TERMS OF THE HEART
Others had arrived with a parent or a friend, having once relied on a donor's kindness or a grantor's generosity.
An elderly gentleman in the second row leaned close to the woman sitting beside him and whispered something in her ear. She smiled, then reached over and adjusted his tie.
I found myself smiling.
This is what a century looks like.
Families, friends, and benefactors, all gathered because people chose to better someone else's life, regardless of their own.
Damien sat beside me, a hand casually placed on his cane.
The years had slowed him, but the man's sharp eyes still took in everything around him. He squeezed my hand when his gaze met mine.