Sometimes it's just not OK

Along the path of life there are ups and downs and we're told to "be positive" or paint on that happy face, but sometimes it's just not OK.

I woke this morning to a horrific email. A friend of mine lost several people in her life. The first lost her battle to ovarian cancer. The next three lost their lives in Haiti's earthquake.

Currently there is no early reliable detection for ovarian cancer. It is one of the most deadly cancers to women. For more information about ovarian cancer visit http://www.ovariancancer.org/.

I don't watch TV; I don't even own a TV. I learned there was an earthquake in Haiti about 3 or 4 days after the event. But not my dear friend's friend. She lived it. While working for the UN she moved her husband and three kids to Haiti. On that fateful day she lost her husband and two of her children. In the wake of one of the most devastating earthquakes, she finds herself a widow. In the aftermath she is left with only one of her beautiful children.

Should you choose to help any of the Haiti relief efforts, you will find many ways to do so. Perhaps you can "adopt" a family so that they can begin to heal; donate money or supplies. I would encourage you to scout out the way in which you help. Make sure your supplies, money, or donation is actually getting to where it needs to be.

People asked me over the last nine months, how do I stay so positive. It is simple really. I get to live.

My heart and all my thoughts are with the friends and family of the ones that have lost their battle to cancer, to my friend's friend who passed with ovarian cancer. My heart is with those in Haiti and affected by Haiti. May you find a place where you can heal.