Lessons learned...

Well, my friend is going home from the hospital today. Unbelievable. She had an MRI today and they believe they truly did get all of the big tumor. She will be gamma knifed on the rest after her wounds heal. (2 weeks or so). So, this is all fantastic news.

Watching her go through this has really inspired me in my own life. I have been looking at how I struggle with my life's woes. I realize we are not all Edie and everyone finds their own way to get through life. But I must say, I have been humbled by watching her.

It just seems that there is another way to approach life and I see that my way is not always the best for me. Will I make changes in my attitude? Will I be more pro active in my own life? I'm not sure. My hope is that I can carry some of the spirit of my friend with me and when I feel like I can't get through something, I will remember her fight, and that may be just the kick in the ass I need.
She has inspired us all and the key for me, is not to be inspired only for a few days, but to take the lesson we have all learned from her and carry it with us forever.

So, while Edie goes home( to where she can finally wash her hair), I will go about my day, hopefully with more gratitude and grace than before.


jb