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Numb

I'm numb. Not from my MS, this time, but from the events of the past week. Emotionally numb. And this glass-is-half-full woman is struggling to even see a drop of water. So, this morning I've decided to sit down and write - in the hope of finding some water to fill my glass. Bear with me ... For Mother's Day in the year 2000, I was in D.C. for the Million Mom March. I spent the day away from John and the three little Piggins because the idea of two teen boys armed with legally purchased firearms that killed 12 and injured 21 in Columbine Colorado and terrorized a nation and called me to do something. The following was pulled from Wikipedia (I can't believe I'm citing Wikipedia!): "In the months prior to the attacks, Harris and Klebold acquired two  9 mm  firearms and two  12-gauge  shotguns. Their friend Robyn Anderson bought a rifle and the two shotguns at the Tanner Gun Show in December 1998. [28]  Through Philip Duran, [29]  another friend, Harris a