Caring Bridge / Bat Channel

I often think about how communication changes our world.  When super heroes are injured, how did they communicate the news to their fellow Justice League ("JL" members?  I can't imagine that the Bat Channel really worked for members of the JL that were not bats.  With the passing our friend, Sam the Man/Saint Sam, I realized how much the world got to know this real life super hero.  His parents used Caring Bridge to update their friends and family about the situation.  This site was used to get food donations, prayer request updated, photos shared, as well as the good and bad times of Sam's journey with cancer.  They let so many of us in their personal life by sharing stories, pictures, and by allowing us to post to a guestbook.  The interesting thing is that people began sharing Sam's story with others.  He had many people commenting on his guestbook that never met him before.  One woman commented that she was a better mother because of Sam.  She never met him.  This Caring Bridge was a great idea to communicate to members regarding a wonderful young man who suffered from cancer.  There is a part of me that misses the communications.  I would love to hear about the fun things that Sam did and to read of his love for his friends, family, hockey, food, and good times.  When my days were a challenge, I was reminded that life is short and that there is always something to celebrate.  That's what Sam did.  Today, I am reminded that I am not in control.  God is in control of all.  I don't have to understand things, I just have to move along and remember to appreciate life.  Thank you to all that use Caring Bridge to share your life stories with others.  I bet that if cancer was in the JL World that Caring Bridge would be so much better than the Bat Channel.  Today's world of communication continues to impress me and to make me realize that it is a blessing at times and can sometimes be a curse. 

We are going to join Sam's Army to do a 5k in October.  This will be my first but has been on my bucket list for awhile.  I am going to empty this item from my bucket and do my best and run.  It is a hero's run.  It seems appropriate to get a Wonder Woman outfit or shirt for race day.   My fourteen year old realized that I had this idea without me speaking a word as soon as he heard the announcement about the run.  I looked up and caught his expression at a camp fire as he shook his head no to me.  I knew that he was thinking the same thing that I was thinking.  My theory is that life is short, YOLO, and I have no other place to wear a Wonder Woman costume other than this run or to joyfully clean my house.  This seems like a far better occasion.  Is it worth the embarrassment to my son?  Hmmmmmm...... 

We will see if Wonder Woman Strikes Again on race day.

Super Powers - For Good

My powers have been weakened this week.  This Wonder Woman is feeling very blue.  My son's friend lost his battle to a brain tumor.  I can't help but to struggle with the loss of this young man, an eagle scout, a true pillar to our community.  He was very mature for his age but to me, 15, is still too young to lose your life.  This young man made a lasting impression on everyone who ever met him and to many who heard about his story.  He came into our lives for a reason and changed us all for the good.  In my opinion, he is a super hero that will never lose his super hero status or power.  He is at peace today and no longer dealing with the horrific pain that the tumor caused him.  Even after his battle was over, this super hero gave more.  He donated his tumor for research.  That's is just amazing to me.  My son and I discussed how lucky we were to have known him and to have been able to share moments with him.  I will forever cherish a day when he shared stories about how to solve a rubrics cube, his favorite cooking shows, and how to make a tasty bison burger.  He never shared his secret ingredient with me because he had hopes of making the recipe famous one day.  I don't think that he really understood how many people in our community viewed him as a super hero.  He showed us strength, dignity, courage, humor, love, support, and so many more beautiful characteristics.  He clearly came from an amazing family and will be forever missed and loved by all who ever had the privilege to meet him. Sam - The - Man will be a hero, a super hero in my mind until the day I die.  Please turn your prayers to the highest hero, our God, and ask him to lift Sam and his family up to Him today.  Please grant peace to all that were left behind grieving the loss of such an amazing young man.  There are many children and adults that are confused about this loss that need support and comfort during this time.  Death is never an easy thing to deal with.  I know today that this eagle friend is soaring high with freedom from pain.  Many will honor him by donating to the research, doing blood drives, service projects, etc. 

 

When I hear the song, For Good, from the Broadway Wicked, I think of this super hero.  God Bless YOU Sam - The - Man and thank you for all that you gave us.

 

Lyrics to For Good.

 

(Glinda):I've heard it said

That people come into our lives for a reason

Bringing something we must learn

And we are led

To those who help us most to grow

If we let them

And we help them in return

Well, I don't know if I believe that's true

But I know I'm who I am today

Because I knew you...

Like a comet pulled from orbit

As it passes a sunLike a stream that meets a boulder

Halfway through the wood

Who can say if I've been changed for the better?

But because I knew youI have been changed for good

(Elphaba): It well may be

That we will never meet again

In this lifetime

So let me say before we part

So much of me

Is made from what I learned from you

You'll be with me

Like a handprint on my heart

And now whatever way our stories end

I know you have re-written mine

By being my friend...Like a ship blown from its mooring

By a wind off the sea

Like a seed dropped by a skybird

In a distant wood

Who can say if I've been changed for the better?

But because I knew you

(Glinda): Because I knew you

(Both): I have been changed for good

(Elphaba): And just to clear the air

I ask forgiveness

For the things I've done you blame me for

(Glinda): But then, I guess we know

There's blame to share

(Both): And none of it seems to matter anymore

(Glinda): Like a comet pulled from orbit

As it passes a sun

Like a stream that meets a boulder

Halfway through the wood

(Elphaba): Like a ship blown from its mooring

By a wind off the seaLike a seed dropped by a bird in the wood

(Both): Who can say if I've been Changed for the better? I do believe I have been

Changed for the better

(Glinda): And because I knew you...(Elphaba): Because I knew you...(Both):

Because I knew you...I have been changed for good...

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