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A Good "Goodbye"


Goodbye's are sometimes hard to say.  But today at Mayo, it was a joyous one.  The spouse of one of our friends sat for the last time in the waiting room area, her husbands final treatment day.  As Cora greeted this gracious lady, the woman looked at us and said, "Thank you so much for being here."  "You've made the wait so much more bearable and Cora has certainly kept us entertained".
They then said "Goodbye".
But as they left a sense of pride overcame me.  Such simple gestures over the past few weeks with these folks now has lasting memories for everyone, me included.

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