Easter

Many, many of us gathered for Easter at the hospital. Someone in guest services was nice enough to loan us a conference room for a few hours so we could all have Easter lunch together. Our immediate family, aunts, uncles, cousins, totaling around 30 people were there. We all met for mass in the chapel, then visited and ate lunch (while taking turns going to visit dad). Rain spoiled our plan to have the kiddos hunt eggs across the street in Hermann Park, but very luckily the Easter Bunny was able to hide eggs in the ground floor lobby (that as usual was pretty vacant).

Easter Poem written by Marilyn Goerig (preceded our lunch prayer)

FAMILY

At our last Easter dinner,
Who could have known or said
How much our lives would change
In the coming year ahead.

We would cling to one another
As our husband and father died;
Always finding new strength
Through all the tears we cried.

We came together several times
To celebrate a wedding;
More tears and family time
Now in a happier setting.

When Louie entered the hospital
We prayed that God spare his life;
God listened and He heard our prayers;
We know Louie will survive.

Whether tears of joy or sorrow;
It doesn’t really matter;
Life brings us many gifts
When a family comes together.

As a family, we know one thing;
We will always make it through.
We are here to lift each other up
Whatever it takes, we will do.

• Bonnie, Me, Suzanne and Mom with our favorite Guest Services Employee "Danny". Danny has become our friend and he ate Easter lunch with us.
  

• Mimi enjoying the grandkids.