Inspired by Sara

 

Do you know someone who died from COVID?

It was, 10 April 2020 when Sara Trollope died. That was another Easter weekend—Good Friday then. It’s hard to believe three years have passed since our healthcare professionals were overwhelmed as they courageously struggled to meet the needs of the sick and dying.

  

Sara was one of those people who are gifts to humanity. Sara lovingly cared for others as a nurse matron at London’s Hillingdon Hospital. She was so close to retirement when COVID hit, which placed Sara on the front line battling a merciless and devastating virus. Alas, she was struck down during the call of duty. She passed from this life and left one of those unfillable heart-holes as such people do.

I was to have been in England the month before Sara passed but Covid changed all that. Instead, I watched her mum and a few family members at the online service thousands of miles away yet virtually close.

I’ve been thinking of her mum this Easter weekend. Our families have been interconnected for hundreds of years. Our grandparents were brother and sister. Aunts, uncles, and cousins connect us too. And many of those have passed on. But there’s nothing like the loss of a child to pierce a parent’s heart.

Sara’s far-reaching legacy of caring can be seen in the many kind comments on the photo from “Nursing Notes on Facebook.” Words like kindness, caring, and respect  permeate the more than 800 comments.

One lovingly wrote, “look this wonderful lady lost her life for us…” 

In life Sara was a living sacrifice—someone with passion and compassion who gives life to others during their time on earth.

 Post link - https://www.facebook.com/nursingnotesuk/photos/a.427598090912793/1151549691850959

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The Gift of Life at Easter

 

Geoffrey W. Sutton, PhD is Emeritus Professor of Psychology. He retired from a clinical practice and was credentialed in clinical neuropsychology and psychopharmacology. His website is  www.suttong.com

 

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