EMELIA and GRACE (continued)

Day 4

Both women had choices. Implementing certain things now could change the whole course. There was still time and yet there wasn't.

Emelia was still spending time in bed. She was so very depressed and was not reaching out for support. When her husband asked if there was anything he could do, she told him, "Just leave me be, you don't understand. You are not the one going through this, back off!" Her husband honored Emelia's wishes.

Grace, on the other hand, had completed her first project. She wanted to do more. It was important for her husband and daughter to know more about her. Things that happened in her life when she was younger. Things she liked to do, thoughts and memories that only she knew. She wanted Annie to always keep her close to her heart. She wanted Annie to know things about her to give her knowledge and education that were a part of her past and history. How could she do this? Grace knew she had to go to work and quickly.

She researched books online and found, "Remember Me - The Story of My Life." Each night she went to work writing.

There were prompts on each page that allowed her to dig deep into her mind and pull out her fears, hopes, desires, wishes, and remembrances. There were days where she'd enlist the help of a friend, it was tiring to write. Her friend asked the questions and Grace answered them, each triggering more and more information. This was not only a true legacy she was leaving for her family, but for their families and for generations to come. It was also a real therapy for Grace in the act itself.

Grace was fulfilling her given destiny, doing everything in her power to be mindful and proactive. Emilia chose not too. Who was she hurting? She was not only hurting herself, but she was also hurting her husband and daughter Emma.

(Emelia is so heartbroken and depressed, understandably so. Have you ever known an Emelia and didn't even know it? If you did know a person in her shoes, was there something you tried to do to help? Were you successful in your attempts?)

To be continued...