Thanks for that. Enjoying the world God gave us is wonderful. Love you so very much.
My Motto: Faith and Pills With Love 🐠18's Dx 1/2004 CML Leukemia Started Gleevec 2/2004 Started Tasigna 9/2009 Started Sprycel 11/2009 Started Ponatinib 1/2015 Doctor Balducci Moffitt Cancer Center > On Sep 7, 2017, at 9:11 PM, Marty Gartenberg <[email protected]> wrote: > > Joyce, Jeanie and everyone here, > > I learned something a very long time ago. If you or someone else looks out of > a window then it is what they see that can make a big difference in their > lives. I wrote this story a very long time ago and i always remembered it. It > wasn't necessarily what this person would see but it was something that was > explained to make "someone" happy for what they were able to "see" > > Now over the years that followed i have seen this plagiarized and it really > hurt me, but i assure you that i am it's original author. There are many > details in it that i personally went through. > > The Window > There were two men in the cancer ward of Mount Sinai Hospital in New York > City. They were in Ward KCC-6 North, which was at that time the cancer ward > at that hospital. Both of these men were suffering from the end stages of > Leukemia. They were there basically to die. One of these men had his bed > right next to the only window in the room. The other one was across the room > and had no access to the window. The man by the window would always tell the > other man how beautiful it was looking out of that window, and let him know > what was happening outside. He would talk about the beautiful skies, and how > all of the little children were playing in Central Park. He would tell about > the green grass and the people who were having a picnic, and the dogs that > were running around, as well as the ice cream truck with the man selling ice > cream pops to the little children, and the hot dog vendor also selling hot > dogs with mustard and sour kraut. He would tell the other man that he would > be able to see all of this for himself once he was healed. This went on for > about two weeks, and one morning the nurse came into the room as she usually > did, and presented these two men with their sponge baths. She first went over > to the man who was by the window to find that he had passed away in his > sleep. She then covered him up and left the room for a couple of minutes. > When she returned, there was a doctor with her. This was a fairly new young > doctor who would pronounce the man dead, and at that particular time, 8:40 > a.m. even though he had obviously passed away some time during the night. The > other man across the room with tears running down his cheeks became quite > depressed at seeing his roommate wheeled out of the room, declared dead. He > thought about how this man would always try to make him happy with him > describing all of the nice things he was able to see outside. Later on that > day the nurse returned and made up the bed in the room that was now > unoccupied. The man in the other bed asked if by any chance he would be able > to be put by the window. The nurse was a very kind and compassionate woman > besides being a very competent nurse, and she wheeled him over. Although this > man was unable to prop himself up to see the outside because he had recently > had his Spleen surgically removed, he tried but finding it was just > impossible. The next day came, and he again tried and although he was in a > great deal of pain he managed to very slowly prop himself up and peer out of > that most appealing window. He was absolutely shocked at what he was able to > see, or to put it another way, what he was unable to see. There was nothing > there but a brick wall! He wondered why that man would always tell him about > what a beautiful world it was out there when in fact there was nothing but > that brick wall. At about that time the nurse came in with his sponge bath. > He immediately without any reservation asked her why the man would always > tell him about what was happening outside when in fact he wasn't able to see > anything. The nurse then told him that he was correct. The man who had been > by that window was in fact not able to see anything because he was blind. > > > The man then realized that the other man was trying to make him feel good, > and try to become well once again. And, as it turned out that other man did > in fact return to health but not until he was able to receive a Bone Marrow > Transplant. There was a donor found, his sister, and although he had to live > in a plastic bubble for many months without having a window in it he would > also be able to see all of those wonderful things that this world has to > offer. In effect the man who passed away prepared the other man so that he > would be able to tolerate something that no one could ever imagine happening > to anyone. I know all about this story because I was that other man, and > without this blind mans’ help I would have never been able to really “see” > what the other man saw, even though he was totally blind. I gladly wrote this > story to be able to make others understand that there is hope even though you > cannot see any hope. There is something to be learned by all of this, and > that is to never give up hope. Most of us are blind to this fact, and we can > only see what we want to see. Sometimes it takes someone that can really see > what is out there even though he is blind. Or was he? > > > > Authors note: > > I wrote this story on May 21, 1990, which I consider my second birth date, > because that was exactly one year after my Bone Marrow Transplant. My actual > birth date was on May 21, 1944. It is my wish that whoever reads this will > take comfort in the fact that there is a beautiful world out there, and they > must have hope in order to really be able to ”see” it. > > > > Martin Gartenberg. > > > > >> On Thu, Sep 7, 2017 at 6:43 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> This was absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing with the cml warriors. >> ---- Joyce Mesnarich <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Thank you Marty. Beautiful pictures and thoughts that we should all keep >> > in our minds daily. >> > Joyce in Southern IL >> > >> > >> > > On Sep 3, 2017, at 6:58 AM, 'Jeanie' via CMLHope >> > > <[email protected]> wrote: >> > > >> > > Very touching. Love ya! >> > > >> > > My Motto: >> > > Faith and Pills >> > > With Love >> > > 🐠18's >> > > Dx 1/2004 CML Leukemia >> > > Started Gleevec 2/2004 >> > > Started Tasigna 9/2009 >> > > Started Sprycel 11/2009 >> > > Started Ponatinib 1/2015 >> > > Doctor Balducci Moffitt Cancer Center >> > > >> > > On Sep 2, 2017, at 8:34 PM, Marty Gartenberg <[email protected] >> > > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> > > >> > >> >> > >> Every once in a while i run into something like this. Believe me this >> > >> is beautiful enjoy it... >> > >> >> > >> FABULOUS VIDEO OF THE YEAR ! IT'S JUST WONDERFUL ! SHORT AND TO THE >> > >> POINT! >> > >> >> > >> Outstanding Photography . . . Incredible Scenes and Wonderful Words OF >> > >> WISDOM. >> > >> >> > >> Click below: >> > >> INTERVIEW WITH GOD >> > >> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.youtube.com_embed_moBvLFbFdJ4-3Frel-3D0-26autoplay-3D1&d=CwMFAg&c=dqndFQAGz2cg7ln6ll1EqkpBLZllP_GH8-2iqGbTww0&r=Qe_XpeKmavPLztg2brYC5SwEbqTAPjPxg8FzvqzBDQ8&m=5wWnLlxjTomhWYGmE2v0xhF9aP7yqBlzOyK6GGGYv-g&s=UuLl5ocAnX0iotscQ-o89j30NWmtNOPy_BFQllakTu8&e=> >> > >> >> > >> 18's, >> > >> >> > >> Marty >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> -- >> > >> -- >> > >> [CMLHope] >> > >> A support group of http://cmlhope.com <http://cmlhope.com/> >> > >> ------------------------------------------------- >> > >> >> > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> > >> Groups "CMLHope" group. >> > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> > >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > >> [email protected] >> > >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> > >> For more options, visit this group at >> > >> http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope >> > >> <http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope> >> > >> --- >> > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> > >> Groups "CMLHope" group. >> > >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >> > >> an email to [email protected] >> > >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> > >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >> > >> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. >> > > >> > > >> > > -- >> > > -- >> > > [CMLHope] >> > > A support group of http://cmlhope.com <http://cmlhope.com/> >> > > ------------------------------------------------- >> > > >> > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> > > Groups "CMLHope" group. >> > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > > [email protected] >> > > For more options, visit this group at >> > > http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope >> > > <http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope> >> > > --- >> > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> > > Groups "CMLHope" group. >> > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >> > > an email to [email protected] >> > > <mailto:[email protected]>. >> > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >> > > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. >> > >> > -- >> > -- >> > [CMLHope] >> > A support group of http://cmlhope.com >> > ------------------------------------------------- >> > >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> > "CMLHope" group. >> > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > [email protected] >> > For more options, visit this group at >> > http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope >> > --- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> > "CMLHope" group. >> > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> > email to [email protected]. >> > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> -- >> [CMLHope] >> A support group of http://cmlhope.com >> ------------------------------------------------- >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "CMLHope" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "CMLHope" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > -- > [CMLHope] > A support group of http://cmlhope.com > ------------------------------------------------- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "CMLHope" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "CMLHope" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- [CMLHope] A support group of http://cmlhope.com ------------------------------------------------- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. 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