Some blog friends of mine have a 3-year-old son who is battling leukemia. They found a bone marrow match a couple of months ago and the donor is having surgery today to harvest marrow for him. She is 24 and lives in the US and that is all the info they have on her. I've been teary all morning thinking about this hero and what a truly wonderful gift she is giving to a complete stranger. Sometimes people don't suck, you know? Also, some ~ma for her and little C would be much appreciated. Please let this be a successful match.
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Glamcookie - Dec 12, 2012 10:45:33 am PST #23801 of 30001
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Kate P. - Dec 12, 2012 10:53:59 am PST #23802 of 30001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Wow, Glamcookie, sending lots of good thoughts her way, and his!
sj - Dec 12, 2012 10:55:26 am PST #23803 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Glamcookie, that is wonderful and just amazing that a stranger would do that.
SailAweigh - Dec 12, 2012 10:59:29 am PST #23804 of 30001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Match~ma, GC! It is nice to be reminded that people can step up when there is nothing in it for them. Yay, people!
Cass - Dec 12, 2012 11:09:37 am PST #23805 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Fingers crossed, GC. The anon donor is a nice thing to read about. People can be just really good.
§ ita § - Dec 12, 2012 12:53:41 pm PST #23806 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Okay, so whatever internet community that donor's in, when they asked "What was the last big of random kindness you did?" every had a respectful moment of silence for his.
Speaking of secular Christmases, the two Indian guys I went to lunch with were avidly discussing what they were and weren't doing for Christmas--one is the odd one out for not having a tree, but all the parties he'll be going to will have trees, etc, etc...
These are the same guys that observed their new year with Diwali a couple weeks back--they're not Christian in the least. But they're doing (or broaching doing) more than my family's gift exchange and alcohol-laden meal on the 25th.
Interesting.
omnis_audis - Dec 12, 2012 1:45:25 pm PST #23807 of 30001
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
My sister flies in tomorrow to spend the week with me. I am waiting for the "why do you not have any xmas decorations up!!" Not sure how many times I will have to say "because I don't like them." before she realizes that I don't want any. And hope that she doesn't decide to decorate while I am at work.
Laura - Dec 12, 2012 1:51:09 pm PST #23808 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
I remember relaxing with a Muslim mom at one of the soccer games when her son was on a team with mine. She was super excited about going with the kids to get a Christmas tree. It was her first year here (from Turkey) and she never personally knew anyone that had a Christmas tree before and she thought they were pretty. Her enthusiasm was adorable. She got that it was an unusual thing to be exited about, and yet she was going to have fun with it.
SuziQ - Dec 12, 2012 2:00:22 pm PST #23809 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
This is the flip side of your experience Laura. When my parents lived in Iran (during the Shah's reign), my grandma was visiting and my parents wanted to decorate for Christmas. Somehow they found a pine-ish tree, that wasn't the least bit Christmas tree shaped and my grandma brought some garlands from the US. I remember my mom telling me that everyone they asked for help in putting this together was eager to help the American's celebrate their traditions. Again, this was in 1967...no way that would be the experience after 1980.
sj - Dec 12, 2012 3:12:18 pm PST #23810 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
omnis, it's your home, and you should have it the way you want it.
I finished my Christmas decorating today. Our geeky little tree is filled with ornaments such a tardis and a Stewie from Family Guy. The rest is some white lights on the bushes (we found solar ones because we don't have an outside plug and a ceramic Christmas tree and a nativity my grandmother painted years ago in a ceramics class. Tomorrow I should start wrapping presents so that I'm not doing everything at the last minute again this year. Having to clean up for the builder tomorrow has actually gotten me into good shape house-wise.