At the eulogy, he spoke of his daughter’s qualities; her patience; honesty; kindness. Easy claims to make, these abstractions.
But towards the end, he became more specific.
In a voice that wavered, he listed her donations; liver; pancreas; both kidneys.
“Generous to the end,” he said.
“And beyond,” say I.
Always a reader, Thomas Malloch took the opportunity of retirement to try his hand at writing and sometimes he even gets published. Examples of his work can be found in “New Writing Scotland,” “the barcelona review,” “Gutter,” “Ringwood Publishing,” “Bath Flash Fiction,” “Reflex Fiction,” “Fairfield Scribes” and, of course, “50-Word Stories.”
Wonderful and true!
Kind words, Helen. Thank you.
Heart warming. My oldest granddaughter is alive today because of one family’s life-giving generosity when their child died. Thank you so much for this powerful 50 Word Story.
Thank you, Deborah. My best wishes to your granddaughter
The ending really got to me!
Thanks for commenting about the ending, Helen. I find them difficult to get right most of the time.
One of the best I have ever read.
Has an impact that cannot be explained in words.
I’m kind of speechless Omi. So, thanks will need to do, however inadequate.