THIS IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE THE MOST PERSONAL AND INTIMATE BLOG I WILL EVER DO. HOWEVER, IT MEANS SO MUCH TO ME I HAVE TO SHARE IT.

I HAVE BECOME VERY CLOSE FRIENDS WITH A MEMBER ON THIS SITE. HE HAS PROBLEMS WITH SPEECH AND READING ALOUD. I , ON THE OTHER HAND CAN'T READ NOVELS ANYMORE DUE TO LACK OF CONCENTRATION. I STILL TRY, BUT IT IS SO PAINFUL TO GO FROM 7 OR 8 BOOKS A WEEK TO BARELY BEING ABLE TO READ A NEWSPAPER. I USED TO READ WHEN I HAD BOUTS OF INSOMNIA, BUT NO LONGER CAN.

NOW, THE INSOMNIA IS WORSE THAN BEFORE WHICH IS A ROYAL PAIN BECAUSE I STILL HAVE TO GET UP EARLY AND "FUNCTION" AT WORK. I SHARED THIS WITH HIM A FEW WEEKS AGO AND HE DIDN'T SAY,....."IM SORRY", OR "TOUGH BREAK", KNOW WHAT HE SAID? "KIMBERLY, I WILL READ YOU STORIES SO YOU CAN SLEEP."

THAT WAS BY FAR THE SWEETEST THING ANYONE HAS EVER SAID TO ME IN MY WHOLE LIFE!!!!! SO, NOW WHEN I CAN'T SLEEP, HE READS TO ME THE KIND OF STORIES I LIKE. OLD FASHIONED BEDTIME STORIES FROM THE 1930'S TIME ERA. RIGHT NOW HE'S READING ME "THE WIZARD OF OZ." SO FAR I HAVEN'T MADE IT PAST A FEW CHAPTERS!!!!!! THE ONLY BAD PART IS I WAKE UP WITH MY CELL ON MY NECK!!!!!

THIS IS MORE SPECIAL BECAUSE IT IS PHYSICALLY DIFFICULT FOR HIM TO READ ALOUD. HE DOES IT SO BEAUTIFULLY AND IS SUCH A GENTLEMAN HE TRIES TO MAKE ME FEEL AS IF HE IS HELPING HIMSELF, RATHER THAN ME. HE HAS A SMOOTH SOUTHERN VOICE WITH A TAD OF YANKEE FROM HIS EXTENSIVE SPEECH THERAPY WHICH IS VERY RELAXING AND APPEALING TO HEAR.

I NEVER IN MY LIFE THOUGHT I COULD HAVE A FRIEND WHO WAS SO SENSITIVE AND CARING AND LOVED ME ENOUGH TO GIVE OF HIMSELF IN THIS MANNER. WHAT A LUCKY GIRL I AM TO HAVE FOUND THIS TYPE OF LOVE IN MY LIFE. SOMEONE WHO CARES ABOUT ME AND MY IMPERFECTIONS MORE THAN HIS OWN PRIDE.

it's really a wonderful life to have a friend like this!!!!!!!!!!!!