Life Can Change In An Instant..... (poem) by Linda M Hill on AuthorsDen

Reviewed by THOTA RAO (Reader)

Reviewed on February 16, 2003

In one way whatever u said is true....in another,infact,not true.....but whenever a person be a part of such a critical situation then that person truly feels as u said in poem....but today every man is living only because there is a belief that "there is a better tomorrow"...if that belief we loose then there is no way to live....thanks for sharing.

Reviewed by jude forese

Reviewed on February 13, 2003

excellent... if you ever get the chance read my poem "One's Final Fall From Space 2"... you will find the theme very similiar...

Reviewed by Michelle Kidwell Power In The Pen

Reviewed on February 12, 2003

This was a powerful write!
God Bless
~Michelle~

Reviewed by Nicole Davis Vergara (Reader)

Reviewed on February 12, 2003

Excellant work Linda! You know working in a Nursing Home doing direct care with the individuals you would be suprised how even those afflicted's own families treat them! It is so very sad and heartwrenching! This write not only tells others to look upon those afflicted somehow in perhaps a different or more positive light, but I also think it says, "Hey world WAKE UP this could be you!"
Gods and Goddesses Bless
~Nikki~

Reviewed by William Bonilla

Reviewed on February 12, 2003

An excellent wtite, Linda,
written with so much emotion.

William

Reviewed by Lori Moore

Reviewed on February 11, 2003

Very good!

Reviewed by - - - - - TRASK

Reviewed on February 11, 2003

2-11-03
Excellent__

Until It Hits Them Right In There Face Never Do They Ever Learn Until It's Too Late That It Did Happen To Them...

TRASK

Reviewed by Chester Hardy lll

Reviewed on February 11, 2003

Very touching write Linda.

Reviewed by Nancy D.

Reviewed on February 11, 2003

Linda,
Expressed with love and caring, to see someone so young like this. He needs to get a grip with life and give himself a chance. I now several people in wheelchairs and they live as normal a life as can be even married.
Nancy

Reviewed by Ron (sketchman) Axelson (Reader)

Reviewed on February 11, 2003

Sad, and it can happen to anyone.
Thanks Linda, for all your compassion
for human kind....

Reviewed by Bhuwan Thapaliya

Reviewed on February 11, 2003

Dear friend Linda...this is powerful write once again from you...i can feel the sentiments and the free flow of emotions here...this is indeed a very realistic write...cheers...love n luck...BHUWAN

Reviewed by Jack Roberts

Reviewed on February 11, 2003

The wonderful words of a very caring poet. Very nice Linda!
Jack

Reviewed by Tracey Hardie

Reviewed on February 11, 2003

Excellent write... thank you for sharing this touching write.

Reviewed by jing javier

Reviewed on February 11, 2003

i feel for him.. very sad.. yes, life can change in an instant.. very true..

Reviewed by the phantom pheonix (Reader)

Reviewed on February 11, 2003

This is so powerful and eyeopening i love it because it gives us another look into the world of a person in that situation you did such a beautiful and wonderful job on this another sure sign of you being atrue angel taht so cares about how others feel youshould be proud of yourself for this poem

Reviewed by Karla Dorman, The StormSpinner

Reviewed on February 11, 2003

((((ohhhh, linda))))) this is so heartfelt and heartrending...the anger is clearly evident...a paralyzing injury doesn't have to mean the end of "life". people treat those with disabilities with fear, because it's basically, "that could be me with that problem or in that situation"...it hits too close to their own mortality. they don't understand that it can happen to them, too, when they least expect it...God forbid...but it happens. i'm disabled, but refuse to let it win over me...i will do what i can to live life to the full! look inside the outer apperance, and get to know the person inside...you may be surprised at what you'll find! thank you for sharing this, linda...it needed to be said, and needs to be said, over and over and over! (((HUGS))) and love, karla. :(

Reviewed by Elizabeth Taylor (Reader)

Reviewed on February 11, 2003

Well, I walked with a cane for 20 years and spent two years in a wheelchair myself. I never gave up. I made plans for tomorrow and got on with it instead of feeling sorry for myself...once the depression lifted. It wasn't easy, but I didn't want to wallow in my misery any longer.

There is hope...you have to want it though and reach for what you can do and concentrate on what you CAN do, not what you have lost.

You expressed the frustration very well. I enjoyed reading your work. Give that boy a good talking to! He has much left over. I know of what I speak.

~E

Reviewed by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado

Reviewed on February 11, 2003

so true, linda. i can understand the young man's bitterness and anger over his heartbreaking situation! i wrote a story about a young boy myself who became a quadriplegic after he did a bad dive off a diving board, and he is only 15; and is now paralyzed from the neck on down and needs mechanical breathing assistance by way of a respirator. he was bitter for a time, too, but he is slowly adjusting to his "new" life. check it out! it's a part of my "open your mind" series i have been working on; did two of them today, one about a boy with primordial dwarfism and a woman living with extreme obesity. i have also written about things like juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, asthma and allergies, aids, multiple sclerosis, duchenne's muscular dystrophy, stroke, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, diabetes, and a lot more! the stories are done by the characters who have these conditions and the experiences and feelings they have regarding their illnesses/disabilities. a very heartwrenching write, as only you can do. thanks for sharing! a real eye-opener to be sure! but one with a profound and needed message! "it can happen to any of us; it could be one of us", as you so eloquently stated! powerful stuff! love, your friend in texas, karen lynn. ((((HUGS)))) :( >tears <