I was at work today on lunch break sifting through several days of news on Yahoo! when I saw a few articles that will make the normal person reassess their views on life in general:
The first one that caught my eye was this one.
Lions Rescue, Guard Beaten Ethiopian Girl
By ANTHONY MITCHELL, Associated Press Writer
Tue Jun 21, 8:37 PM ET ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – A 12-year-old girl who was abducted and beaten by men trying to force her into a marriage was found being guarded by three lions who apparently had chased off her captors, a policeman said Tuesday.
This is not just a minor miracle. This was huge in many aspects. Obviously her time here on this plain is not up and she still has much to do before it is. It just makes you stop and think how short life is… and speaking of how quickly your life could be changed forever… here is the next headline that caught my eye.
Family fights to save baby of cancer-stricken US woman
Fri Jun 17,12:52 PM ET
WASHINGTON (AFP) – US doctors are fighting to keep alive a cancer stricken, brain-dead woman long enough for her unborn child to survive.
Susan Torres, 26, A vaccine researcher at the National Institutes of Health, collapsed May 7 when she was 17 weeks pregnant, according to her family. Doctors diagnosed her with melanoma and determined she was brain-dead and had no hope for recovery.
I pray this does not turn into another Terri Schaivo case and this family makes it ok. I know the only reason, as explained in so many words in the article, this man brought this to light was so he might get some help with his medical bills. Can’t say I blame him. My prayers and thoughts are for the baby in this case. May he or she make it into this life cancer free.
The next thing that caught my eye was this article on cancer research. I have believed for a long time that there was a cancer cure out there already and the government has kept it under wraps. After all, think of the money they would lose. (Conspiracy Theory is not my long suit, but hey… I am sure we all have one!)
Common virus kills cancer, study finds
Tue Jun 21, 4:21 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A common virus that is harmless to people can destroy cancerous cells in the body and might be developed into a new cancer therapy, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
Lately I have been thinking a lot about my bouts of depression. I know they are not as heavy as they could be and that it stems from my loneliness and from the dreaded menopause. Carlo’s Thank You post really sunk in hard. I do have a lot to be thankful for. I am 49, fairly healthy, and I have one heck of a wonderful youngin. I have met more nice people here in this blog world than I can shake a stick at, and I have some of the best friends a gal could ever ask for. As I read the above articles it hit me that I need to stop and think how much my life has changed and how much it could change in a blink of an eye. I want those closest to me to know how important they are to me. I want those new friends from this blog world to also know what their support has meant to me as well. You have been kind, very supportive and just down to earth real.
I realized that my past posts might have appeared to be “pity me” sessions and that really was not my intent. I started this blog as a way of releasing a bunch of pent up emotions and a lot of past hurts that I had no outlet for before hand. I still will have those bouts… that is a given. I will still write during those times because they do make me feel better. Just understand that I am not looking for pity, but more of the same support you have so graciously shown me as always.
If you were told today that you only had a few more months to live, what would you do with your time you had left?
Personally, I would make sure that those I love truly knew it, and I would make every effort to meet them before my time was done so they could see the love in my eyes and know that “Yes, she does love me”. I would stop worrying over the small stuff and find a way to make what was left of my time the happiest I have ever spent. I would make sure my son was taken care of and that he would finally understand his mother. I would go to that guy on the other end of this continent and bury myself in his arms for that hug I have never gotten and stay there as long as he let me. Then and only then could I say my life is complete.
