I always say that there's something good in everything, and then 9/11 happened. I tried so hard to find anything good in that tragedy. I was questioning everything that I believed. I was without hope or consolation. I prayed to God to show me that everything I've ever thought and the way that I lived my life wasn't all wrong. I prayed for him to show me the good in this needless loss of life.... I was screaming, "Please God, please answer my prayer." 5 minutes later, my phone rang. I was so bereft that I almost didn't answer it, but I did. It was my friend Pat. He was the answer to my prayer. He told me that his childhood friend, Dave, who I also knew, was going to be alright. Dave had a very bad liver. He wasn't a drug addict or a heavy drinker. He just had a bad liver. He had a day or two at the most to live. He had a very, very rare blood type so they couldn't find him another liver. He had said goodbye to his kids and family. He said goodbye to us. Out of the rubble from the two towers going down, they found that one of a kind liver for Dave. They gave him a transplant. Dave lived. He's still alive today, and it's all because of what happened on 9/11. I'm not saying that what happened on 9/11 is in any way okay, but I am saying that there is something good in everything. God showed me that. He showed me that the way I live and the things that I believe are right. He showed me that there really is something good in everything. It's, definitely, not enough to make sense out of the tragedy of the World Trade Center towers going down, but it was something good. If I can find something good in a reprehensible action such as that day saw, everyone can find something good in everything. I have been doing so since that day with renewed hope and strength. I hope that you can find some beauty in everything and find the one good thing for you in bad times. It gave me indomitable spirit and incredible strength, and I've survived horrible things since that day because I have looked and found the beauty in them. Bless you all!!! 🙏🏼 💜💜💜🫂🫂🫂 🙏🏼

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGXCvSdAh6I April Berends went to the Emergency Room complaining of pressure in her abdomen and really bad heart burn. Tests revealed she needed a new liver, soon. The hospital in Maine sent her down to Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, where she fell into a coma. Almost two weeks later, on New Year’s Day, April received a new liver and a second chance at life. All the while, her boyfriend Scott was there by her side. “I think the next year holds just so much amazing,” said April. “And I just can’t wait.”

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