songs of solitude;

and sometimes there is providence

today has been rather intriguing.

its interesting how we are unable to grasp the complete purpose/role that certain people or aspects play in our lives until much later. after years of cursing my disadvantages, i have come to see that my certain physical limitations have played a far greater role in my life so far than a normal body would have.

this condition has made me who i am. it aided in my receiving of the scholarship that without, i would not be attending university. school has allowed me to discover my love for international development issues, which has become my new focus. this focus is why i chose to take spanish 100. and shortly afterwhich, allowed me converse with Angela.

but it doesn´t stop there. after much talking with Angela and realizing that it may be within my power to help her daughter get proper medical attention, i became consumed by the idea. so consumed in fact, that i felt compelled to write an article about the experience of Angela finding me and us conversing daily, for the bi- annual issue of my scholarship newsletter. after reading my entry, a woman named Patricia (who lives in Canada but used to live in Peru) felt complelled to contact me and ask me about the situation. I told her i had decided to visit, and she insisted on not only giving me a lot of much appreciated advice, but the contact of a friend of hers named Hans, who is currently living in Lima and is fluent in English as well as Spanish.

Today Hans visited us in Pariarchi and with his help, I was able to complete the application fo Esmeralda to receive medical attention in North America. I got this information from an amazing doctor that i had as a child, that my mom located through the internet. He now works in Florida.

Hans spent a couple hours visiting, and told me that he is now, after meeting me and Angela, very interested in continuing to help me and their family; through helping Raul obtain a VISA for Canada, through giving Angela´s family some money and second-hand clothing. and through this physiotherapy project that is in the works right now. currently, Angela is unable to visit the phyiotherapist with Esmeralda often, because it is so far away. but this new facility will be much closer and thus more accessible for their family. this will aid tremendously in the development of her hands, which are very limited, dexterously.

like i said, its interesting how these things happen. i think labelling this situation as fate would be like making a mockery of a Jackson Pollock; its not easy for everyone to understand at first glance, but give it time and you will come to love it for the magnificent work of art that it is.

de dios.

ñp

posted by crooked girl @ 4:21 PM