It was Lana’s second week at the hospice center. Her loss of appetite didn’t help her choke down small bits of the ill-prepared special diet prescribed for her condition. The morphine drip eased the pain but it didn’t kill her craving for one more bowl of butter pecan ice cream.
Jimmy promised he’d bring some, but Jimmy promised a lot of things. Her hope dimmed and her stats waned. Maybe heaven had ice cream?
Then – there he was. Her Jimmy. Holding a paper sack in the doorway. His brightest smile.
“I told ya I’d bring it, mum.”
Rochelle Wisoff-Fields is the gracious host of Friday Fictioneers.
I am glad that Jimmy made it back in time.
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Aww, so nice of him.
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I’m glad Jimmy came through…sad one though.
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I was crying when I wrote it 😦
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I can see why.
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It’s not a bad way to go
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Hope she had the ice-cream that Jimmy got for her.
May wishes come true!
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I hope so also, Anita 🙂
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Ya Jimmy!!
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🙂
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I hope he remembered the flavour she loved.
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If she’s already in hospice, I gather that whatever she fancies should be fine enough … Sad and real, this one. When one of my friends no longer wanted dessert (and she’d always LOVED dessert), we knew that she was nearing her last days. Here’s to ice-cream and indulgences, even and perhaps especially during the ends of times.
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Thank you for your sensitive comment, Na’ama.
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🙂 Good topic for discussion and comments!
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Thank you Jimmy, not a bad way to go.
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a promise made, a promise kept. what a wonderful story.
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Thank you, Plaridel. Sorry for the delay in response. I found your comment in my spam folder.
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I hope she enjoyed every mouthful of the ice cream. A great way to approach your end!
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Penny, thank you very much.
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Quite sad, but she got her last taste of ice cream.
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Heartwarming But sad.
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Thank you, Sandra.
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This is so heartwarming! When our loved ones are dying, I think it’s important to give them whatever they crave.
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Linda, yes it is. Thanks for your heartwarming comment.
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Such a touching tale.
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Thank you, Keith.
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Good one Jimmy. Beautiful.
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Thank you
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This is such a good story.
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Thank you, Ted.
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the simple things can overcome so much pain. Nicely done.
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James, thank you.
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Oh, I love this one and so well written too!! I’m glad Jimmy kept his word, and surely there is ice cream in heaven. =)
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❤ Thanks Brenda 🙂
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She got her wish in the end, sad and touching story.
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Thank you for reading and commenting, Subroto.
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I would have thought that a real hospice would have brought her all the ice-cream she wanted…
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She is on a special diet. I’m sure they consider ice cream bad for her health. I disagree; especially when Jimmy brings it.
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Oh this is so lovely its heartbreaking
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Thank you, Laurie.
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I work in a hospital…this just killed me!
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Oh no I’m sure you’ve seen this before 😦 I just remember loved ones in the hospital and how much those little things mean to them.
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