The Heart of Hope
The Heart of Hope Day in and day out there beats within us a heart, pulsating a rhythm and a story by which we live. For some it is a rhythm of disrhythm—of chaos, noise, clamor and beneath it all—fear. From the moment of waking, the heart is on the defense. Continuously radiating between panic, peace, happiness and despair, it knows not where to turn, what to expect or how to shield itself from further pain. Have I adequately described the life of a parent caring for a chronically ill child? You live one appointment away, one phone call away,…