This morning I jumped out of bed like I had been tazed...at 10:40 a.m. OMG, I slept away my teeny, tiny morning. A morning where I needed to go to the dry cleaners, bank, eat breakfast, make cookie dough to stockpile for the trade show giveaway and assemble note card packages. I left myself barely enough time for showering and a yummy brunch of ramen noodles.
Traffic today at Costco was slow. I spent much of the afternoon bored out of my mind and whining about it on Facebook. Then life slapped me in the face. A beautiful soul named Laurie stopped by my demo area to ask about my wine. We spoke briefly and she went on her way. Then my mom stopped by on her break to share my company and my chair. That is when the magic happened. Laurie stopped back by to pick up a couple bottles of wine. Out of a clumsy comment by my mom about how thin Laurie was, came a discussion about the reason for her slight build. Laurie is fighting a seven year battle with ovarian cancer. She shared her challenges, her frustration over the lack of testing and the misconception about pap smears. She showed a determination and spirit that I hope will beat this ugly disease. Laurie also shared a website and encouraged me and my friends to check it out - Ovarian Cancer Alliance of Florida, www.ocaf.org.
After work Mike and I headed for dinner at Olive Garden compliments of Abby, one of the University of Florida Bowling Team members that Mike coaches. Abby suffers from the lingering affects of a traumatic brain injury and cannot drive. During the season Mike picked her up several times a week to take her to practice. To show her appreciation Abby gave Mike a beautiful handmade card with two Olive Garden gift cards tucked inside. The Power of Good strikes again!
Many hugs,
Kathy
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