lifes too short!

There's a young woman in her hospital bed awaiting to enter the pearly gates.

Tonight i worked and was confronted by a 38 yr old woman with multiple diagnoses that are terminal. her condition includes a blood disorder named thalassemia B major, hepatitis C, hepatoma(liver cancer), osteoperosis, cardiomyopathy(heart disease), and renal calculus(kidney impairment). she has had a splenectomy(removal of the spleen), has a catheter insitu(which was draining brownish thick blood stained urine. i have never seen anything like it!), is as yellow as a banana, looks 6 months pregnant(has ascites, a large amount of fluid in the abdominal cavity), is short of breath, thus requires oxygen and is in so much pain.

The doctors came and had a meeting with the family to explain her poor prognosis. they were told that she has only hours to live. her mother along with other family members were by her bed side waiting for the priest to anoint her.

Her husband came out of the room along with the priest crying so hard. it touched my heart. i have never in my whole life seen a grown man grieving. so much sorrow. i watched him as he gave the priest kisses to his classped hands.

This poor woman was born with this disorder(thalassemia major) right from birth, requireing countless blood transfusions along with important medication to ensure quality of life.

Life is too short. i feel this woman has suffered long enough.
why? its not fair....