This morning I received an email that led me a blog post that absolutely blew me away.
It inspired me.
It made me cry.
And also smile.
The first thing I did after reading it was to bookmark it so that I could go back and read it again. And again.
The second thing I did was to say to myself, “I have got to share this with my Smithellaneous family; they would love it!”
The post is called “On Dying, Mothers, And Fighting For Your Ideas.” It will only take about two minutes to read and I promise you that you will be glad you took the time to do so.
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I get mixed emotions on posts like this. That the mother was so great that this young man did not die from SMA like most so diagnosed. When I read these things, along with those who feel that their prayers are what spared their loved ones, I feel a hurt for those who did lose them. Often they prayed and tried and had mothers who were just as strong and dedicated but it just was not meant to be.
Cath, you make some really good points and I am very much on board with what you are saying; we never want to forget the brave, strong mothers who fought just as hard for their kids but still lost them to terrible diseases. Thanks for your sensitively-stated input.
I agree with you, Cath. It’s wonderful that he had a fiercely dedicated, loyal, kind mother who helped him grow up so strong despite his illness. But I also find stories written from this angle difficult because they indirectly imply that mothers whose children did die just didn’t try hard enough. In reality, nature/God/chance/luck/fate has us in its hands and many, many, many, many thousands of mothers have been just as deeply and fiercely dedicated to their children but lost them anyway.
Ellen, very well said.
Just thought I would reply & say that I also got an email notification too!!
Donna, hooray!
that was an awesome blog post. and it took me a minute to get the dino shower…at first i was like how can she make giving a toy dino a shower awesome then i caught on that u meant a get together lol
Becky, glad you got that figured out. That’s funny! 🙂
hooray.. a sucessful e-mail notice
Mrs. Pam, success is good!
Thanks for sharing the link to Mr. Morrow’s blog. I read with interest as my colleague’s two nieces have SMA. I was pleased to pass the link on to her as an example of just what a life lived with SMA can be like. I see a lot of her and her sister in the blogger’s mom.
Courtney, that story was so incredible and inspiring. Thanks for passing it on.
Thank you, Becky, for sharing the link! I am going to share this on my Facebook feed. My mom was like the blogger’s mom in soo many ways. Sadly, I lost my mom to cancer in late December 2009. It took her cancer and death to fully appreciate what she had done for me. She raised a daughter who is not afraid to stand on her own two feet.
kristi, thanks for the lovely and heartfelt tribute to your mom. She sounds like she was a great, great lady.
I had just left a comment on last post that I was no longer receiving update emails… but I got this one… YAY! I love reading your posts! thanks!
Tammy, great to hear from you; thanks for your encouraging words!
What an inspiring and truthful story. I will share it with many – especially my daughter. Thank you, Becky. Some of the best minutes reading I have ever spent.
Mary, I agree, the minutes spent reading that post was time well spent. What a story!
Becky, I receved an e-mail notification of the new post today. Now, I am going to read the blog you recommended.