Review: Real love lives
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 7, 2013
Getting inside the head of a person who is terribly disabled is no easy feat. Kathi Macias did that in her story Do No Harm writing from the viewpoint of the person who cannot communicate to the outside world with more than gurgles and groans. This book is written to honor the life of Terri Schiavo.Rebekah Lansing is totally depended on others to care for her. Her mother would come faithfully and brush her hair and take her outside. She was devoted to her daughter. As was, Richard Moore, a doctor who fell in love with Rebekah from first sight at the hospital cafeteria where they were both having lunch. For him, it was a break from work, for her, a break from caring for her grandfather. When they met again a few days later, he asked her out for dinner. Their relationship built up from that point, and he asked her to marry him. They made such wonderful plans for the wedding and their future, until it came to a screeching halt when a drunk driver hit Rebekah's car and changed her life forever.Now she hears the voices that call her a vegetable and that they should just end her life. It broke Rebekah's heart to hear these things being said about her. Her mother and Richard stood by her and were committed to loving her and helping her live life as best as she can. The emotional range that Rebekah felt being trapped in the body gives the reader an inside look to what people who are disabled in this manner really feel.It's a message of not giving up, no matter what. God has a purpose for anyone who is alive. Sometimes the worldly voices need to be quieted to her the godly voice. Kathi has a wonderful way of making her readers ponder about the important things in life. That's a blessing for us all.