Love is Never Ending

Love is never ending - Love of a newborn to love of a lover. Passion. Devotion. Dedication. Witness to many strong forms of love including my own parents who raised a family with love at the core. When tragedy strikes - you witness real love. Crushed by the death of her son, my mother never recovered. The years spent to nurture and love and grow a newborn into a strong loving young man abruptly ended at 15. Thrown from a car in an accident, his head struck a tree and he was killed instantly. Thirty years later, I am witness to another strong loving young man who was struck by a fallen tree. So far, he has survived and is being cared for vigilantly by his loved ones. They are never home - constantly by his side in hospitals with healthcare workers responsible for his care - all of part of this network of caring individuals striving to impart their goodness to the recovery of their charge. Caring for a parent, my sisters love is never ending as she visits the nursing home each day to feed and care for our mother. People with long term or terminal illnesses need care. In all of this, I see the strength in people that is never ending - you know it must be for love. I see that it motivates and provides strength of will and endurance, uncharacteristic of normal human behavior. It is "super human", beyond mere mortal capability. It is the most admirable thing of all.

For Diana, who loved elvis music, one of the most beautiful women