Thank you for setting her apart
Alison’s been pretty stoic about everything that’s happened. Every once in a while, though, the gravity of the situation hits her – and us.
After dinner the other day, The Scientist came on and when they got to the part that went:
Tell me you love me
Come back and haunt me
she started to cry.
Her: It’s so sad.
Me: “Come back and haunt me?”
Her: (thinking) Yes, that is sad. I try not to think about things like that. But that’s not the line that makes me so sad. It’s the one that goes, “Nobody said it was easy. No one ever said it would be this hard.” (pause) I can’t believe it’s been so hard.
Me: As long as we have 1% of 1%, we’ll keep trying.
Her: I will. I’ll always fight this.
Years ago, told you that I met a girl and set her apart from everyone else in the world. That’s what happens when you come across something or someone special.
That girl Annabel from my last entry wrote me to tell me that she hosted a fundraiser at her home to help Alison and sent us a – wholly unexpected – check. Below is a picture from the fundraiser. I only personally know one person, Annabel. And Alison knows no one.
But each of these strangers, like so many others, have gone far outta their way to help us.
There are 880,000 words in the English language. And yet there are no words to adequately express my gratitude that, in this past horrifying year, so many people have set Alison apart as well.
Suppose I’ll just have to settle for thank you, as always, however inadequate it feels to me.
Location: home, making food
Mood: sick
Music: You don’t know how lovely you are
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