Sad News

I found out a couple of days ago that Alix Reese, one of my friends from high school was driving on Columbus' east side when she was caught up in a crossfire and shot in the neck. She is now paralyzed from the neck down, and relies on a machine to breathe. Here is a link to one of the news reports about the incident. Although we are not as close as we once were, I always follow her on facebook and leave little comments, and back in high school I would say we were pretty darn close. We read eachother's Open Diary and spent lots of time together. I know that the path ahead for Alix will be long and treacherous. Even though she has been in stable condition, we don't know what the future holds for her subsequent surgeries. I know the people who read this aren't loaded, but I want to put this site out there, prayforalix.com. It is great how much they have made, and the overwhelming amount of support for Alix, but we need to keep giving, whether it is our money or just our positive energy. The support has been so overwhelming, in fact, that the hospital has been concerned with the amount of visitors coming to see her in ICU, and now only family members are permitted to visit until further notice. So if you pray, meditate, peace pipe, or anything else as a spiritual practice, please do so for Alix in the next coming days, as she has a long way to go to recovery. Alix has always been an amazing and bubbly girl, and although this should never happen to anyone, it certainly should not happen to her. Thanks for your support!