August 28th at 10:00 p.m.

Today was a very special day in our lives. We were honored to be visited by Tenzin Dhonden, the emissary of peace for His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet. He is as they say, “His right hand”. A quote from Dr. Wayne Dyer comes to mind, “Act as if anything you desire is already here. Believe that all that you seek you have already received, that it exists in spirit and know you shall have your desires filled.” I had the desire to write a letter to His Holiness when I found out he was visiting our valley. I wanted him to pray for my son’s healing. When Tenzin walked into our house and directly over to Jess, he immediately closed his eyes in prayer and whispered a mantra over and over as he stood by his wheelchair. It was almost as though I was living in a dream. I knew my desires had been filled. He was praying for our Jess. There was a very peaceful feeling around Jess and in our house. We were honored to have someone of such importance visit us and especially Jess. We are so blessed. They assured me His Holiness would read my letter when he arrives on September 10th. They said they were moved by the words in my letter. They were just words from a mother who loves her son so very much.

Minutes after I received the phone call asking me when a good time would be for them to visit, I received another phone call from one of my dear friends. Her oldest son had lost his life in a plane crash in Challis, Idaho. Tragedy strikes us with no warning. I can only continue to pray for her strength to endure the loss of her son and let her know how much I love her and am always here for her.

It has also been a challenging week for our family. Jess’ grandfather had two mini strokes this week. I took him to the E.R. the first time and we called an ambulance the second one. He had a blocked artery in his right arm and they had only 6 hours to remove the blockage before he would lose his arm. We thank the surgeon who was able to accomplish the task and dad is resting at home again with a very sore arm. The surgeon was kind enough to share a personal story with me of his brother who was in a motorcycle accident when he was 28 and remained in a coma for 14 years. Tragedy strikes us with no warning. He had such compassion for our situation and knew the path we were walking. He reminded me that Jess is young and that he has a good chance to recover and to never give up. We share our stories and hold on to each other’s hands for comfort. We need each other...we are all connected.