i’m gonna go visit the orphanage today..i could use some of that
this is my friend Ash’s 14-year old sister Lola.
she is sweet, dedicated and beautiful. i’ve never met anyone who hasn’t really connected with her - she makes everyone feel better.
she has Paget’s disease, which is a disorder that weakens and enlarges the bones. Lola has lived with it comfortably all of her life however few months ago, she started having a harder time getting out of bed in the morning and making it through the day.
she went to the hospital and test results showed that weak bone tissue in her skull and spine was caving in. they also found that the cartilage in her joints had thinned to alarmingly low levels.
it was scary how quickly everything happened. due to the weakness of her bone tissue and pain in her skull, the optic nerves in the back of her eyes are under extreme stress and she may lose her eyesight. it is also common for those with Paget’s to lose their hearing and have a hard time coordinating or controlling reflexes, such as swallowing. she has lost nearly 20 pounds due to her extensive stress, medication and inability to eat.
when i think about what’s been happening to Lola, i feel really selfish. she is a wonderful person, who lives life to the fullest. she is kind to everyone, has such a wonderful respect for all faith’s and volunteers whenever she can. she is brilliant, teaches piano at her community center and walks all of her neighbors’ pets after school. when she grows up, she wants to be a pediatric surgeon.
to anyone that has ever lost a friend or loved one, wants to see beauty in the world and believes in God as much as this girl does - please pray for her. she would give you a great big hug, no matter what :)
i ♥ you Lola and can’t wait to see you get better.
this girl has been like a sister to me since i’ve met her!! she is just like her big sister and looks out for everyone ♥ ♥ ♥ she will overcome anything and stands stronger than anyone i know. Lola, you are divine.
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i don’t put my religious sense in front of others. but…it’s times like this. spirituality isn’t just in words. when i look at the Masada and i think of the Promise Land, i just can’t believe how lucky we are.
and we have this beautiful desert. these beautiful sands. the wide, blue ocean.
when people speak of Moses parting the seas and people taking their breathtaking first few steps across the sand, i think of our grandparents arriving after the Shoah. when they arrived, they felt a true sense of life, purity and love. they knew that they were safe.
i feel really close to our faith. it’s not at school, i don’t feel the need to broadcast it.
i like being respectful and going to services, listening to testimonies from survivors and taking in each breath with gratitude.
i’m really glad the Homeland Project is my 1st assignment. i am proud of our heritage. this is clear. this, to me, is safe.
my faith will never wake up and tell me that it no longer loves me. i should’ve just focused on this all along.
my people vs. your people. GO!
i think their people won…thanh! ♥
^yeah we did.
i know how much you guys love that stuff :) it’s a pretty nice desert.
^it’s more than just a desert!
awhhh look what i found ♥ ♥ ♥ i am so lucky.
here i’ve been, moping about someone that used to love me, when i have friends that still really do. and i knew that. i never forgot.
in a moment of weakness, i was granted strength. i love you guys :)
your buns are what makes me :)
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My mother was a braid of black smoke.
She bore me swaddled over the burning cities.
The sky was a vast and windy place for a child to play.
We met many others who were just like us.
They were trying to put on their overcoats with arms made of smoke.
the high heavens were full of little shrunken deaf ears instead of stars.
I know that you tried
I know that you whispered
I know that you cried
I know that you’ve gone now
I know it’s alright
But it won’t be long now
‘til we’re back in timeI just wanted to tell you
Goodbye.
i remember when we saw them at the avalon!
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literally the reason i get out of bed everyday.
skype sessions. definitely a plus (when taking into consideration all that is “thanh”).
