Thursday, February 23, 2012

The Strength of Community

I thought about what I would write about this week long and hard.

Many of you who come into the office hear me say some weeks it is hard to find things about the eye and health to write about sometimes.

This is one of those weeks. There will be no eye care in my column today.

Early Monday morning on the 23rd of January, many of our friends and neighbors had their worlds turned upside down by a force of nature. One exceptional young lady even lost her life.

And when something like this happens, your friendly neighborhood eye doctor could write something generic about wearing safety glasses as you volunteer in the cleanup.

I thought about doing that today, but when I wrote the first few words, it sounded hollow. Instead, I’ll write about our community, and how good and how strong I think it is.

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