I know what I Thessalonians 4:13-18 says. I have read I Corinthians 15 and Revelation 21. I know mentally and those confirming eternal life passages comfort me during times of facing death. "Death where is your sting? Grave where is your Victory? In the clutches of the Risen Christ Jesus Christ that's where. But there is a thing of suspended disbelief that happens as we face the day to day and reality just is not real. So my adjusted emotional state put Joan Kelly-Williams in the forever category. We act like we will live forever when we walk in that self-imposed parallel reality. Now this, from someone who knows death is for real. My father died in the Vietnam War when I was ten years old and my mother died on the same day as my dad six years later. I know the perils of what happens when you march on with a "Stiff Upper Lip."  

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Thank you Roland Washington and Eric Smith! This 2009 radio interview at KPOO still has relevance as Joan Kelley-Williams masterfully shared about ARCBA and the International Red Cross as she spoke of events of the time. Still Relevant thanks to Joan's vision for all things good. Click image for the interview. "You always come away with more than you knew when you encounter Joan; always ready with a practical Red Cross Message (Disaster & Blood Services): "Cell phones have to be charged. It's great to have one hard phone line in your house..."We always need blood. Call 1-800-Give-Life to donate."-Joan Kelley-Williams. (Joan's advice translates well into this COVID-19 disaster period! The nation needs blood donors and cell phones could run out of battery power in the time of need).