It Had to Be You (Christiansen Family)
“Sam leaned forward in a bright-orange chair of the transplant center at the University of Minnesota children’s hospital and scrubbed his hands down his face. “I don’t think I can do this . . .”
The hospital resembled a children’s day care, with pictures of cartoon characters painted on the walls, friendly orange stripes directing traffic, colorful furniture, and large flat-screen TVs affixed to the walls.
But all the decorations couldn’t hide the truth. Children came here to die, and no amount ...of SpongeBob SquarePants or Dora the Explorer could distract from the families girded in masks and protective gear, living on the edge of tragedy.
Sam had walked by rooms with parents sleeping on the long padded couches along the windows as tubes and wires and oxygen kept their tykes alive in the beds. He couldn’t bear it and escaped to the end of the hall.
“This is my fault.”
“This is not your fault.” Jace turned from where he stood at the window overlooking the parking lot.MoreLess
The hospital resembled a children’s day care, with pictures of cartoon characters painted on the walls, friendly orange stripes directing traffic, colorful furniture, and large flat-screen TVs affixed to the walls.
But all the decorations couldn’t hide the truth. Children came here to die, and no amount ...of SpongeBob SquarePants or Dora the Explorer could distract from the families girded in masks and protective gear, living on the edge of tragedy.
Sam had walked by rooms with parents sleeping on the long padded couches along the windows as tubes and wires and oxygen kept their tykes alive in the beds. He couldn’t bear it and escaped to the end of the hall.
“This is my fault.”
“This is not your fault.” Jace turned from where he stood at the window overlooking the parking lot.MoreLess
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