when she woke suddenly stunnedwoke to her living nightmare  she was terminallyill

he hopedcrossed his fingers that she woke from a beautiful dream

                                                                      but no one wakes in terror from a beautiful dream
no one wakes gasping unable to breathe eyes bulgingswinging around the room for help because she cant help herself hadnt been able to help herself for better than two months

                                                           wholly dependent on her husband sister and father

frightened

          what could be more frightening than being terminallyill at forty years old with two young daughters and all the things they had planned to do things  she had planned to do

2033,  Wednesday,  12  2. 20

1517,  Tuesday,  11  8. 20