Why Living Is So Big exists today. By: Jesus Agudo

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I was going to save Christopher’s life.  I needed to do whatever it took to make him realize that life was worth the living.  That was my only thought, my single-minded focus.  I was determined to take whatever measures were necessary to make this happen.  My son was not going to leave this earth until he was old and grey, and most certainly not before me or his mom.  Not if I could help it.

The day was April 10th, 2010.  We thought it would be just another day in the life of the Agudo family.  It was not.  Hello, my name is Jesus Agudo and this is the story of how my wife and I almost lost our youngest son and what we did to get him back.

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My heart broke.  It was the worst pain I had ever felt in my lifetime.  The thought of losing my child was almost the death of me.  I sat on the edge of my bed and cried the hardest I had ever cried in my life.  Both of my fists were clenched over my eyes.  An overwhelming flood of tears ran down my cheeks.  My arms became saturated from crying.

As I sat there in pain and sorrow, the many memories of Christopher began to flash through my mind.  Memories from Iliana being pregnant with him, the day he was born, him saying his first words, taking his first steps, all the hugs and kisses he would give us and  growing up to be a wonderful, loving son. 

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It was April 14th 2010. This would be the day that catapulted my mind into overdrive.  This would be a day like no other.  This would be the day of a new birth that was going to save my son’s life.

The therapist shut her office door and turned towards us.  She sat down, pointed her finger at me, and said:

“You need to surround him with reasons to live for.”

She made it my responsibility to save my son’s life right then and there.  I was totally stuck on what she had just said.

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Then BAM! It seemed to have come out of nowhere. I came to a conclusion.  Even if I could only think of three reasons when I was put on the spot, I knew that living had to be bigger than that.  I knew that living was bigger than that. Living was so big.  It is.  LIVING IS SO BIG.