I haven't had time to blog in well....YEARS! But today pushed me to the computer. I believe in karma - I do think that what we put out in the world we do get back. I try to keep that in mind - I try to help those that need it - I try to smile because I know a smile goes a long way - I offer a kind word when I think someone needs it - we are big on the please and thank yous in our house - I try to instill the importance of helping others. And today karma has paid me back in the most wonderful way.
I am typically a positive person, I look at things with humor but some days it's hard to keep that frame of mind. This past week was especially hard - Tommy being in the hospital and waiting for word on his MRI scared the hell out of me - it brought me back to the day he was diagnosed. He looked so little and scared in the hospital bed. I was holding him when he was waking up from anaesthesia and once he was awake I didn't want to put him down. I wanted to be able to take it all away. Not getting much sleep between keeping his blood sugars in the normal range and just replaying the weekend in my head left me feeling overwhelmed...it was a rough week. Then today I opened my computer and got the most amazing email. In the fall I had a had a student that during the semester found out she had cancer. I worked with her in handing in school assignments around the tests she needed to have done and tried to email her to check in on her when she wasn't able to attend class. Since class has ended she has popped in my head a few times because I had wondered how she was doing. She was so committed to finish the the semester and do well in the class - I was amazed by her. So today I received an email from her and this was a small part of it:
"I want you to know how very much I appreciate your compassion and everything else you did to help me during my most vulnerable moments. I'll never forget you and wish you every success in both your personal and professional life. .It's my belief that God puts people like you in specific professions/positions for a reason. You probably will never know what your reaching out to me through your last email meant to me, but you literally saved my life! Thank you!"
This completely blew me away. Talk about good timing! I am going to print and frame this email to remind me that there are everyday angels everywhere. I may have been hers in a time she needed it but today she was mine. She's about to start her second round of chemo and she thought to take a few minutes and email me. And although not having sleep is rough it can't even remotely compare to what she's going through. Her email lets me know that Tommy is going to make it through this and all that he goes through - he is stronger then I give him credit for - and I will be there with a smile and a hug when he needs it. Her strength and positive attitude has lifted me and that overwhelming feeling is gone. Don't you love karma?
