Cathy and her sister Shelly are on the front porch this sunny evening sorting through the cards and letters. Patrick and I were up until 3 am today reading some wonderfully written lines. Hallmark has nothing on many of Aaron's friends and family. Words of kindness are hugs to us.
A beautiful letter came in today's mail addressed from Lions Eye Bank of Wisconsin. It reads in part:
To the Family of Aaron Meyer:
...Both corneas were transplanted and will help restore the sight of two individuals. The cornea is the clear front portion of teh eye. It acts as a "window" allowing light to enter into the eye.
...(Aaron's) donation has made life altering changes in two people and have provided them with the opportunity to once again see clearly without pain or suffering...
Our family shared tears of joy today. Aaron's journals from his year at Mount Bachelor Academy and 40 days in the Idaho desert are filled with references to beautiful scenery. God bless the doctors who used their God given talent to restore sight with Aaron's corneas. It was probably Sunday May 8th that I commented on his terrific eye sight. Amazing medicine.
Just think, two people will see the face of a loved one again. Two people will see a sunrise, sunset, stars and rainbows. Wow. This is a blessing for us too.
Peace
Tom
"Grief ebbs but grief never ends. Death ends a life but death does not end a relationship. If we allow ourselves to be still and if we take responsibility for our grief, the grief becomes as polished and luminous and mysterious as death itself. When it does, we learn to love anew, not only the one who has died. We learn to love anew those who yet live." --Julius Lester
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1 comment:
I have just read over the last two weeks of your life, and I can't begin to understand what this means to such a loving father, mother, family, and friends.
I am weeping in the belief that your son was truly pure joy.
To understand at age 18 that responsibility and hard work are of primary importance in life, shows more about your family, your parenting, and his glorious attitude than anything else I think.
I want to share and express my deepest empathy, and if I was there I would hug you and cry with you.
And of course, as is clear by your writing, you know that you must celebrate him, you know that your son will maintain in all of you, and from what I have learnt in life, also in a place beyond that we as of yet cannot conceive.
Peace.
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