Erin's Dream Lanyard fans,
I have a guest blogger today. Her name is Virginia, and she is one of my dear internet friends. Virginia is a young woman, full of life and wonder. She contacted me by email, even though we had never met, nor had she met Erin. . . even though we had never corresponded. . . even though Italian is her first language, and I know no Italian. Virginia was a young child when she lost her closest playmate and younger cousin to neuroblastoma. Now as a teenager, she reached out to me across the Atlantic to try to give me comfort in the loss of Erin and to try to figure out a way to get involved with Erin's Dream Lanyards.
I am trying to figure out an effective way to help her join the fight against neuroblastoma, even though she can't conveniently get to one of our workshops. My first thought was to have her put into words, her passion for the project. When you read what she writes below, perhaps you will be moved to join us in this fight. There are so many ways you can help!
My work for Erin…
This morning, when I woke up, at first I didn’t realize it was a sunny day, because after many days of raining, I didn’t hope that the sky could shine again…
So I ran out from my home, and I smelt the perfume of the fresh air, I counted all the rays of sunshine who were playing between the trees, and then I raised my head and I saw the sun.. It was simply wonderful… it might sounds common, but it was shining like it never did before, even after so many bad days… I don’t know why, but that thing made me think about Erin, whose amazing life touched my heart and my soul…
Erin, with her simplicity and joy, was like a young sun that, despite all the heavy and dark clouds who could obscure her life, always found the strength to shine, to fly high with her mind and her dreams, to don’t give up, not even when carry on was difficult and painful… She never let her life slide on her, but she brought with her little but strong fingers all her hopes for the future…
She had the skill to bring the light in the life of who loved her and still loves and remember her…
Her incredible pragmatism and cheerfulness was contagious to me, even though I never met her personally, and the smiles she had in all her photos made me smile, too.
This morning, I could hear Erin’s laugh through the wind, her sparkly eyes in the rays of sunshine, her powerful energy in the brightest light I had ever seen…
I can say Erin is still here… she hasn’t gone forever.. I’m sure of this, because I have a little princess in heaven, now, too… and I still talk to my little angel, I keep her beside me every day, I write to her letters full of smiles and tears, I know she is holding my hand right now, she will never leave my side, and I hope I could see her again someday…
So, Erin is with us in every step of our way, beside us when we go through troubles and we haven’t any hope or strength to carry on…
She still live in the remembrance of all us and it’s our duty not let her life slip and flow away from our hearts…
So join Erin’s project, and in every little bead you’ll hold in your hand, in every string you’ll tie, you will feel Erin’s life essence, her bright spirit and her soul talking and inspiring you…
And if you’ll go out, tomorrow, if you pay attention to the sound of the wind, I’m sure you could hear someone laughing beside you…
Virginia.
P.s. Dear Buenger family, I wrote this essay because I wanted to explain how Erin’s life touched me in my heart… I wish I had had the possibility to know your special girl… I know it might sounds common, but it’s what I truly feel inside.
So have a wonderful day, and let me know if there is something wrong in my work J
