I didn’t get to take a picture with her at blogHer ‘09. I had asked her to take a picture with me — because LOVE — and then someone interrupted us. She is so freaking LOVELY that she waited for me to finish the conversation. And, then, what do you know, my camera broke. I’d dropped it. I fixed it eventually, but I never got that picture.

But, I did get that beautiful smile of hers, plastered in my mind.

Anissa suffered a stroke yesterday. Her family and the entire internet world have been praying for her and her family.

I will be praying. I will be donating.

The one thing that stands out for me about Anissa is that she SOUNDS exactly the same as she tweets and blogs. She is THE REAL THING. She’s been through enough already. She didn’t need this; her family doesn’t need this. And I’m praying hard. And my heart is pretty sunk right now.

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