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>>>I would like to think that I might be that strong, but one does not know, until it is done.<<<

Of course you could!!

The one word that has killed more people and ruined many lives is ‘can’t’.

I can’t do that - I can’t survive this - I can’t ...

I have fortunately gotten to know quite a few people who have overcome severe adversity and survived it and who have had huge influences on others lives.

Like Dr. Sam Gwinn - He was the State 4-H club leader in the 50’s - Sam was in WW II and his position was overrun by the Germans and he was left for dead. Shrapnel had ripped his stomach open from one side to the other and all his intestines were hanging out. He managed to crawl 7 miles through the German lines to the American lines - while holding his intestines in - You couldn’t convince him that you ‘can’t’ do something.

Or, Dr. George Worrilow who was the Dean of the School of Agriculture. He had hit a rut in the field one day and it bounced him off a tractor - the disk he was pulling sliced his back and left him bent over, one leg 6” shorter than the other, and continuous pain. He was told he would never walk - he did - he was told the pain would be unbearable - it wasn’t - he was told he would be an invalid all his life - he wasn’t... In all the years I knew him, I never saw him not have a smile on his face. From his stooped position, he would look up at you with a smile that made you know that he had confidence in you and that you ‘could’ face your adversities. He never would give in to the pain and refused all pain treatment - always saying that you can do whatever you make your mind up to do.

So, Granny, You CAN do whatever you have to do! Just make your mind up and do it!