Moments of Beauty

It's 2am on Wednesday morning Haley, Kevin, Trent and I are sitting with Jerry in his room as the dialysis machine sighs while cleaning Jerry's blood. Sherri has done a masterful job in updating everyone on Jerry's condition, but for those of you who aren't here to witness it there have been some really beautiful moments that I want to share. The Cahill clan took over one of the waiting rooms in the ICU for the last several days. It is full of loved ones 24 hours a day with people sleeping on the floor and under the furniture to avoid the glare of the lights that don't turn off. You don't realize how wide a path Jerry has made until you see the many different people who have come to him, family, friends, young, old all brought together by their love for this special guy. Then there are the moments, a father lovingly shaving his stricken son, a sister arranging stuffed animals and pictures, a friend swabbing Jerry's dry mouth with Diet Coke, friends arriving with homemade dinner for the entire group, a lawyer friend setting his own emotions aside to help guide Jerry through the legal maze of his situation, an expectant sister spending her third night sleeping on the hospital floor and then feeling guilty when she had to leave to go to the ER to care for her own health issues, a child sharing his fifth birthday with his favorite uncle in the ICU, a mother assuring her son with a kiss, the way he responds to someone holding his hand, or grandma margy taking on babysitting duties so the exhausted dads can take their shift to comfort their brother-in-law . The room overflows with symbols of love sent from every corner of the country. Everyday we take time to read the blog posts and cards aloud and are constantly reminded of the love and good carma coming are way. I just thought you should all know that no little gesture goes overlooked, even in the midst of these very difficult times the Cahill family has stuck together like glue. Its been and honor and a privileged to witness people rising to the occasion and creating these moments of beauty.