& because life would be meaningless without them. hangbelleboh <3
im too lazy to post up all the pics but anyway happy belated birthday darling sherrie <3>your frienship has been invaluable to me (:
today i was watching the discovery channel (yes pats on back, very educational), & somehow i stumbled upon a very intriguing yet slightly disturbing show that i couldnt help but blog about it.
the gist of the story is about a little girl, estimated age around 8, named Lao Yang who suffers from a chronic cancer disease. She lives in a rural area in Shanghai. Her disease is one of the very rare kinds where the tumor actually deposits on your face and sporuts henous growths all over your face. Thus because of all the growths, her face has become hideously disproportionate & even causing her left eye to lose sight.
doctors operated on her & managed to remove all of the tumours on her face, but unfortunately the cancer was treated too late & had spread throughout the rest of her body. This brave little girl was given a chance to lead a normal childhood with the exception of a disproportionate face for a duration of six months before she passed away on Jun 25th 2006 in the presence of her family and friends.
its probably not as peculiar to hear such stories nowadays as almost everyday we witness & hear miraculous stories, but somehow this paticular documentary touched me because it depicted the life of a small little 8 year old girl, who's dream was to go to school & make friends but was unable to because of this unfortunate disease. She showed courage & bravery throughout the whole process, & even while lying on the operating table she remained optimistic, despite being warned about the risks.
it kinda makes you think doesnt it? the only thing going through my mind while watching the show was how incredible grateful i was & how profoundly aware i am to be blessed with functioning limbs & organs. Honestly at the given time, i just thanked God that i am alive & healthy. Everything else all of a sudden just didnt seem to matter so much anymore.
God can really teach a person in the most unusual & suprising ways (:
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