Blue Sisters Red State

Life is precious and fragile. This truth is something that I am reminded of every single day that I step foot into the hospital. Many people get to live somewhat shielded from this reality, I do not. However, everyone adapts to their circumstance and I have to mine. While every death is sad, and I feel for every single family and life that is lost, sometimes I am shaken.
Recently when I was confronted with a mother that had just lost her child, a realization passed over me; the economy sucks, George Bush is a complete moron, and I am an outsider living in a very conservative state. But I get to go home to my husband and children every night. Thus far, I get to wake up every day and set out with the single pursuit of being the best individual that I can be.
I am not reminding you of this because it is the holiday season, and the warm fuzziness of it all is spewing out onto my keyboard. I am writing this because I want everyone to take a look at who they have and be thankful, today and right now, because tomorrow they could be gone.