The Lady Saved My Life
Sometime in the mid to late 1990s I was having difficulty in the environment I was living in. I knew Ruth was a coworker of the woman whose house I was staying in and I also had heard she was a talented psychic. I felt compelled to call her. I was very careful about how I introduced myself to her and told her I had heard of her abilities. Once the ice was broken, the conversation eased on both our parts. I told her of the difficulty I was having living in her coworker's house and about the things which were happening there with her and her family members.
Ruth immediately sensed they were the wrong people for me to associate with and that I needed to leave quickly, even if it meant walking out the door with only the clothes on my back. She said I should walk out the door, shake the dust off of my shoes and not look back behind me. I knew everything she said was correct. I made the attempt twice to leave, once in 2000, and the second time in 2003. The second time, I had help from other people and knew my departure was permanent.
I knew I would be leaving the state at some point to get away from them. This I did in early December 2009. I have been much happier since living here. I am free. In 2013, I found I had cancer. I actually knew about it a year earlier because of how I felt and a medical person told me. But, it wasn't until 2013 when I had more extensive tests that I received the diagnosis of terminal metastatic lung carcinoma. It's in both lungs now and is spreading to other areas. I also found out recently that I have an enlarged heart. I know given the way I feel physically I don't have a lot of time left.
I was thinking about Ruth recently and remembered her kindness and generosity of spirit during our conversation. She not only reached out to me when I most needed it, the lady helped me to save my life. I remember making a phone call sometime in 2000 to Ruth because I wanted to thank her for her help. I ended up speaking with her daughter who told me her mother had passed in May. I was saddened to hear that. I am still grateful for what she did. She is still missed.
Ruth immediately sensed they were the wrong people for me to associate with and that I needed to leave quickly, even if it meant walking out the door with only the clothes on my back. She said I should walk out the door, shake the dust off of my shoes and not look back behind me. I knew everything she said was correct. I made the attempt twice to leave, once in 2000, and the second time in 2003. The second time, I had help from other people and knew my departure was permanent.
I knew I would be leaving the state at some point to get away from them. This I did in early December 2009. I have been much happier since living here. I am free. In 2013, I found I had cancer. I actually knew about it a year earlier because of how I felt and a medical person told me. But, it wasn't until 2013 when I had more extensive tests that I received the diagnosis of terminal metastatic lung carcinoma. It's in both lungs now and is spreading to other areas. I also found out recently that I have an enlarged heart. I know given the way I feel physically I don't have a lot of time left.
I was thinking about Ruth recently and remembered her kindness and generosity of spirit during our conversation. She not only reached out to me when I most needed it, the lady helped me to save my life. I remember making a phone call sometime in 2000 to Ruth because I wanted to thank her for her help. I ended up speaking with her daughter who told me her mother had passed in May. I was saddened to hear that. I am still grateful for what she did. She is still missed.
