Double Play
From Chicken Soup for the Soul: Miracles, Angels & Messages from Heaven
By Jacqueline Ford

We should not assume; however, that just because something is unexplainable by us, it is unexplainable.
~Neal A. Maxwell

Mama’s health had been gradually deteriorating. It had become routine for her to be transported by ambulance to the local emergency room each week. However, on this occasion, she required an extended stay at the hospital for observation. While we all dearly wished for her to be back home, it was a relief to know she was receiving round-the-clock care.

The day after her admittance, we had tickets for a Yankees night-game. My husband John and I decided that our two daughters needed a distraction from worrying about their great-grandmother, who played a large role in our family. She had been the pillar of our family, raising me due to my mother’s illness after my birth and caring for my daughters during their childhood.

Despite our heavy hearts, we decided to head to New York, catching the five o’clock train after we visited Mama in the hospital. We had found her to be weak but comfortable. She mentioned the kind and patient EMT who had responded to her call the previous night, a Yankees fan who had put her at ease. (Keep reading)