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My Guardian, Dear S a c r e d S t o r i e s When I was in the hospital for the birth of my first daughter, my sister Jeanette lay in the bed next to me. We were the first sisters in 50 years to deliver babies on the same day and in the same room at Mercy Medical Center. I was proud to be a new mother to Nicole and a new aunt to Jeremy. We fondly called them “twin cousins.” These cousins grew to love each other very much. They were constant companions. When they were two years old, they ran wildly around the house yelling, “Mon Gogi!” and “Mon Toe!” In their language, that meant, “Come on, Jeremy!” and “Come on, Nicole!” In 1990, I took a job at Mercy Medical Center as staffing coordinator for the nursing departments. In all the years I’ve been here, each time I walk pass the rooms where my daughters and Jeremy were born, I smile. Just after his 16th birthday, Jeremy was in a horrible car accident that brought him back to Mercy. Our family gathered in the Emergency Department and waited for word on his condition. I felt fortunate that despite serious orthopedic injuries, Jeremy was brought to Mercy, where I would be close to him while I worked. I was also confident in the care he would receive. For a week, while Jeremy recuperated, I would visit him. He was in good spirits, even after surgery to place a rod in his broken leg. At the end of the week, he was excited because he was getting a Nintendo game system in his room and would also be getting up to walk for the first time in almost a week. After visiting him that morning, I went back to my office to settle in for work. Approximately 45 minutes later I heard a code being called. 12
Even before they said the words “code blue,” I knew it was Jeremy. I raced up the stairs. I knew that many patients survived codes and willed him to be one of them. However, when I got to his room and saw the team working on him, I knew he was already gone. So it was that he died of a pulmonary embolism several doors down from the room where he had been born 16 years earlier. This is the most tragic event my family has ever endured. Though it was many years ago, we still remember every moment. We also remember the faces and well wishes of many caring people. The goodness of the people I work with touched us deeply, and still reminds me be to be as generous and compassionate as they were to us. After all these years, I like to think of them as living angels, and I believe that Jeremy is with God as our Guardian, Dear. S a c r e d S t o r i e s Anne Chatterton, RN Mercy Medical Center Nampa, Idaho “Even before they said the words ‘code blue,’ I knew it was Jeremy.” Question for Reflection God is frequently present in “how we do what we do.” How is God calling you to witness his compassion and presence this day? 13
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Page 8 and 9: Blessings in the Midst of Disaster
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A Choice to Make S a c r e d S t o
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Marty ’s Story S a c r e d S t o
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