When my husband was in surgery Tuesday, my sister and mom showed up in the surgery center waiting room, even though I'd insisted earlier in the day that I would be fine waiting alone. The surgery was not a major one, though Tony was put out for it,  and he was expected to be out in an hour or so. But show up they did — with lunch. My sister knows my favorite treat is french fries and she had a bagful for me. So we sat in the waiting room eating a fast-food lunch, talking and laughing and planning out the rest of the busy summer because of many family visitors expected/Becky Nappi, End Notes. More here.

Question: Becky adds that "one of the best things you can do for people you know well is hold vigil with them in a surgery waiting room." Have you been encouraged by a vigil keeper in a waiting room recently?