by SheilaM 4 Replies latest social entertainment
I mentioned in my thread on Mother's day that my son bought me a book.
Well, if you want a heartwarming, gut wrenching real story this is it.
The title is tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
It is about he and his professor who has ALS.
I don't want to finish it because I just know I will bawl
That's a really good book Sheila! I loved reading it, even if it did make me bawl. Sometimes you need a good cry. :) ~Aztec
Aztec: It is such a good book isn't it simple but profound
I read that book while my cousin, Sharon was dying of cancer. It made me much more conscious of all that needs to be said and done before the death of a loved one.
I also saw Mitch Albom at a convention in Las Vegas that year. He spoke to our group, and it was very profound and moving.
I would surely recommend that book. Wonderful!! Don't stop reading it Sheila...........it makes you feel good.
My favorite quote is this: "Death ends a life, not a relationship". Thanks for the reminder. I may get it out and read it again.
Sheila, a very dear and close friend of mine died from ALS this past October 4, 2002.
She was an incredible human being, rare...and I miss her terribly.
She contributed to an on-line forum called: The March Of Faces.
She wrote articles, and I kid you not, they were hilarious.
I'm not sure, but I'm going to wing it: http://march-of-faces.org/
Look up Nina Neudorfer: she was one of the best friends I ever had (View From Here). There's a picture of her seated with a black cat in her lap, that's her. Pittsburgh's gift to the world.
Click on her stories, they'll leave you howling with laughter. When I last spent time with her, she was weaker, but still endearing. But I could really make her laugh. She always got a kick out of my Canuck accent, and my crazy assed stories from Atlantic Canada.
ALS is a disease/condition that often gets over looked. It is very insidious and can creep up slowly or quickly, rendering a once productive person, practically physically disabled and mute.
Thanks for that post Sheila, I think of Nina, almost every second of my day.
