Fearless in the Face of Death

I entered her room 
With a swallow and a tear
After hearing the news;
The end of her life is near
The last few moments
To spend with my friend
Wanting to tell her 
She's been heaven sent
She taught me to laugh
At the little things in life
She brought me a smile
On my darkest nights
She was diagnosed legally blind
Before I knew her
Each day I'd enter her room
She guessed who I was
When she guessed my name right,
She won
When she guessed my name wrong,
I won
I'll especially not forget
Our "Who's that girl" game
For when she heard me laugh
She always knew my name

I expected a sad meeting that day
Though when I woke her,
She was just the same
She giggled and said, 
"Am I here yet another day?" 
She went on to say
"Oh well, I guess I have no 
jurisdiction on the matter!"
Then she chuckled
As I broke into laughter

She's a funny gale, this one
She left me thinking of all our fun
I have no doubt she was heaven sent
As she taught me to laugh 
In the face of death!