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"Tomorrow" Might Be Too Late!

                 A friend and longtime member of my Sunday School class passed away last week.   She had been in a nursing home for over a year, but her death still seemed sudden.   She had very little family—just an aunt and some cousins, so her church family was her family.   She was a “people” person, and I think that for her, one of the worst things about being in the nursing home was that she was alone.   She was confined to her bed, so unless people came to her, she had no one to talk to.             I went to visit her several times, sometimes with other friends and sometimes alone.   At first, she welcomed the gifts of puzzle books and sweet treats, especially brownies, but the last time I visited, it was obvious that she was beginning to decline.   Every time I tried to leave, she kept calling me back.   I even made it to the hallway once...