A Word For My Sistas

The following is an excerpt from “The Best of Oprah’s What I Know for Sure,” which is a collection of “What I Know for Sure” columns by Oprah Winfrey.

“Jacqui was burned alive when the car she was riding in was hit by a drunk driver. She’s had more than forty operations and basically has no face. It melted away in the raging flames. A paramedic at the scene who heard her screams said he prayed for God to take her so her suffering could be over.

Burned on more than sixty percent of her body, Jacqui survived. And how! One breath at a time; she kept healing herself, through the most excruciating pain and scarring. She told me she only allows herself five minutes a day to cry. She said she has to keep getting up and moving forward. When I asked her if there were times she wished she died in that fire, she said, “No, I have too much left to do.”

Every time I read Jacqui’s story, I am always inspired. Keep getting up and moving forward! You have too much left to do! You can survive anything. Simply take one breath at a time.