There was a former poster on this board that went through a MLC. She came across an accident and got out to try to help. As the accident victim died in her arms it suddenly hit her and she asked herself what she was thinking. That was her awakening.
It's interesting you posted that particular example. Something very sad happened in our neighborhood this past Monday, and is what prompted me to post my question. On Monday I was driving home from work around 4:30p, and was near an intersection that leads to a cul-de-sac where we live. Traffic was backed up, and I was about six cars back. As I got closer I saw someone lying in the middle of the road, a bicycle next to the person, and a small crowd gathered around. It turns out a 9-year old girl was hit by a car as she was trying to cross the road on her bike. She died on the way to the hospital.
Now, I've been through a lot in my individual life - the death of my parents when I was barely 12, a car accident when I was 22 that killed 3 friends, and other hard experiences. Because of my experiences I've developed very thick skin over the years. But man, a 9 year old girl?! I was, and still am, completely shaken up by this.
It sounds coarse to relate this to my experience with MLC/my wife but it happened so close to 'home,' and seems to have really impacted her as well. Outwardly, she has been quite engaged with the family since this happened. She had been completely ignoring e-mails I sent her regarding money matters, decisions on our son's viola class, etc... Just a small, but meaningful, example. She's been in her apartment for six months. For the past few months she's been promising to take Gabe swimming at the apartment complex community pool. She hadn't taken him not once, but yesterday finally took him for the first time.
So, I go back to my original question. Could something like this really wake her up? For her own sake I mean...
