Purple Ribbon

Today I had the opportunity to be with my cousin as he went into surgery.  He is fine, it was nothing serious, and the surgery was a success.  As he was in surgery I walked outside of Phoenix Children's Hospital and saw a group of trees with a bunch of purple ribbons hanging from them.  As I approached the trees, it had a sign hanging from it that was talking about being aware of children around pools.  As I saw an approaching family, I noticed they all had a purple ribbon in their hands.  From the look on their faces, they were heartbroken and in pain.  To be honest I felt their pain.  Maybe not on the same level as they did, but just through the way they were approaching the tree I could feel it.  I watched from a distance as they each tied a purple ribbon to a tree.  I did not ask anyone about the ribbons, but I could safely assume it resembled a lost loved one to some sort of drowning accident.  My heart goes out to all of those families who have lost loved ones in an accident of that sort.