CowGal Update

[brittzak]

CowGal Update

MA has to do pics for me too. You are a fighter sweetie...I love u...get well and come back here soon.

[rubywillow]

CowGal Update

Yes, I'm hoping Virgil Caine can find a way to show her this thread to let her know she is so loved by so many. I hope never to have this situation again with anyone here, but what a wonderful affirmation of life, and of the way we can pull together to show our love to someone who felt there was no other way to handle the pressure she was under. If nothing else comes of this, (and I know many things will!) I hope everyone who posts, reads, lurks, will understand that someone is here, ready to help, and your life is important to us. There is nothing I can think of that's not fixable, in some way. Taking one's life curses those left behind to unrelenting heartbreak, questions, sorrow. And, in my religious belief, it is unforgiveable by God to destroy what He has created. As long as there is tomorrow, things can change, become what we strive for, and more. I don't want a religious debate here, just saying how I feel, and I'm sure MA is going to, one day, be so thankful she didn't leave us on Tuesday night.

[lilmea]

CowGal Update

Lite another candle for MA and still praying for her and her family.

[Chillgirl]

CowGal Update

73 candles currently burning for MA in 10 different countries round the world....

[eight days a week]

CowGal Update

time2change;795570 wrote: Group *MWO* Candles - Light A Candle

Thanks so much time, but I can't work out how to light my own candle for MA...anyone guide me?

[rubywillow]

CowGal Update

I just got this from a friend of decades. She is wise, and I love her.
Old Age, I decided, is a gift .
I am now, probably for the first time in my life, the person I have always wanted to be. Oh, not my body! I sometime despair over my body, the wrinkles, the baggy eyes, and the sagging butt. And often I am taken aback by that old person that lives in my mirror (who looks like my mother/father!), but I don't agonize over those things for long...

I would never trade my amazing friends, my wonderful life, my loving family for less
grey hair or a flatter belly. As I've aged, I've become more kind to myself, and less critical of myself. I've become my own friend.

I don't chide myself for eating that extra cookie, or for not making my bed, or for buying that silly cement gecko that I didn't need, but looks so avante garde on my patio. I am entitled to a treat, to be messy, to be extravagant.

I have seen too many dear friends leave this world too soon; before they understood the great freedom that comes with aging.

Whose business is it if I choose to read or play on the computer until 4 AM and sleep until noon ?

I will dance with myself to those wonderful tunes of the 60 & 70's, and if I, at the same time, wish to weep over a lost love .. I will..

I will walk the beach in a swim suit that is stretched over a bulging body, and will dive into the waves with abandon if I choose to, despite the pitying glances from the jet set. They, too, will get old.

I know I am sometimes forgetful.. But there again, some of life is just as well forgotten. And I eventually remember the important things.

Sure, over the years my heart has been broken... How can your heart not break when you lose a loved one, or when a child suffers, or even when somebody's beloved pet gets hit by a car? But broken hearts are what give us strength and understanding and compassion. A heart never broken is pristine and sterile and will never know the joy of being imperfect.

I am so blessed to have lived long enough to have my hair turning grey, and to have my youthful laughs be forever etched into deep grooves on my face. So many have never laughed, and so many have died before their hair could turn silver.

As you get older, it is easier to be positive. You care less about what other people think. I don't question myself anymore. I've even earned the right to be wrong.

So, to answer your question, I like being old. It has set me free. I like the person I have become . I am not going to live forever, but while I am still here, I will not waste time lamenting what could have been, or worrying about what will be... And I shall eat dessert every single day. ( If I feel like it).




























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[greeneyes]

CowGal Update

eight days a week;795656 wrote: Thanks so much time, but I can't work out how to light my own candle for MA...anyone guide me?

Eight, click on an unlit candle and it should continue on for you.

[NC]

CowGal Update

Thanks for all of the updates. I am so glad she is doing well.
She deserves the best.
NC

[eight days a week]

CowGal Update

greeneyes;795663 wrote: Eight, click on an unlit candle and it should continue on for you.

I see greeneyes, thank you so very much, I could do it thanks to you

Btw, Green Eyes is one of my favourite songs by one of my favourite ever bands, Coldplay.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmyq9tIiu8g[/video]]YouTube - Coldplay-Green Eyes

Bless you Mary Anne, get stronger and stronger

[RedThread12]

CowGal Update

All I can do is echo Beatle's response.
Carries gratitude to new heights.
Thanks for that.
Go, MA, just keep on.
Beth

[Emmy]

CowGal Update

So well said ! I love you Ruby !!!!!!!!!!!! hugs ~Em

[WitsEnd]

CowGal Update

These words moved me

"I hope everyone who posts, reads, lurks, will understand that someone is here, ready to help, and your life is important to us. There is nothing I can think of that's not fixable, in some way" Ruby Willow

Dear RubyWillow,

Thank you for strong and beautiful words. :goodjob:

[catch22]

CowGal Update

Coming on here today im over the moon to read mary ann progress, praying that she will get stronger in mind and body...:l

[DeeBee]

CowGal Update

What fantastic news about MA's recovery!
I can't wait for her to check in and see how loved she is.

[Guitarista]

CowGal Update

Nice post Ruby! It just doesn't matter at all what people think of us. I'm loving following my way, and doing what i bloody well like. Thank's, and get some rest.

C'mon Cowgal!