Before celebrated comedian Jack Benny died of pancreatic cancer in October 1974, he arranged one final romantic gesture for his wife of 47 years, Mary Livingstone (pictured with Benny.) Benny left a sum of money to a local florist for one long-stemmed red rose to be delivered to Livingstone every day for the rest of her life. Livingstone, who had performed with Benny throughout most of his career, outlived her husband by nine years.
I wanted to re-post this. It is so touching to hear this from a man. Hoping that every man will realize this because that's what it means when they say "A Happy Wife is A Happy Life." It's not being under the control of women, but the real meaning of the saying is that if you make your woman happy, you'll be getting more than what you have expected and never would you have imagined how it would be if a woman is very happy in your arms.
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Wise words. Brad Pitt about his Lady:
“My girl got sick. She was constantly nervous because of problems at work, personal life, her failures and children. She lost 30 pounds and weighted about 90 pounds. She got very skinny and was constantly crying. She was not a happy woman. She had suffered from continuing headaches, heart pain and jammed nerves in her back and ribs. She did not sleep well, falling asleep only in the mornings and got tired very quickly during the day. Our relationship was on the verge of a break up. Her beauty was leaving her somewhere, she had bags under her eyes, she was poking her head, and stopped taking care of herself. She refused to shoot the films and rejected any role. I lost hope and thought that we’ll get separated soon… But then I decided to act. After all I’ve got the MOST Beautiful Woman on earth. She is the idol of more than half of men and women on earth, and I was the one allowed to fall asleep next to her and to hug her. I began to shower her with flowers, kisses and compliments. I surprised and pleased her every minute. I gave her a lot of gifts and lived just for her. I spoke in public only about her. I incorporated all themes in her direction. I praised her in front of her own and our mutual friends. You won’t believe it, but she blossomed. She became better. She gained weight, was no longer nervous and loved me even more than ever. I had no clue that she CAN love that much.
And then I realized one thing: the woman is the reflection of her man.
If you love her to the point of madness, she will become it.”
I saw the ICE Bucket Challenge on the internet, and I didn't mind it.
I heard that celebrities are doing it, I definitely didn't want to hear about it.
I heard that they're doing it for a famous athlete, Pete Frates, but still that did not get my attention.
My first thought was, another crazy stunts from celebrities just to get famous.
My friends on Facebook are even posting about it.
I got curious, so I looked it up. I still didn't understand why such a challenge existed and became popular.
Finally, I logged out of my AOL account and found a video in the website that interested me, the headline said something about a guy who cried over it.
And yes, the video did surprised me. I found out the reason why they're doing it.
It looks fun doing the challenge, and challenging other famous or powerful people to do it, but it has a more serious note about it.
Watch the whole video below to find out how serious ALS is, and why this guy actually appreciated that celebrities are raising awareness about it.
ALS is also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. In England and Australia, they call it MND or Motor Neuron Disease. It paralyzes the body little by little, until you can't use any parts of your body anymore because they aren't strong enough to move. Somebody has to do it for you, and that somebody has to be really patient.
According to www.alsa.org, "As motor neurons degenerate, they can no longer send impulses to the muscle fibers that normally result in muscle movement."
To learn more about it, you can visit their site at ALSA.
It seems that Lou Gehrig was the first famous person who got diagnosed with such disease. He is an American baseball baseman for the New York Yankees from 1923-1939. He was famous in his time because of "his prowess as a hitter and his durability" (according to Wikipedia). There was a decline on his physical ability to play, and everyone noticed it, but they didn't know why. Only when his wife, Eleanor, called the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, and Gehrig flew in there that they found out what the disease was.
Lou Gehrig
Pete Frates, was the inspiration behind the Ice Bucket Challenge. He was a former college baseball star, and lost his voice because of ALS, and it seems that this disease has no cure yet. Because of the ICE Bucket Challenge, awareness about ALS has been raised by celebrities and more funding has been provided for this disease. Pete also is supported by friends, fans, and family and you can visit his website http://petefrates.com/ for any updates about him and his disease.
Pete Frates
Anthony, was the guy who cried in the video above. He has been diagnosed of ALS, and it seems that the disease runs in the family. Her grandmother died of it, and her mother has it for 10 years now. You can visit his website at http://anthonycarbajal.com/2014/05/i-have-als/, and check out his story.
This is Anthony Carbajal, the guy on the video above.
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