While people are out in the malls extending their credit cards to the max, to please their healthy spoiled children, there are 1000's of sad stories, like johnnys. I work in the health field, and this time of year is especially hard for families of ill relatives. We have a wonderful woman at work whose husband has very few days left. She has 2 beautiful sons, but she keeps her head held high. In fact untill she left on family leave, most people in the office did not know of her plight.
I dont know about the rest of you, but Christmas, doesnt feel like it used to. Its all about the presents, not the goodwill to men.
I lost my daughter last year, she finally succumed to neurofibromatosis2. After 41 surgurys in 13 yrs. It was finally too much.
So as Stephen Stills would say "Teach Your children well.." Go do a good deed for someone before you hit the malls. I guarantee you, you'll rediscover what Christmas is all about.
Happy Birhtday Johnny!!! And Merry Christmas!!!