Lori/Karen
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| Sun, 12-31-2006 - 8:18pm |
Lori, after reading your email about Karen and her dad I just had an overwhelming feeling to contact this child's family. as i said earlier my dd's friend is living in Main and drove back today. as it turns out livingston main is just a few miles from where my dd's friend Ashley lives. she lives in Auburn. I called information and after a while I was able to track down Fran and Fred (Karen's father and grandfather) I don't know why i just have a feeling and I had to act on it.
I had a very long conversation with Karens Grandmother. she told me that tomorrow Karen will becoming back to her house and then she will go back into the hospital on monday to have her Port moved so that on thursday she can begin a round of radiation. She said that Karen will have cycles for the next few months of these. she said that the tumor ate through 3 of her ribs. She said that Karen is the most bright beautiful child and she is amazed at all the love and kindness that she has recieved from so many people who don't know her. Karen's grandmother Fran and I talked on the phone for about an hour and I told her about you and about how you met Karen and her father in a convience store and about how much Karen has touched you. It old her how much Karen has touched me and my life. I asked her permission If i could keep in contact with her and Karen and she said she would love that. Karen recieved a real guitar a student one as a present while in the hospital and wants to learn to play. They are trying to find someone who won't cost much to teach her to play. I suggested that she get her a tape recorder and tape her as she learns as I know i would love to someday hear the beautiful sounds that are so bottled up inside that child. She said that Karen drew pictues of Angels with wings and the nurses and dr.'s can't believe that those drawings came from such a small beautiful child. I would love to see those pictures.
She also said that Karen loves to read and reads very well. I suggested she tape Karen as she reads her fairy tails and maybe someday they and her voice will help another small child looking for fulfilment and spiritual guidance.
I don't konw why this has touched me so much but it has and I want to thank you for posting about your meeting with Karen and her father.
robin

Hey Robin,