Bluebag remembers his fight for life.

A while back, I wrote the article "Lorenzo Odone's Fight for Life," which was in the October 31st edition of the Times. The article briefly described the life of a young boy named Lorenzo Odone and his parents as they find a cure for ALD (Adrenoleukodystrophy). The article ended with saying that Lorenzo would turn 30 on May 29, 2008.

Little did anyone know, it would be Lorenzo Odone's last birthday.

After school was let out a week before Lorenzo�s birthday, I was in Kentucky with my dad while he was on a business trip. While he was in meetings, I was hanging out at the pool, walking around the hotel and basically just relaxing and enjoying a few stress-free days. In the mornings, my dad would leave the news on, leave the newspaper on the bedside table and he would leave the room. I would get up hours later, eat breakfast and head down to the pool.

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Msof57 uses a song to help her reflect on 9/11.

Author's Note: The lyrics from the song "What I've Done" by Linkin Park is mixed throughout the article.

A cold wind sweeps over me. Finally, after almost seven years it has reached me. The rain mourns death and the beat of Linkin Park sends chills up my spine. I close my eyes and fell the heat of embarrassment rise on to my pale face.

I never realized what truly happened that day. I was only 6 years-old.

In this farewell
There's no blood
There's no alibi
'Cause I've drawn regret
From the truth
Of a thousand lies

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