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Monday, 11 September 06 ::
more prayers are needed
i keep writing about a young woman, christi thomas in this space. y'all my readers might think i'm whacky for writing about her, and normally i'm not one to write about strangers.. but her story has had a huge affect on me. christi is dying. yes, cancer kills --> y'all know that. it kills the young --> y'all know that too. and that is just simply heartbreaking -->yet another thing y'all know. i try to put words to what i might imagine the thomas family is going through, and i know that i can't. i can't even begin to imagine the hell that they are walking through right now.
there are people dying and suffering every day of cancer, and other awful awful illnesses. if you know one of those people, how ever it is you talk to the greater (personally, yeah, i talk to god), please include that person in your talks.
if you don't have someone to talk to the greater about, please include the thomas team in your talks. they are good people, they do good things, they seem to be 4 people who strive to be their best in everyday. and my goodness, christi's mother is such an incredible woman -- she teaches middle school full time, is a wife, a mother to 2 daughters, *and* she's a phd student. oh, and one of her 2 daughters is dying.
anyhow, i'll shut up now. i guess i'm just doing my best to support these strangers who's story helped me heal some fear i had around my own father's cancer. what a gift they gave me, and i'm simply trying to give back.
posted by brooke at September 11, 2006 11:19 PM
