In October of 2008, The Universe lost one of the most incredible, bravest people I’ve ever met in my life.
5 year old Alison Postma of Waterloo, a big Nickelback fan died from DIPG (inoperable brain stem tumour)
2 weeks to the day after I met her.
Her moving spirit and love for life…”living the moment” touched me beyond words.
The following is a blog on the Caring Bridge website
I wrote just after she passed away.
I was very honoured when this was read at her funeral.
In memory of Alison Postma…God Bless her !
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 09, 2008 10:08 PM, CDT
To the Postmas…
A few times in our lives, we’re blessed with extraordinary people… Some extremely special ones who bring us gifts. One of these people is Alison. I could see from our short meeting 2 weeks ago, she was a very special angel.Her happiness, her white aura, her white light and her eternal gratitude for just being alive that moment said it all. It blew me away to see a child of just 5 years old with a wealth and lifetime of knowledge of being able to live the moment and appreciate every little thing she had in life… Most importantly, the powerful love of her family and friends … and souvenirs from her favourite group Nickelback. All this coming from a child who was suffering from more pain than most of us will experience in a lifetime but yet she was so grateful to just be surrounded by love.
I’m so honoured and thankful you allowed me to share a couple of hours with Alison that night and ever so much more grateful for the gift she gave me … of just being thankful for what I have … despite the outcome. Alison has changed my life and I will honour that gift. I will also miss her… My heart goes out to her and to your entire family and closest friends. God bless you all and God bless Alison, a beautiful, little angel… Thank you, Alison… Mission accomplished!
With much love,
John Harada
