Small Ceremonies: A short story about the small lives and moments we too often overlook

A short story about the small lives and moments we too often overlook. A young girl crosses paths with an elderly man, isolated and alone by circumstances and poverty, and haunted by fear. She is able to use the gifts she has developed through reading about basic medical care and applying it to an assortment of wounded animals whom she nurses back to health. Her friendship and compassion provide comfort at the vital moment in this man’s life.