DEBORAH CORRAO / L’Observateur / October 30, 1999

For those of you who have been keeping up with me, I want to report that we’re starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. My husband hadsurgery for prostate cancer Tuesday and is doing well. And I am continuing to get better as time goes by. We are looking forward to the holidays when everything should be back to normal (whatever that is).

Meanwhile, life goes on. At some point between infancy and adulthood weare supposed to grasp the concept that the world does not revolve around us.

But, for some reason, a small part of us wants to believe that everything will come to a screeching halt when we go through a life-altering event like major surgery. Somewhere in the back of my mind I had created thislittle fantasy scenario where everyone I know was allowed to take leave from work and suspend normal activities to take care of me and someone would be there to cater to every whim.

Unfortunately, that’s not how the world works…at least, not in my little corner of planet Earth. The blessing, however, is that some people dorearrange at least a little part of their days to show their concern. Theytake the time to make a call, to write a card, to visit for a little while, to run errands. These are the little acts of kindness that renew our faith inhumanity and reaffirm our belief that God is at work in our world.

As I ease back into normal activity, I hope that I will remember the little things that meant so much to me and that I will do those things when others need my help.

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