A More Sober Topic…
I felt compelled to post this via email to family and a couple of friends, because it touched me immediately.
Think you have life hard? There’s always someone who has a rougher road…
One such person is a young woman whom I had not heard of until today, as I read a CNN article about the ethical repercussions of “face transplants“.
Her name is Jacqueline Saburido and her story is tragic, yet inspiring… You should also read the Austin American-Statesman chronicle of her story (it’s worth the free but tedious online registration).
We can add her to our mental list of people who probably deal with more pain, suffering and personal struggle on any given day than most of us (I’ll be the first to raise my hands high) ever do.
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Not part of the email I sent out, and thus not redundant to the few of you who received my email:
If everyone’s keyring had two photos of this strong young woman, one before and one after she was hit by a drunk driver, I’d wager we’d have at least one less alcohol-related death every night. Hand the keyrings out at high school football games and pep rallies, concerts and parties, off-campus corporate gatherings, etc.
Just some food for thought, and a reminder of just how good 99% of us have this life… petty troubles and all.
