To All My Relations,

    I find myself at an interesting point in life. Ever feel like an observer of your own existence? What I've recognized is so many gifts can come from this place. You get to take absolutely nothing personally while experiencing it all.

     On September 26Th of 2005 I was in a car "accident". I was rear-ended while waiting for the light to change. Little did I know that the light wasn't the only thing about to change.

    As the ambulance carted me off to the hospital I thought - there are no accidents, so I wonder what this will bring. I mentioned that to the young woman who hit me. If I saw her today I would give her the warmest embrace and say thank you. You see that day was a gift. In the "inconvenience" of having my car totaled and my shoulders torn Angels were watching over me.

    The MRI findings showed that in the right shoulder the tendon was completely torn from the bone. No surprise to me. But in the left shoulder there was an additional, what they call an "incidental" finding...I had a bone tumor embedded in my shoulder. Now, the good news is it was benign. The not so good news was, typically, if you have a bone tumor that means there are other things going on in your body. So five surgeries later I'm starting to feel much better.

    On this journey I've met so many Angels. I just wanted to say thank you to them all, and to remind you keep your eyes and ears (You might not always see them) open to yours.
So thank you Lucy, Marie and Stephenie. Thank you Paula, Deni and Amy. Thank you Teresa, and thank you Kelly and Stacy. Thank you Jennifer and Scott. Thank you Becky, and thank you Brett, and thank you Rick. Thank you to my family. Thank you Antoinette, Li, Dean, John and thank you Tracy. Thank you to all of you who have touched my life in such a profound way. I am humbled and blessed.

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     With Much Love
                             Alicia