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Six years after we were married, my 29-year-old husband was fighting leukemia<\/a>. Pain dulled Chris’ blue eyes; he was barely able to move without help. Doctors offered little hope, and for months I slept on a cot alongside his bed at the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. At 3:00 a.m., I was shaken awake by an alarmed nurse.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t find Chris!\u201d she exclaimed.<\/p>\n

My eyes darted to his bed. The sheet was turned back; the bed empty. How? I jumped up and raced past the nurses\u2019 station outside the room, then ran down the hall. As I passed the glass-paneled chapel door, I glimpsed Chris sitting inside with someone. I burst in, crying, \u201cChris, we were so worried\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n

He turned and smiled. \u201cI\u2019m fine,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

I stared at the young man who sat with him. His skin was smooth and clear, and he had short white hair. He wore exactly the type of clothes Chris liked: checked flannel shirt, crisp Levi\u2019s, and lace-up work boots. The young man looked up at me and my heart caught. As I stared into his crystal-blue eyes, I felt stunned.<\/p>\n

Chris broke the spell. \u201cMelissa, please leave us,\u201d he asked. \u201cI\u2019m okay. I\u2019ll be back.\u201d<\/p>\n

After reporting Chris’ whereabouts (no one else in that security-tight hospital had seen his visitor), I went back to our room. About a half hour later Chris returned exhilarated, merrily rolling his IV pole\u2013walking on his own! And he didn\u2019t look sick anymore<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWho was that man?\u201d I gasped, not sure what to ask first. \u201cYou\u2019ll never believe it.\u201d He grinned. \u201cIt was an angel\u2013my guardian angel.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chris sat down on the bed. \u201cI awoke with an overpowering urge to go to the chapel,\u201d he explained, \u201cand I was able to walk there easily. As I knelt at the cross I heard a voice behind me, and I turned to find him standing there. He asked if there was anything I wanted to be forgiven for. I\u2019ve always hated my stepfather. The angel said I was forgiven, and you know, for the first time, the hatred I had harbored for so long was truly gone. Then I told him I was worried about leaving you. He said you would be fine, that all my prayers were answered<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

The next day with Chris was unbelievable. He ate well and visited patients on our floor, buoying their spirits. I thought he was healed.<\/p>\n

Two days later Chris died. But in a very real sense I know that he had been healed\u2013healed of fear and pain, ready to go on to new life. And when my time comes, I\u2019ll be ready too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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