Picture and Link...

This is Susan Anne Catherine Torres. The caption under the pic on the family's website is "Holding Daddy's Hand"
For those of you that would like more information or perhaps would like to make a donation here is the link:

http://www.susantorresfund.org/

I am in no way associated with or related to the Torres family but was caught up in this miraculous story. I am proud to have her among the Leo's of the world. I'm sure she'll be a fighter and leader at anything she chooses to do in life.

She'll probably shoot me for posting this! It was taken about a week ago so she's about 32 weeks in this shot.

Speaking of pregnancies, Chrissy is progressing nicely. In a few weeks I will post the first pictures of Aliya Marie Osborne in a future blog. Until then, you’ll have to be satisfied knowing that she is holding steady at around 138 lbs. She’s getting cuter every day even though at times the hormones kick in and it takes a hug or two to get her settled down!

Susan Anne Catherine Torres

I don’t know what impact this child will have in life but it can’t be any more spectacular than her birth. She is 9 days old today. If you don’t recognize the name, she was borne from her mother who had been in a state of brain death since May 7th. Her mother had a stroke that day from an undiagnosed cancer that had spread to her brain.

The decision was made to keep the mother, Susan Torres, alive mechanically in hopes of reaching the 26th week of the pregnancy. That date was reached and the baby was born by C Section. Life support for Mrs. Torres was ended the next day.

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In a world where news is delivered instantly and 99% of it is bad, this baby’s birth was a ray of sunshine. While the story is very sad in respect to the mother’s health, it was reported that her body actually got stronger at times during the ordeal. It was as though somehow she knew and approved of the procedures being taken.

Could she possibly? Not as we know it. But I believe that in a different realm she did know. And now this beautiful baby girl will shine as her legacy.

Like a magicians assistant... I was gone and now returned!

Hmm... I suppose I should tell you why I haven't been the faithful blogger these past 12 days but I'm hesitant to. I'm hesitant because as I've said in these pages in the past, some things just aren't any of your business. For those of you that don't know me personally, I could make up some sort of internet illness bullshit that some have been known to do in the past to explain my absense. But there are faithful readers here that do know me, so that wouldn't pass with them anyways. I'd lose what little credibility I've gained in these 49+ years.

I will say it wasn't physical. No, I'm afraid it borders on the realm of the mental. Not an illness so to speak but a cleansing. You see, I’ve written pages upon pages that you’ll not see here. They were written with the intention of being here. But for now they shall remain as bytes on a hard drive. Unseen except by me. My intention is to fictionalize them and publish them in other blogs on other days.

In those pages I have managed to exorcize demons that have haunted me since childhood. For that I will forever be in debt to those that dared me to do this. Hopefully, you will see those words soon. But for now, lets continue the foolishness here. I’ve got nine days left till this ends. I will be here daily till then and one day after. The day after post will be to let you know how I handle waking up halfway to 100!