Anyway, I toss this in
because I am going down to the Hutch in an hour or two, where no doubt I
will write some ponderous blog-bit about cancer, biochemistry, or
something else I don’t understand. This
is the picture that goes with that piece.
And besides, it does us all good to be reminded that, despite all the
ugly stuff in the news, there still is innocence and goodness in the
world.
In medicine, it is always good to remember why we do things. It's all about the patient. And this one was cute and loved life.
ReplyDeleteI have never seen that picture before. It is super cute. No doubt she just got done shouting "Preeeeeeeesents!"
ReplyDeleteI'm so lucky, I got to be a little girl with her. Of course it wasn't all sweetness as she often found me a nuisance. She teased me mercilessly for sleeping under a pile of stuffed animals, but a few years ago gave me an alpaca bear that comforts me to this day. She made me so angry in our teen years because she wouldn't let me wear her clothes! I was probably a pest about it.
ReplyDeleteVery cute picture! She did deserve a longer life, but she had a wonderful life while she was around.
ReplyDeleteThank you all for these comments. I just now re-read this blog, and it hit me in the gut. What to say? I wish she were still here.
ReplyDeleteMy life changed so much when Linda died, as I know yours did, Myrl. A few things are good. I no longer dread wrinkles or aging as Linda and others didn't get to old age and I am grateful that I am still alive. I no longer have someone to whine to and maybe I've grown up more in my 60's. I've survived the worst period of my life and I am calmer. The void that Linda left is huge and I am facing a different future. Her smile--the 7-year-old one and the one she kept until the end--light my way.
ReplyDeleteThank you for that.
DeleteThis is such a happy picture! I think I would recognize that smile as Linda even not knowing who it is.
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