
There's a vehicle it comes up
The driveway and stops
At my door
He gets out
Slides the back
Of the van open
Stands, back to me.
Waiting in open door
I know what’s coming
Then sign to confirm that
The package arrived.
Turning I move to go inside
But on a whim turn
And call out to him:
“Do you feel like Santa
at this time of Year?”
Giggling quietly I carry
The box inside, suddenly
Struck by the meaning:
A package expected
Even needed
But not ever wanted
And wished that no child
Or home had to get
Diabetic supplies.
The driveway and stops
At my door
He gets out
Slides the back
Of the van open
Stands, back to me.
Waiting in open door
I know what’s coming
Then sign to confirm that
The package arrived.
Turning I move to go inside
But on a whim turn
And call out to him:
“Do you feel like Santa
at this time of Year?”
Giggling quietly I carry
The box inside, suddenly
Struck by the meaning:
A package expected
Even needed
But not ever wanted
And wished that no child
Or home had to get
Diabetic supplies.
7 Wild Comments:
Poignant Gracie... vulnerably beautiful
ps: So wonderful to have you back, please keep posting
Awww Gracie... I agree - no child or family should need to have diabetes... or cancer... or any other illness/disease. Sometimes we don't have a choice. Please know I'm thinking of you, your son and your whole family. Love you all lots.
Wow. You got me. I was buying into the whole Santa/time of year thing and then - reality check. I've missed you and your words.
I hear you Gracie -feeling your pain, literally.
My Jacob asked for a "skin" for his meter this year for Christmas. I had to tell him that since we buy the generic test strips the generic meter he uses doesn't make skins... I felt so pathetic.
Praying for your deliveries here.. want to read about something exciting? Read this:
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-02/uopm-gtt020404.php
actually that's ages old - here's something from this year:
http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS126721+08-Apr-2008+BW20080408
geoff... perhaps (tentatively) I'm baaaack...
jules... thank you dear sweet cuzz
candy... wow I'm so glad you were feeling it. It was a shock to me too.
Thanks Heidi.. it's vital to have hope on this crazy journey.
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