> > *Dear Friends, * >
> *Several years ago, I was in an extremely bad place. I was in dire > straits, physically and emotionally. I was also penniless, and unable to > afford much needed medications. Yes, I was distraught and although it > shames me to say it now---I was also suicidal. At that time I had a lot of > pressure on me---my children and their problems were weighing heavily on my > mind, my medical benefits were in a state of total confusion, and my > physical state was poor. I have NMO--it's a cruel disease and one that > often, even in this day and age, causes death. I couldn't purchase my > extremely expensive prescriptions, and was fearful of another attack. To my > way of thinking at that time, death was preferable to continuing the > struggle. * > > *To make a long story short, just whenever I thought that things could not > possibly get worse, and just whenever I thought that suicide would be the > only solution, an Angel appeared---Lynne. Out of the blue, Lynne sent me > money to cover my prescriptions. To say that I was grateful is an > understatment of the grossest degree. That one selfless act, touched me in > ways that nothing else could. My real life *friends* never stepped up to > the plate, but Lynne, who did not know me, did. * > > *It's because of her, that I am so deeply into the Advocacy effort. > The Good and Great Lord, knows that I don't have one cent to rub against > another, but he and Lynne, have shown me another way to pay it forward. > * > > *Lynne, I have never for one single moment forgotten what you did for > me. You are, and always will be, that one in a million. * > > *Love, * > > *Grace* > * * > * * >
