Have You Ever Been at the Deathbed?

Sometimes just being there is enough

When you’re looking for answers at the end of life. (Image from Unsplash.)

I had been dozing in a chair next to the couch where my sister was dying, at home, surrounded by her dogs. Five tiny Chihuahuas were curled up with her, around her legs and on her shoulder. She hadn’t spoken for several hours now. It was day four.