The following essay was shared by hospital chaplain Apara Mahal Sylvester From 2017-2018, for nine months, I was a Chaplain intern at a large medical center. For those of you who are unfamiliar with what Chaplains do, they provide emotional and spiritual support. Chaplains do not preach or try to convert others. Rather, Chaplains are […]
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Singer/songwriter Bett Padgett graciously agreed to share her original Rainbow Bridge Song with us as well as a some insightful reflections about her pets. Pet Chaplain founder Dr. Rob Gierka has known Bett and her husband Bill for decades and once took guitar lessons from Bett. Bett and Bill are long-time animal lovers, and Bill
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You were long and fat and shiny, the most beautiful of earthworms. The rain had stranded you in the prisms and puddles of the wet black macadam. I knelt beside you, admiring the intricate spiral of your rings, the deep pink of your skin, the purplish bulge of your belly. I was four years old.
