Grace Murdock extended her arms around her, "Go ahead, say whatever you want to say. I won't laugh at you; I'll keep listening. You can cry too, I'll be here with you."
Having a friend to share both joys and sorrows with in this world might be the luckiest thing under heaven.
Tim Morrison spent the afternoon chatting with Samuel Johnson in the room. They only stopped when the nurse came to hang a drip for Samuel, and as Tim was leaving, he waved to Samuel, saying, "I'll come see you next week."
Samuel Johnson smiled and nodded, watching as they left.
When Amanda Smith came in, she found the entire fruit basket had been emptied.
Lily Smith had eaten herself stuffed, lying there rubbing her stomach. Amanda yanked her up from the bed and gave her cheeks a good rub, scolding, "You ate so much, be careful not to get diarrhea!"
Lily Smith stuck out her tongue at her, "Daddy ate more, he's more likely to get diarrhea! Mommy, you should go scold him!"
