Near the end...but when will I see you again?"
Tears trickling down my face at this point. But sound withheld. Dad replied "Oh you'll see us, no need to worry about that. You'll see all of us."
"No I won't. I won't see any of you. This is all the radiation's fault". She argued back in a child-like fashion.
"We're going to come see you......Shall I read you a story now?" He reassured.
"Yes please."
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