Life is so fragile.

I wrote a short post yesterday concerning my anticipated day. Nothing, absolutely nothing went as planned. I did have a nice property showing. Met some wonderful people and then was starting back towards town and Wassailfest as planned, when the phone rang. It was my friend, whom I was to meet downtown at 6. She had received the phone call that all parents have nightmares about: her 19 year old daughter was being taken to the hospital, unconscious for unknown reasons. Her tox-screens were clear. The child had to be lifeflighted to a critical care hospital in Austin, where it was finally discovered that somehow she had ingested anti-freeze. It is not yet known how this happened, there has been no history or evidence of drinking but she is a college freshman. The why's don't really matter...yet. She is now in a coma, on a respirator, on dialysis & had an EEG today to establish a brain function baseline. Day before yesterday she was cramming for finals.

We are asking questions constantly of our children, who, what where, when, how? What most of us want is for them to reach adulthood safe, happy and healthy. How do you handle the pain and guilt that an event like this is causing everyone involved?

Hug your husband, your wife, your kid or your dog today. Life is so very fragile. Let them know how you really feel about them. Right now.