I know that we are on DAY 7 of 2008, but the news my family received only yesterday makes it great! I have a cousin Celita who was born with Diabetes I. This type of diabetes is more than just monitoring if you eat sugary treats and poppin’ pills. The person usually has to give themselves a daily shot of insulin, monitor their sugar, etc from day 1. They can even go into a coma if their sugar level isn’t normal. She’s gone through all these things in her life… and in recent years she was even on dialysis. Her kidneys and pancreas slowly, but surely, were suffering from all of this and she needed to find a donor. After years of waiting and close calls for a donor, yesterday she got it!

I’m very happy for my cousin and although I’m not that close to her I love her and will continue to pray for her health. In situations as dire as those needing organ donations you really have to have faith in God. I’m mindful that for my cousin to continue to live her life, someone had to die. Someone’s brother/sister, mother/father, son/daughter… but I hope they realize that the person who receives and organ is truly blessed. Please say a prayer for their loss and for my cousin to recover from this serious operation and continue to live a long happy life.