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it didn't have to end this way...

A friend from the neighborhood had been sick for the last year or so.

In the last couple of months she has been in and out of hospital.

She told everyone that the doctors didn’t know what was wrong.

Today a member of her family told me she is back in the hospital, and is not expected to live much longer.

She has full-blown AIDS. 

She knew she was HIV+ for a  long time. 

She didn’t take her medication.

Dozens and dozens of unopened pill bottles.

Now she wants to take them all.

Now she wants to follow doctor’s orders.

It’s too late.

Her young children have been sent away to relatives.

They think it’s just for summer vacation.

I’m crying inside and out.

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this is belgium

Aren't these posts adorable? You can find more at this is belgium.

 

After posting yesterday's entry on resemblances, I went to the Sunday market on Place Flagey (Ixelles, Brussels). Impossible not to photograph and post two more pictures on the same subject. It can not be denied that Brussels is a dog loving city.

 

The resemblances are striking, aren't they?

 

Farewell to our dear friend Sabine Cassar Alpert

This past weekend our planet lost a very special individual: Sabine Cassar Alpert.

The words beneath this wonderous photo of her were written by her friend and fellow She Who Blogs member Sabine Munshi.

 

The loss of a friend, Sabine Cassar Alpert. This weekend a friend of mine lost her battle to cancer. She was diagnosed last November and she fought a difficult battle. Sabine and I never met, but we have known each other for 5 years. WE both shared a passion for blogging, photography and so much more. And yes, we shared a name. She was born in Germany and married a man from Malta and that is where she resided most of her adult life. She leaves behind a son and her husband. IT is strange how someone you have never met in person, can leave a void. She was an amazing woman and fantastic photographer. I will miss her dearly!!