Circle of life...

My friend and colleague, Monique, lost her uncle yesterday. She was pretty close to him, and he passed away suddenly back home in Jamaica. She's trying to see if she can fly home to be with family.
At the same time, Alison gave birth to her baby boy at 5am. Being in the same class, that got me thinking about the circle of life. People are born. People live. People die. In the medical profession, it's easy to think of things so objectively. Of how it is not inappropriate for an elderly person to leave. But having said that, it's never easy when it's someone you know personally.