The saddest sound I ever heard

We were in the car on the way to see the doctor this morning when we heard Rich in the back seat, in the raspiest voice there ever was, begin to cry. I honestly can’t imagine anything sounding sadder to me. It was like a light moan, and you could tell it was all he could get to escape his mouth. Immediately, Karen and I looked at each other and felt so sorry for him. I asked Karen to get out and sit in the back with him. She did, and she saw that he had tears streaming down his face. That poor boy has been through a lot this past week. Good news is that he got a shot for his croup at the doctor's office and he's doing better.