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A young couple – Tony 22 years old, Alba 20years old – came to the Unit where I was working, the Oncology Unit. Working as a nurse student you just run all night long Tony had been diagnosed with a terminal type of cancer in the last six months. What a day! I can still remember the day I met them; they were actually celebrating their first wedding anniversary in the Hospital with an IV pole and a high dose of chemotherapy. It was such a nice pleasure meeting them, not only because they were Latino, but also because they were a nice young couple; happy, funny and dedicated to their faith.

F: Hey Tony, my name is Filippo and I’m here to help you through the night.

T: Do you like baseball?

F: Are you kidding me? I love baseball!

(We talked about the Yankees for something like 10 minutes.)

T: What are you doing in here man?

F: I’m actually a nurse student.

T: That’s cool. So, do you like it?

F: Yes, man! I enjoy it, for the most part. (Laughs)

T: What do you like the most about nursing?

F: I actually enjoy listening to patients and helping them out.

T: Do you believe in God?

F: Absolutely, I believe in God!

T: Hey Filippo, what denomination are you?

F: Well, I’m catholic.

T: Would you pray with me?

F: Sure, what should we pray about?

T: I don’t know. Just pray, it helps me relax.

(We prayed for one hour.)

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The next night I went to work, he started to get sick – throwing up and on lots of pain medication (Morphine, marinol ) – but he was still smiling and joking around about baseball and basketball. The third night he was still really sick, and in the morning, before I left, we prayed some more. The next night I saw him, his family was so happy that had I had prayed with him, they brought me dinner; I really appreciated that. I saw him every single day for the week while he was in the institution. The following night, I had to work in a different unit, so Tony’s family called me where I was and wanted me to pray with them. I felt honored to be called and presided over the prayer.

Days passed and things were not looking good. His health was greatly Diminishing and the doctors were very uncertain about his condition. We continued to pray for God’s will over him.

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