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for you to survive.<BR><BR>I had to leave you to go home and call our son,<BR>Once inside the car I came completely undone.<BR>Crying so hard I could not even see,<BR>Begging out loud in prayer,<BR>“Oh God, please don’t let this be.”<BR><BR>Half your blood gone and placed in intensive care,<BR>Skilled doctors and nurses were right there.<BR>It was hard after visiting time to go home alone,<BR>After a week though you finally came home.<BR><BR>Honey, that day so long ago when I almost lost you,<BR>I am still so grateful you were able to pull through.<BR>Every day I thank God with a very special prayer,<BR>Knowing when I reach out you are always right there.<BR><BR><IMG src="./images/LostU/LostUminihrts.gif"><BR>© Brenda Sparkman<BR>April 2005 </FONT> <P> <P><FONT face=Arial><IMG src="./images/LostU/LostUtopbrk.gif"> </FONT> <P> <TABLE width=480 border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=center align=left width=160><A href="Poem093.html"><FONT face=Arial><IMG alt=Back 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