He was told by a friend that his ex-wife is dying of cancer
She has less then a month to live
His hatred & animosity towards her was put to the side
They were together for years
Early on they were happy
Everything was golden
Trust and addiction was a big problem for him
They eventually divorced
They couldn’t stand to look at one another
They sold the home
He moved to the next county over
She stayed local
For years they had no contact with one another
One of their friends kept in contact with the two of them
They swore to him that they didn’t want their personal lives revealed to the other person
The friend was loyal and respected their wishes
3 days ago the friend revealed to him that his ex is dying
He was grateful that he told him what was happening
He made a surprise visit to her one day while she was coming home from the doctor
At first she was hesitant and gave him a dirty look
When he saw how much weight she lost, he became upset
Her face, sunken in from all of the medication, disease and by not eating
He confronted her and said, “I’m sorry for what your going through”
She told him that she’s dying and that she wants to be friends for the remainder of her time here
He agreed
They looked at one another, hugged for about two minutes and cried in each other’s arms
She said thank you for visiting me. You made my day
He did the same
He said if you need anything, please call
“Thank you”, she said
She never did
She died 48 hours later
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Forgiveness is healing.
That tender side of you makes an appearance here and there. When it does, it makes a grand entrance!
Hello Adira. Glad you enjoyed this piece. Thank you for the gracious comments.
Powerfully penned, Keith. What Mary said, sometimes making things right is comforting. Especially on a deathbed. For some reason when I read this I could hear, Robert Stack, narrating it. Like an Unsolved Mysteries episode. Great write my friend. Appreciate you.
Damian
Robert Stack & Unsolved Mysteries is one of my all time favorite shows. I have a DVD box set of U.M. Thanks Damian for the read & comments.
I have Robert Stack on my GPS giving me directions. It reminds me of “Airplane”. I’m kidding.
You have just blown my mind with this piece, and there’s nothing insane about it. For once, it’s a vision of sanity, and I think everyone is on board with the beauty of forgiveness. It’s odd how death and finality have a way of changing our perspectives so abruptly. Setting things right can be so important. How fortunate were these two for having a middleman that kept them in touch.
Keith is it? I’m Meg. Thanks for that story!
Airplane rules!! Every now & then I’ll write something tender. I don’t want all of you to think i’m some raging lunatic. I just write whatever comes to mind.
Absolutely right. Let’s not wait until someone is dying to make amends. Be kind and humble to one another.
Thanks Meg.xo
This was touching. Made me think of my last visit to my mother who was on hospice with breast cancer. She was barely able to open her eyes to see me, then she was able to make a smile, the last smile I ever saw from her. Cancer took her but couldn’t kill her sweet soul. Bravo 👏
Hi Daniel. Thanks for sharing your story. Sorry to hear about your mom. Life is fragile. Make the best with your loved ones before we all depart. Thanks for the comments.
Powerful and poignant.
Thank you my friend.
Death brings either the sweetest or the meanest in human beings. In this case, it was love. A heartbreaking and heartwarming write. Both at the same time. Well done, buddy!
Thank you for the kind words M.E. Glad you enjoyed this piece.