1) I am grateful that we live in the country that we do. It is not perfect, but I am thankful to be here. I remember how frightening it was 10 years ago....
2)I am thankful we could go help the bloodbank today with their 9/11 blood drive. It is a small thing to do but so important.
3)We met one of Ali's donors today. It was a total surprise. It was during the blood drive and I think that everyone was crying. Ali shared his story first, then the coordinators got up and talked about how our family helps out by working at the blood drives, sharing Ali's story and doing publicity for them. They had called Shon and I up to the front of the room and we didn't know why. We were a little bit embarrassed because we like to serve behind the scenes. Then they announced that one of Ali's donors was there. He came up and went to shake Ali's hand and Ali just flew into his arms and said thank you. His arms tightened around Ali and at that point anyone who wasn't already crying started to. Men and women both, including several soldiers. We were then able to go and sit and visit with him. We learned about him and he learned about us.
We are so blessed.
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