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When ever I get gloomy or despondent, about my circumstances. I reflect on the lives of some woman friends of mine. Som88e I know in real life, some from social media. All of them are an inspiration to me. All of them bearing a burden, I couldn't even begin to imagine bearing. I have a vivid imagination, yet I can't even come close to what they endure. One has a son who contracted brain cancer, when he was nine years old. He is now in his 20”s. An adult with the mind of a nine-year-old. A beautiful person in every way. A close friend has a daughter just turned 18. Born with C.P. (Cerabal Palsy). Again an adult, yet in this case, with the body of a toddler. She cant speak, how my friend knows what she wants I don't know. The child is also an epileptic. Of epilepsy I can relate, my Mother was an epileptic. Another also has a daughter with C.P. Contracted as a child. Again an adult with the mind of a child; yet highly gifted. To each of them my heart goe...

I have been absent in my cyber life for various reasons. Three main ones, the loss of my Mother, being diagnosed with cancer;  developing a cataract in my left eye, glaucoma in my right eye. All three leading me to a lot of soul searching. Neither of them weakening my faith, to the contrary both validating my faith. My Mother passed away on Mothers Day 2010, she had dementia. Two incidents occurred which strengthened my faith. The first about two weeks before she was admitted to hospital... One night I had finished putting her to bed and switched off the main light, and as I was leaving the room she said clearly and distinctly: “ Good night Freddy. I love you” It was the first time in years, she had addressed me by name.. As quickly the window to her mind opened it closed. In its opening I had something which I cherish very dearly. The second incident happened on the day of her passing. I received a phone call from the hospital informing me of her death. After ...