tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895440453335552117.post3660891220965627431..comments2024-03-23T15:17:15.865-04:00Comments on calvin's story: gleaning greenChristy Shakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00106761191160700997noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895440453335552117.post-6247577918267987782013-12-12T18:51:20.865-05:002013-12-12T18:51:20.865-05:00Dear Christy, Last night I had a dream that I wrot...Dear Christy, Last night I had a dream that I wrote you this message and when I woke up I realized it was time to actually write you this message. I met your son in his school over two years ago as part of my schooling as an occupational therapist. I have been devoutly reading your blog everyday since. I feel a deep, almost painful love for you and for Calvin. My insides wring out every time I read your writing and experience your conviction and strength. I feel it. We all feel it. And with the strength of that compassion and the collective outcry of empathy, which pours out of your words, I truly believe you can move mountains. What I have to offer isn't much, I have a brain that thinks about the meaning of things. I think about what it really means to be disabled. I think a lot about the relationships in our lives and what love makes us capable of. I think about what it means to be a parent. I think about death and grief and love. I think a lot about Calvin. I would be honored to correspond with you more. I'd love to join you on your journey, in whatever way that seems right. Please feel free to contact me at kailaruth.smith@gmail.com. If not be assured that I am here, listening. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10457582889095430554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895440453335552117.post-73473369059161013602013-12-12T18:25:34.158-05:002013-12-12T18:25:34.158-05:00You blow me away with the care with which you have...You blow me away with the care with which you have explored this option, Christy. By now you should have earned an MM.md. The hard work is an extension of all the hard work you've been doing for 9 years, and this time may make a change. We will be sending positive vibes galore through the air....Carolhttp://gmail.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895440453335552117.post-28943306818112992322013-12-12T16:15:28.949-05:002013-12-12T16:15:28.949-05:00Oh I hear you. I don't think I've research...Oh I hear you. I don't think I've researched as much and am sometimes easily overwhelmed but this path makes sense to me. So glad to have you and others paving the way. HeatherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com