When I heard he was in the hospital I asked the family if I could come right away.
They told me to wait.
In the morning I hurried to the hospital.
At times like these I appreciate being a rabbi as I’m allowed entry before visiting hours. As I entered his room I was surprised by how he looked; tired spent very different from how I remembered him from two weeks before. His spirit was subdued his voice mellow and weak. I had no idea how the disease had spread so quickly.
When I first approached his eyes were wide open yet he didn’t notice me. He was staring right at me but clearly somewhere else.
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