A grateful heart for caring neighbors

To the editor:
    The evening of Dec. 11, 2008 changed my life and my family’s life forever. At this early stage I know I will heal physically but emotionally I have a long road ahead of me and up until now I’ve never been afraid of that road! The biggest lesson I have learned from all of this, is that the world is full of wonderful people.
    I think we all have a tendency to get caught up in the media with how bad the world is but actually through this all I’ve witnessed first-hand that the world that “I live in” is full of some of the most caring compassionate humans alive. The love and support that my family and I have received is “unbelievable.”
    The main reason that I’m writing this is to try and thank the hundreds of people throughout the state who have touched my life, whether it was a prayer, a card/letter, a phone call, flowers, food, or a hug … I am so “grateful.” I could never begin to thank everyone personally because there are so many of you out there but please trust me when I say thank you and I love you. You will never understand how much you have done for me and my family.
    We will never hear about the Debbie Bell who spent hours washing and combing through my daughter’s hair (not an easy task) so she could style it because I couldn’t, or what about the letters from Rae Johnston or Heather Johnson that made me cry (with joy). We surely can’t forget about the anonymous person who plowed our driveway the night we spent in the hospital. What about the many who cooked meals and other goodies? There are so many, who offered to baby-sit, wrap gifts, and fill out Christmas cards, clean my house and the list goes on. And I won’t forget about the uncle that I hadn’t heard from in years, who sent the card, and you Jane Devou, who said all the right things that late night. We may never hear these stories but I will never forget. You all went above and beyond anything I could have ever dreamed.
    Because of you, I am neither bitter nor angry. Though like many, there are things that I don’t understand nor do they make sense to me but if I may quote Jane Devou “we can’t waste our energy on things we can’t change nor that doesn’t make sense” but that we need to use this energy to heal. I am a strong person and I will get through this — thanks to you all.
    God bless you and may we all have a Happy New Year!
Angie Ewings
Littleton