My Luvvies,
A couple of weeks ago my dearest, closest friend Harrieth had an accident. She was carrying a jug of VERY hot water and she slipped and it went on her face, a bit on her head and hands. When she bbm'd me to tell me i was in utter shock, i could feel her pain and i was hurting as well. The picture she sent me just brought tears to my eyes, why did this have to happen i thought? Why is it happening to her? Why now? Harrieth had an exam that she was supposed to write in an hour. So she was quickly rushed to the hospital, she said she was screaming because she was in so much pain that they had to inject her with pain relief. Then she resumed to her exam because it was an end of semester exam that could not be postponed.
She would tell me about how some of the friends she thought were her friends turned out not to care, or not care as much as she wanted them to. She said people would stare at her when she would go out, she said most of the times she just wanted to cry, so she would cry silently or wait till she gets home and would let it out. I was very moved and touched, and i would try and tell her all these things to encourage her, that she would get better, she should just give herself time to heal, she should eat well to ensure her skin grows back well, i told her that whatever the case she would still be pretty and she was still pretty, there are so many anti-scaring creams she could use, i told her not to give up, and that she should pray. I am sure i am not the only one who had encouraging words for her.
One thing that everyone told her is how lucky she was. Her burns didn't reach her eye, because if they did then she would have been blind on one side, Her head wasn't bad either, because then she would have had to shave her head, Her nose was partially burnt and her ears, but not bad, Her lips which she loves, were not burnt either, so she will be able to wear that pink MAC lipstick i got her, lol , Her eyebrows that she loves as well, are still there, she wont have to draw them on and mostly it looks like she wont have a scar. Even if she does it wont be a horrible one, nothing she cant cover up with make up.
We live in a world where so much attention is paid into how we look, and we ourselves are always very insecure and critical of our appearances, mostly influenced by what we think beauty is, all these media, celebrities etc, they all play a role. But i think its about time people started to appreciate themselves for what and who they are. We need to learn how to love ourselves and thank GOD for all the good fortune we have in our lives. I always say that, " No matter how your sad and blue, Just know that there's some one whose got it worse than you" and Whitney couldn't have said it better.... "Learning to love yourself
It is the greatest love of all"
It is the greatest love of all"
Anyway with all that said, my luvvies i am glad to say that Harrieth is looking well, and it has only been a couple of weeks, I am sure she will be even better in days to come. GOD is amazing, and he does listen to our prayers, and mostly he works in miraculous ways. Here are some pictures of Harrieth for you to see her journey towards recovery.
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