Maybe their bluntness is what saved me as my anger took over and I began this fight for my life. Unfortunately, I feel like it was this same kind of "full disclosure" that sealed the fate of my three moms. They grew up in an era of doctos being all-knowing and whatever the doctor said was right. Their doctors told them that they were going to die, and in the last few years, they all obliged them. I can't help but think that they would have lived longer or more enthusiastically if someone in their health care team had given them some hope as well as a death sentence.
Nevertheless, I wish Katie good luck, and my heartiest congratulations for winning this impressive honor. She will be an incredible ambassador representing Oregon, the United States, and the Miss America program.
The copyright of the article There She is...Miss America! - Page 2 in Oregon is owned by Thomas James Martin. Permission to republish There She is...Miss America! - Page 2 in print or online must be granted by the author in writing.
1.
Oct 16, 2001 5:53 PM
Miss Oregon won. She truly deserved the honor, too. What a bright and talented young lady. I was cheering right along with you. This is a yearly program I watch on a separate TV as my husband won' ...
-- posted by jerrib
For a complete listing of article comments, questions, and other discussions related to
Sue Barton's
Oregon topic, please visit the Discussions page.
