Asha: beautifully written. I only pray that Bruce and I will be able to get there-Debbie

Asha, Yes you summed it up right. I can hear from your post that you are at peace. remembertolaugh, Jeanniebean :cocktail:

Thanks for your post, Asha. I can't use my right hand, but I'm learning to work around it. I've learned to get my own breakfast! I live alone and an important goal for me is to become independent. My therapists say I can achieve this.

I'm interested in this study at UMDNJ on mirror box therapy for the arm and hand that Oriana blogged about and said that she would help you find out about. I'm so grateful to have been accepted into the FASTEST (Bioness) study at Weill-Cornell in NYC! I'll blog about that when I get further along.

All the best to you and your family.

Asha: As usual you wrote a beautiful blog. I know that frustration, pain, desperation and challenges can make you stronger. It is a real paradox. For me, and I think I can speak for you also, it has strengthened my faith more than I ever knew I had. That in itself is a blessing. I have come to a new acceptance recently also. But it can be upset by small things that go "wrong". I'm in the middle of writing a blog and hope to finish it tomorrow. BTW, do you know of the book "Heaven is for Real" written by Todd Burpo, a child who almost died. I haven't ordered it yet but plan to; my sister told me about it. Should be really good. Adios my friend, Leah