Sandi L Boucher describes a near-miss car accident where another driver ran a stop sign, shaking her enough to record a message for her children Kaz and Keith. She tells them she loves her life and is grateful for her career, community, and the people in it.
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Hi, everybody. My name is Sandy Boucher, and today I have a very special message for you. Yesterday I had a revelation. A very strong teaching come to me. And it actually wasn't a teaching that I didn't know. It was just probably a reminder that I needed. I was out doing some running around like everyone else at this time of year, and I was driving down a residential street here in my city, and right in front of me, a car went racing through the intersection, totally disregarding his stop sign. If I hadn't had trouble getting out of my driveway because my tires and the ice didn't get along very well, or if I hadn't had to stop at the stoplight just before that intersection because I got the red light, my day yesterday would have ended very differently. And my children's Christmas this year would have been dramatically different. Considering the rate of speed that the driver was traveling at, it wouldn't have been minor car accident. And I was left very shaken at the realization that 10 seconds could have easily ended my life and could have changed things for the people that mean the world to me. It is on that thought that today I am making this message because I wanted to make sure that the people I love know one thing, just in case. I honestly believe that I'm going to be around for quite a while, and I do everything in my power to ensure that. But just in case, I want the people that love me to know I have an amazing life. I have been so lucky, and I have been so happy in my new career, watching my children grow and prosper and meeting all the amazing people I call friends. I have so many amazing people here in Thunder Bay that I've had the chance to reconnect with. And they mean the world to me. And I have so many dear friends down in Southern Ontario. You changed my lives and my life. And thank you for sharing your lives with me. And to my children. Kaz, I adore you. You mean the world to me. And Keith, I am so proud of the man you've become. Don't ever doubt what you mean to me. I'm gonna continue on my path, sharing with everyone that life is short and it can't be taken for granted. I think way too many of us, we all know someone who has lost a loved one suddenly. Whether it was through a car accident, whether it was through a heart attack, or whether it was not through not surviving surgery like my mother, we just never know. And that's why I go out of my way to make sure I enjoy every single day and that I share a laugh with someone during the course of my day or I help them enjoy their day. That's what's important to me. And I just couldn't do anything else until I put this message out there. Thank you to all of the people that have made my life amazing. If I'm wrong and my time on this planet isn't as long as I would hope for, don't ever doubt that I loved my life. I want you to know how happy I am and how happy I am that you were a part of it. Be well. I love you. Bye. Bye.
