Steady On

Things seem to be going very well. Dad's numbers are all coming back great and he is feeling good. They had to do some fine tuning on his medications, but things are looking good. There is so much happening all around me though, that I think I am walking around in a fuzz all the time. Fortunately the family member who was sick is doing much better, not cured, but hopefully on the way, however unfortunately a friend is now sick and my prayers are with her through everything she is going through. In the midst of all of this, everything that has happened with dad, and me and my family and friends, I have learned how blessed we are for what we have, and the time we have on this earth. I see things so much differently now and my perspective on everything has changed. I get so excited about the little things now, I can't even really call them little things because they are not little to me anymore. A night at home with my husband watching tv curled up together on the couch, a dinner out with my mom, an evening with my dad, everything is so precious to me now because I have seen how fragile life can be and how quickly it can be stolen, or given back. I try to work hard and be a good person, I ask God for the strength to do the right things and I hope that I make the right choices. I have learned that there will always be obstacles in life but how you approach them and how you handle them is what matters, I have learned that there is nothing more amazing than giving someone back their life and wish that I could do it again and again, I have learned that even when you are kind there are people who will shoot you down and make you out to be cruel but that's okay because they are hurting inside for reasons we don't know, I have learned that family consists of more than just your bloodline, I have learned that when it hurts you should accept the offer of the shoulders you will need so badly to cry on and you should never be ashamed to let your tears fall, I have learned that a good book can help you escape somewhere else for a little while when you need to, and most importantly I have learned that when you need them the people who love you will be there no matter what. Thank you to everyone who has been there for me and I hope that I can be there for you in the same way whenever you need it. Someone told me recently that I was their new hero, and that touched my heart in a way they will never know. My biggest hope is that everyone who wants to give to someone in need, can and that they know the joy of watching someone they love, live again. I don't feel like a hero, just a girl who loves her dad, and that's all.