[Texasforever]

I could hear her say, 'I'm OK,' " he said. "That's more emotion than she has shown in 21/2 years. Then he said, 'I can see you have a father who loves you very much.' "

To me this was what got my eyes moist. For 21/2 years she has had something bottled up that can only be described as hell on earth.

[hoosiermama]

I've thought about the story and picture all day.....What hit me this afternoon: Bush didn't say "I'm sorry about your mother" or "I fell your pain" or express HIS feelings at all.

He said: "How are YOU doing?" and then let her know through that all encircling hug the comment that Mary made to Jesus as he carried the cross in THE PASSION; "I'm Here!"

No one needs to say any thing, just be there and let the other person know we stand beside them.