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Be Not Afraid Couragecould, but it was too late; Isaiah had already died by thetime they arrived.It took him about twenty minutes to go. Right beforehe died he gave about seven deep breaths – like sighs,with pauses between, and then there was nothing. I bentover him and checked for breathing. There was none.I had never seen someone die before, and this was myown child. I can’t forget it, ever.Asked whether she was angry with God after firsthearing Isaiah’s diagnosis, Ramona seems surprised:No – I mean yes, though only at first. A nun I know,Sister Katherine, told me that since Jesus is your friend,and friends get mad at each other, you should tell himeverything – be it your anger, doubt – whatever. Youcan’t just act as if whatever he sends your way is fine.But then I thought more about it, and said to myself,How dare you get mad at God. After all, he’s the creatorof the whole universe. And who am I?Ramona says that far from regretting her decision tohave Isaiah, she feels it was a privilege. And severalcoincidences make her feel that perhaps she wasfulfilling a divine obligation as well. First, the day she1