Soul Magic

Soul Magic

AMY’S DIVINE SENSE OF HUMOR
by Linda Leach Johannessen

When my daughter Amy was first being treated for leukemia, she was a high school senior and attended a local catholic high school. Mother Therese came to visit her convent in the city and a Mass was being celebrated in her honor. The catholic schools in the diocese were sending students from each school as part of a delegation to the Mass and Amy was chosen as a participant. Although Amy had been admitted to the hospital, she was given a medical pass from her doctor to attend and was instructed to come right back afterwards.

To make a long story short, Amy met and was blessed by Mother Therese!

When she returned to the hospital Amy was almost a celebrity. Everyone wanted to touch her, because she had been touched and blessed by the dear Sister. Even the newspapers were calling about the "sick girl" with a bald head and found us at the hospital!

That evening Amy was sitting in her bed when the nurse came in to collect a urine specimen. As the nurse was walking away, Amy gave her a side glance and casually said..."be careful with that, it's holy water."

:-b

Two years later Amy relapsed. We were sitting in the doctor's office, waiting to discuss the next step. Amy was browsing through a magazine when she came across a picture of Mother Therese.

She showed it to me, sighed and said..."Well, I guess Mother Therese's blessing only comes with a 2 year warranty."

I couldn't help but laugh, even though it was a very sad day. Amy just had a magnificent sense of humor.