Last week we read a sign on the side of a restaurant, "Today's Special -- Liver and Onions." I've never been real fond of liver and usually prefer it as liverwurst sausage as a sandwich filler. When we saw that sign we right away thought of the last time that Mary had prepared liver and onions at home. I used to keep a journal in those days, and I quote from that time.
"June 2, 1980 - We had a bad scare with Brandon. He bloated up really bad and we took him to the emergency room at the hospital. He had some sort of intestinal blockage and he was in misery. The doctors were concerned and a surgeon was called in. If he didn't improve by himself, he would have operated to relieve the problem. Luckily, he did get better and passed gas and had a bowel movement so that surgery wasn't needed then. His mother was hovering over him and said something about it being all right to cry when it hurt. He responded, 'Like the Blessed Mother when Jesus was on the cross?' I noticed everyone in the room was affected deeply by that statement. Clinton stayed with us for awhile while it was all happening. But I finally found a babysitter for him as we didn't know how long we would be tied up. He was affected by the whole episode and was quite emotional when I left him."
The stove had been turned off before we left for the hospital, the liver and onions were thrown away, and Mary's never fixed them since.
