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Darina Lawton

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Posted On: August 12th 2025, 10:49 pm

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6 years ago our lives changed for good when our little girl got diagnosed with blood cancer.

I will forever be grateful for the ambulance crew who attended my house that day following my concerned call and decided to take Poppy in to be check over.

Without that trip to A&E that day, we would never have had the triage nurse we did who could see what I could see.

I was a mum on my knees finally grateful we was getting somewhere … I just wish it was never a cancer diagnosis.

But … here she is, 6 years later, defying the odds, living her life like a 7 year old should

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Still remember how we randomly woke up at 4 AM, looked at each other, and realised we were both smiling for no reason? Somehow, that turned into the longest conversation about life, luck, hard work, and how beautiful it is to simply be where we are.

Maybe it’s the people around me, the way things have been unfolding lately, or a few words from someone special that stayed with me longer than I expected. Whatever it is, something about these past few days has felt different, in the most beautiful way.

I think the one thing I want to hold on to is this: keep doing your part, keep your intentions pure, and don’t let the world’s perception of you dictate how you live. People may misunderstand your actions, question your choices, or see things differently, but your soul knows the intentions behind everything you do. And when you know you’ve tried to do right, there’s a certain peace in leaving the rest to God.

As the song goes, “कर्म बिना नसीब तोड़ फल खाया नहीं जाता।” You have to do your part, but you also have to believe in something beyond yourself.

Maybe that’s what those random 4 AM smiles are about. Nothing extraordinary happening, nothing to prove to anyone, just a quiet realisation that life has been incredibly kind. And sometimes, that feeling is more than enough.

Maybe that’s how an atheist slowly begins believing in someone they never thought they would. And if you’ve read this far, maybe it’s your sign to believe a little, too.