April, 2008 – Hôpital Sacré Coeur News

Picture 19What difference can a split second make? On the Sunday after Christmas there was a packed bus on the road towards St. Raphael. As usual not only the inside of the bus was crowded, but many were sitting on top of the bus as well. Folks were going home to be with family and friends for New Years and Ancestor’s Day (January 1 and 2), the most important family celebration of the year. Families who are separated during the year by work or school make a huge effort to come home. The passengers were full of anticipation and laughter. One anxious father was calling his daughter, who was returning home after being away for more than a year, every 15 minutes – “where are you now?”, “how much longer before I see you?”

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