In a state of shock

As the title says, I'm in a state of shock right now. My father has had a minor stroke, and has been in hospital being monitored and treated, and as more tests were done, the doctors also discovered that he has gallbladder cancer. A biopsy will be done sometime today, and the results of that will determine what the next step will be as far as treatment, My Dad;'s spirits seem good considering, but he's not the best patient in the world, which means I don't envy the doctors and nurses one bit. Luckily, I had planned a visit to our cottage this coming Sunday evening, and the hospital is only an hour away from the cottage, so if he isn't out of hospital by the time I get there, I can still go see him during the days and give my Mom a bit of a rest. As soon as I have any more news, I will post it here. In the meantime, prayers would be welcome.

Karna will get them in the end

In my last post, I mentioned a fifteen year old girl who is at this moment fighting what looks to be a terminal battle with cancer, Rather than feel sorry for herself though, she's using this to inspire and help others, myself included. But it's disgusting that there are some out there that are trying their hardest to ruin what this young lady is trying to do by saying and doing hurtful things, Thank goodness she and her mother have now made it so that any comments which come onto her blog have to first be approved before they're seen. Other things will be done as well, which I know from following her blog. As angry as it makes me that these small-minded people would try to undermine people that are trying to do good, I know that karma will get the small-minded people in the end. Good will always triumph over evil,

Inspiration

One never knows what or who will inspire someone at any given time. I just finished reading an article about a 15 year old British girl who has been fighting cancer for four years. She and her family have been told that there is nothing further medically that can be done for her. She has started a blog to share her story and the things she would like to do before she dies. Here's the link for anyone who might like to have a look at her blog:

www.alicepyne.blogspot.com

If you can't click it, just type that address in your browser and it will take you there.

Update

I know that it's been a while since my last post, but those of you who read my last post will know that I had a lot going on when I put it up, and I needed to take a bit of a break from my blog to decompress at least a little bit. My friend, whom I spoke of in my last post, is doing as well as can be expected considering the circumstances, although as I said, their life has been changed. All I can do is continue what I've been doing which is to support them as best I can,

I woke up to a gray and rainy day where I live, so I can't seem to fully wake up. I don't like days like that as it tends to lead to what I like to call brain fog. Brain fog as defined by MotorizedMillie, is when your eyes are open, and you look awake, but you feel extremely sleepy when there's no reason for it, and no matter how hard you try, you can't seem to muster the energy to do the things that normally come naturally to you, such as put together a blog post that sounds at least reasonably intelligent lol. As you've probably guessed by now, I have a bona fied case of brain fog as I speak. And because of that, I'm now going to close this post and wish all of you who read this a lovely day.

Day of reckoning

A few weeks ago I posted that a friend whom I love very much was going through a very difficult time in their life. For reasons of privacy, I can't go into details of what my friend is facing, but today is a pivotal day for them, and I don't think I've ever prayed so hard or been so frightened in my life. My fear is not for myself, but for my friend. Even if today goes as well for my friend as it can, their life will never ever be the same again. Today, I'm praying for strength for my friend to face whatever comes, and that those around my friend will have at least some compassion in their hearts. I pray also that my friend knows that I will be there for them no matter what happens today.

Unsettled

I've been feeling unsettled ever since the news of Osama Bin Laden's death was announced. Not because I'm unhappy that he's not on Earth anymore, but because there are many people who seem to be doing tit-for-tat. In other words, returning the hate he spread with even more hate. How are some people doing this? by celebrating his demise. And that's what makes me sad. Not that Bin Laden is gone, but that people are being so hateful in response to it.

Did Bin Laden hurt and murder many US and indeed world citizens? Yes. Did he change the lives of many families forever, forcing them to live with the kind of pain that will never completely go away no matter how much time passes? Absolutely. But think about this: Do you remember how you felt when you saw people in the Middle East celebrating the 911 attacks? What message does it send to the world if people here do the very same thing in response to Bin Laden's demise? To me, it seems that we don't practice what we preach. Responding to hate with more hate is not the way I choose to respond. Think about it.

Blogger ate the post I was working on

I was working on a post yesterday night, and blogger ate it, and I was too lazy to type it all again, so I waited until today. Drat  fingers that hit keys that I don't want them to hit lol. Having a chill-out day today, so I don't have much to say today, but that's ok. Relaxation is very important,