Not a medical worker and not quite haunting words, but it was a haunting action. I was working a part-time retail job when I got the call from my mom that my grandmother wasn’t doing well and that I should come by the nursing home to see her. I knew it was serious but didn’t think she was near death as I had seen her a few days before and she was completely okay (for an 83 year-old). When I got into her room, the whole family was by her side and that’s when it clicked that this might be our last moment together. I sat beside her and held her hand and told her everything was going to be alright. She couldn’t talk, was struggling to breath, and had that blank stare into the ceiling. I kept pretty composed until I saw a single tear fall out of her eye and roll down her cheek. Just then I knew she was suffering and scared and it broke me on every level. I’ll never forget that moment. Really wish I still had her around. 😔