A Dying Eleven Year-Old Angel’s Longing for Heaven

Such wisdom! “Suffer the little children to come unto me, for of such is the kingdom of heaven.”

Aleteia: From her doctor, Rogério Brandão, Oncologist: One day I arrived at the hospital, early and I found my little angel alone in her room. I asked her where her mother was. To this day I cannot recount her response without becoming very emotional.

“Sometimes my mother leaves the room to cry in the hallway in secret. When I’m dead, I think my mother will miss me, but I’m not afraid to die. I wasn’t born for this life!” Read more here.