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by: InMyLife

It was a small, relatively minor surgery, as these things go, but anything to do with his heart, his big, beautiful heart, sends me over the edge. This time, however, was different. At the last minute, his dad was able to get off work, and I had to work...what a switcheroo. But having his dad there with him made all the difference to me, and I was able to kiss our son before he was wheeled off and leave the hospital before he came out of surgery, and I only blanked out once on the interstate.

So this time, I got the information second-hand, a call that came while I was in the classroom, a call that made my students stop their group work and fall into complete, unabashed eavesdropping. A call that made me sigh with relief, tear up a little, and finally, finally, say a silent prayer of thanks. And then I went back to teaching, and this time I could fly through the day. I had wings.
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