i just wanted to say thank u guys for all the views and comments I've been having, and i also wanted to say that there is really a cancer hospital in texas where "fay" is going, so the destination or place is true, (the hospital is named MD Anderson Cancer Center ) to be specific ;)
this post is to help u understand where fay is going, and what she's thinking about the place, just for u to visualize where she is. and I'm going to post some pics of the hotel and hospital for u to see :)
oh, and i also wanted to say, that i met many people when i opened my blog, and during the process of my blog, and I'm so honored that i did, i love meeting new people, and this blog made me do things that i actually dreamed of doing.
i met this girl, u can call her a close friend, almost the first day i opened my blog we've known each other, the reason I'm saying this is because opening this blog didn't allow me to write me heart out, and follow my dream, but also made me meet people that actually helped me with the process of writing, these people drive me to write ..
sooo this post goes to @Reem_48 for being by my side from day 1, and being a friend . u r beautiful ..
and to all the supporters out there ! thank u !!!
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After hours and hours of doing absolutely nothing we finally landed in texas.
my dad told be everything i had to know on where were going and staying, so i won't ask a zillion questions, which i do most of the time.
my family and i r staying in this hotel where its actually stuck to the hospital ill be going to, by a bridge. and all the guests in our hotel r either cancer patents, or people with cancer patents, like family of friends. so no one is allowed in the hotel only if ur a cancer patent or a "murafe8a" ... get it?
as soon as my dad told me that, to tell u the truth i thought it would be kind of depressing, since where I'm going is a huge place for cancer research blah blah. our hotel is actually very far from everything, like malls, except for a little grocery stores and boutiques, so thats where i got scared, i mean, is my whole trip here going to be like this? not a little fun at least .. i know i didn't come here for fun, i know, but isn't there something i could do? but i haven't seen anything yet, have i?
the whole ride took us almost half an hour, but as soon as i saw a big sign in a huge glass building that said "MD AndersonCANCER Center" i knew we arrived, i don't know how to explain how i felt when i saw the sign, my heart sank deep inside my stomach, i was shaking, but i didn't want my family to see that I'm scared, i wanted them to see that I'm strong, and I'm not afraid of anything ..
there was a road between our hotel and hospital, so when we arrived in front of our HUGE hotel minutes later i saw another sign that said " Jesse H. Jones Rotary House International " , yup thats our hotel ..
Some guys came and took our bags, they were so nice, actually everyone i met lately was nice.
i went inside the glass doors to see the reception on my right, a huge lobby in front of me, and behind it was a beautiful big, breath taking garden, in was in the afternoon so i could see it perfectly. it had trees that covered some of the sunlight on top, gorgeous fountains, colorful flowers that just made the whole place shine, some seating areas .. it was, to me. magical.
i looked around and saw people playing board games, laughing, walking around, it was very .. peaceful.
not depressing at all, the place was filled with light because in front of them was the garden, between them gigantic glass windows, so everything is lit up by the sunshine.
we went to the reception to check in, a women came and gave us a worm smile indicating that she can assist us. i saw her name tag, it said jessie, pretty name ..
Jessie: " how may i help y'all "
My dad: " hello, where're here to check in please "
Jessie :" well hello and welcome to Rotary House ( huge smile ), we r so happy u can join us! I'm Jessie .. .. "
- she was really enthusiastic and kind, i have never seen people soooooo nice before, i mean don't get me wrong, there r nice people back in kuwait, but here, its in a whole other level , maybe because it had to do with "where i am"... Jessie and my dad started talking, and u know checking in and stuff .. my dad started to ask about the hotel, and everything -
Jessie : " well, as u can see MD Anderson and us "rotary house " r in a whole separate block than other locations, our block is called the medical block, because its surrounded my universities and hospitals .. our hotel has a bus, it can take u to different places that r near us, like some grocery stores, Barnes and Noble (bookstore), small boutiques, ohhhh and we have a very nice place called the "rice village" it has all sorts of stores there too. "
- and she kept talking and talking in her "southern accent " .. -
Dad: " and do u have any malls , restaurants ? "
Jessie :" yes of course, but u have to got to a taxi because its a 15 to 30 min drive if u want to go to, like, big malls and those sort of things, they're not toooo far, but as i said we r a "little" far form everyone else hahaha, our bus can't go to these types of places sorry, but we have a mall 30 min from here called the Galleria, its huge, very popular, u can go by taxi as i said ...... .. "
- and she kept talking, and talking ... -
Dad: " ohh ok, well thanks for ur help "
Jessie :" oh of course sir! if u have any questions or any help y'all can come straight here! i hope y'all have a wonderful stay! and hope y'all the best :) "
as soon as she finished we went to our room, we took a suit for all of us, 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom, a small kitchen and living room, it was cozy ..
i felt suffocated a bit for some reason, i just couldn't breathe, maybe overwhelmed, so i told my parents that I'm going downstair for some air, maybe visit the garden ..
as i went to the elevator, there was a cute couple, around the age of 60 maybe, they smiled at me, and i smiled back. everyone here, strangers, friends, they talk to u, smile at u, wave at u, like they have known u forever, its just a great feeling knowing that u can talk to a complete "stranger", someone u barely know, and there wouldn't be a problem, actually they seem happy talking to people they don't know..
women in the elevator : " its so hot in here isn't it ! "
- was she talking to me? i don't know .. -
Me :" yea .. " ( a low voice )
Women :" ur a shy young lady arnt u " ( and she winked )
Me : ( smiles )
Women :" whats ur name darlin "
Me :" fay .. " (smiling shyly )
Women : " well, nice to meet u fay, what a beautiful name, how old r u ? "
- call me paranoid, but if i was in kuwait, id be dialing my dads phone number by now, telling him a women wanted to kidnap me , but here, here is different -
Me:" im 15 going on 16 in a month .... whats ur name? "
- i cannot believe i just asked her her name! i would never have done that back in q8, not that I'm shy, i just don't know how to start a conversation, that wasn't me .. wow .. -
Women : " wow 15, difficult age huh .. my name is Lee Anne , but u can call me Lee if u want "
Me :" its ok if i call u Lee ? " (confused tone )
- of course u can u idiot, she just said so!! UGH I'm so stupid! -
Lee: " of course hun, were all a family around here, u can call me anything, plus i haven't seen girls ur age around here .. "
- right now, i don't want the conversation to end, it was so ... refreshing for some reason ... -
the door opened, meaning we were at the lobby. we said our goodbyes and we went our separate ways, i don't know why, but i feel a sudden happiness, and security .. the conversation i had with Lee was a 5 min convo, and i felt like we've known each other forever, .. i just feel like where're friends now ..
i walked around, admiring the peaceful faces around me, half of the people that smiled at me and said hello, were sick, and probably dying, but they still had the strength to say hello, to smile at me .. that takes a lot from a person, a lot ..
when i found out that i was sick, i hated every human being i laid eyes on .. but these people, they were happy, happy to be here with the people they love, happy they're alive . i wish i was like that ..
i looked around to find a couple of agendas on the walls, so out of curiosity i looked at one.
Sunday: karaoke
Monday: movie night (titanic!)
Tuesday: make up day for the ladies!!
Wednesday: ice-cream day
Thursday: bingo day
Friday: picnic day
Saturday: "wear ur favorite shirt" day
tacky, but nice ... its was beautiful how the hotel was doing everything they can to make this place a home, to make some activities. just trying, it was enough.
i walked around even more, forgetting that i wanted to go to the garden, when i saw another peice of paper, it said " to give a heart ", it was kind of a part-time job where u entertain the young cancer patents, the ones that need help the most. most of the children were orphans, so they didnt have much people to visit them, or play with them.
my heart acked for them...
but suddenly, i got an "epiphany", i realized that those children dont have anyone to care for them, they dont have any relations to anyone in the world they know, but i guarantee they "feel" happier than i try to be, thats something i had to realize a long, long time ago ..
i took another look at the paper, it said from 15 and above ... hmmm
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hope u guys enjoyed it! i know, i know, boring.. but there is more to come!! i promise !
>> @epiphanyblogger
>> ask.fm/epiphany88
this post is to help u understand where fay is going, and what she's thinking about the place, just for u to visualize where she is. and I'm going to post some pics of the hotel and hospital for u to see :)
oh, and i also wanted to say, that i met many people when i opened my blog, and during the process of my blog, and I'm so honored that i did, i love meeting new people, and this blog made me do things that i actually dreamed of doing.
i met this girl, u can call her a close friend, almost the first day i opened my blog we've known each other, the reason I'm saying this is because opening this blog didn't allow me to write me heart out, and follow my dream, but also made me meet people that actually helped me with the process of writing, these people drive me to write ..
sooo this post goes to @Reem_48 for being by my side from day 1, and being a friend . u r beautiful ..
and to all the supporters out there ! thank u !!!
________________________________________________________________________________
After hours and hours of doing absolutely nothing we finally landed in texas.
my dad told be everything i had to know on where were going and staying, so i won't ask a zillion questions, which i do most of the time.
my family and i r staying in this hotel where its actually stuck to the hospital ill be going to, by a bridge. and all the guests in our hotel r either cancer patents, or people with cancer patents, like family of friends. so no one is allowed in the hotel only if ur a cancer patent or a "murafe8a" ... get it?
as soon as my dad told me that, to tell u the truth i thought it would be kind of depressing, since where I'm going is a huge place for cancer research blah blah. our hotel is actually very far from everything, like malls, except for a little grocery stores and boutiques, so thats where i got scared, i mean, is my whole trip here going to be like this? not a little fun at least .. i know i didn't come here for fun, i know, but isn't there something i could do? but i haven't seen anything yet, have i?
the whole ride took us almost half an hour, but as soon as i saw a big sign in a huge glass building that said "MD Anderson
there was a road between our hotel and hospital, so when we arrived in front of our HUGE hotel minutes later i saw another sign that said " Jesse H. Jones Rotary House International " , yup thats our hotel ..
Some guys came and took our bags, they were so nice, actually everyone i met lately was nice.
i went inside the glass doors to see the reception on my right, a huge lobby in front of me, and behind it was a beautiful big, breath taking garden, in was in the afternoon so i could see it perfectly. it had trees that covered some of the sunlight on top, gorgeous fountains, colorful flowers that just made the whole place shine, some seating areas .. it was, to me. magical.
i looked around and saw people playing board games, laughing, walking around, it was very .. peaceful.
not depressing at all, the place was filled with light because in front of them was the garden, between them gigantic glass windows, so everything is lit up by the sunshine.
we went to the reception to check in, a women came and gave us a worm smile indicating that she can assist us. i saw her name tag, it said jessie, pretty name ..
Jessie: " how may i help y'all "
My dad: " hello, where're here to check in please "
Jessie :" well hello and welcome to Rotary House ( huge smile ), we r so happy u can join us! I'm Jessie .. .. "
- she was really enthusiastic and kind, i have never seen people soooooo nice before, i mean don't get me wrong, there r nice people back in kuwait, but here, its in a whole other level , maybe because it had to do with "where i am"... Jessie and my dad started talking, and u know checking in and stuff .. my dad started to ask about the hotel, and everything -
Jessie : " well, as u can see MD Anderson and us "rotary house " r in a whole separate block than other locations, our block is called the medical block, because its surrounded my universities and hospitals .. our hotel has a bus, it can take u to different places that r near us, like some grocery stores, Barnes and Noble (bookstore), small boutiques, ohhhh and we have a very nice place called the "rice village" it has all sorts of stores there too. "
- and she kept talking and talking in her "southern accent " .. -
Dad: " and do u have any malls , restaurants ? "
Jessie :" yes of course, but u have to got to a taxi because its a 15 to 30 min drive if u want to go to, like, big malls and those sort of things, they're not toooo far, but as i said we r a "little" far form everyone else hahaha, our bus can't go to these types of places sorry, but we have a mall 30 min from here called the Galleria, its huge, very popular, u can go by taxi as i said ...... .. "
- and she kept talking, and talking ... -
Dad: " ohh ok, well thanks for ur help "
Jessie :" oh of course sir! if u have any questions or any help y'all can come straight here! i hope y'all have a wonderful stay! and hope y'all the best :) "
as soon as she finished we went to our room, we took a suit for all of us, 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom, a small kitchen and living room, it was cozy ..
i felt suffocated a bit for some reason, i just couldn't breathe, maybe overwhelmed, so i told my parents that I'm going downstair for some air, maybe visit the garden ..
as i went to the elevator, there was a cute couple, around the age of 60 maybe, they smiled at me, and i smiled back. everyone here, strangers, friends, they talk to u, smile at u, wave at u, like they have known u forever, its just a great feeling knowing that u can talk to a complete "stranger", someone u barely know, and there wouldn't be a problem, actually they seem happy talking to people they don't know..
women in the elevator : " its so hot in here isn't it ! "
- was she talking to me? i don't know .. -
Me :" yea .. " ( a low voice )
Women :" ur a shy young lady arnt u " ( and she winked )
Me : ( smiles )
Women :" whats ur name darlin "
Me :" fay .. " (smiling shyly )
Women : " well, nice to meet u fay, what a beautiful name, how old r u ? "
- call me paranoid, but if i was in kuwait, id be dialing my dads phone number by now, telling him a women wanted to kidnap me , but here, here is different -
Me:" im 15 going on 16 in a month .... whats ur name? "
- i cannot believe i just asked her her name! i would never have done that back in q8, not that I'm shy, i just don't know how to start a conversation, that wasn't me .. wow .. -
Women : " wow 15, difficult age huh .. my name is Lee Anne , but u can call me Lee if u want "
Me :" its ok if i call u Lee ? " (confused tone )
- of course u can u idiot, she just said so!! UGH I'm so stupid! -
Lee: " of course hun, were all a family around here, u can call me anything, plus i haven't seen girls ur age around here .. "
- right now, i don't want the conversation to end, it was so ... refreshing for some reason ... -
the door opened, meaning we were at the lobby. we said our goodbyes and we went our separate ways, i don't know why, but i feel a sudden happiness, and security .. the conversation i had with Lee was a 5 min convo, and i felt like we've known each other forever, .. i just feel like where're friends now ..
i walked around, admiring the peaceful faces around me, half of the people that smiled at me and said hello, were sick, and probably dying, but they still had the strength to say hello, to smile at me .. that takes a lot from a person, a lot ..
when i found out that i was sick, i hated every human being i laid eyes on .. but these people, they were happy, happy to be here with the people they love, happy they're alive . i wish i was like that ..
i looked around to find a couple of agendas on the walls, so out of curiosity i looked at one.
Sunday: karaoke
Monday: movie night (titanic!)
Tuesday: make up day for the ladies!!
Wednesday: ice-cream day
Thursday: bingo day
Friday: picnic day
Saturday: "wear ur favorite shirt" day
tacky, but nice ... its was beautiful how the hotel was doing everything they can to make this place a home, to make some activities. just trying, it was enough.
i walked around even more, forgetting that i wanted to go to the garden, when i saw another peice of paper, it said " to give a heart ", it was kind of a part-time job where u entertain the young cancer patents, the ones that need help the most. most of the children were orphans, so they didnt have much people to visit them, or play with them.
my heart acked for them...
but suddenly, i got an "epiphany", i realized that those children dont have anyone to care for them, they dont have any relations to anyone in the world they know, but i guarantee they "feel" happier than i try to be, thats something i had to realize a long, long time ago ..
i took another look at the paper, it said from 15 and above ... hmmm
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| hotel entrance |
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| entrance (inside the hotel) |
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| the hotel |
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| the bridge that connects the hotel to the hospital |
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| the hospital (one of many) |
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hope u guys enjoyed it! i know, i know, boring.. but there is more to come!! i promise !
>> @epiphanyblogger
>> ask.fm/epiphany88
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