Well, it's me again and you all know, it means............. by Maman Afsaneh

he is OK. He had some tough time during past 2 weeks since his last chemo! It's better to say that he had some tough time during past 6 weeks and tougher for past 2 weeks. The day before chemo was challenging, the chemo day was challenging which he talked to you, and today is the day after. Wasn't a movie with the name "The Day After"?! who played it!? ;-)

He is doing fine, only very tired and prefer to sleep a lot. He asked each of us to write something  for his blog and Rebeca was the first one with such a great column. It was lovely Rebeca as yourself.........Tonight is my turn, are you ready! Are you sure that you are up for it??? Let's go........

The story started on November 16, 1978 at 9:20 in the morning, when Afsaneh turned into Amir's Mom and asked God to help her to be a good mother. Then again 31 years later, on May 15, 2010 Amir's Mom asked god to give her strength and help her to be a good mother. Amir is going through the biggest challenge of his life and needs my help, your help and our help in order "to roll with the punches".  He is already rolling with punches with bravery and your help is unbelievable. He is so LUCKY to have YOU in his life as friends, 1st, 2nd, 3rd cousins, families and followers of his blog.

He was 16 yr old and just started to drive.  He loved surfing and one day told me that he is going for night surfing.  Let me tell you that I'm afraid of the ocean at night. (I am confessing! ). He was late to come home. I had nightmare of sharks attacking him while surfing. When he came back the worried mom with some tough love talked to him and told him about her dream!! He answered ; Mom if it's in my destiny to be eaten by sharks, you can not do anything about it. I got more mad and told him, no way, I am going to change this destiny for you and not letting you to go surfing any more. Of course, it didn't happen.  He continued to surf and I continued to ask god for his safety. I think that night had an impact on him as he decided not to eat big fish anymore and signed an agreement with the ocean life. I don't eat you and you don't eat me, please.( he is going to kill me after he gets better for this one)

I wanted to change his destiny!!! How immature I was?! He is the only one to make his destiny, as he likes. I am sure he has an agreement with life too and life is going to take care of him as the ocean did.(no shark ate him so far, thank god).

Amir, you always make the best of your life events, even the "C" one and how beautifully you are talking and writing about it.  As your Maman, it was my job to teach you how to live as a good person. Now you are teaching me how to deal with difficulties in such a  bravery and strength. I asked god but my son is teaching me how to be strong and roll with the punches..........Thank you and I love you my son.


By the way, you don't need to thank me every day of taking care of you. WE ARE IN IT TOGETHER TO WIN IT...............no matter how tough it is.