"The Way Back"
Eamonn McGirr and Friends
On Sunday, November 3rd, 1996 my life changed drastically. On that
Sunday morning I was sitting on a bar stool at our pub and restaurant and
suddenly the stool collapsed underneath me - and I don't even drink! I
broke my back and neck and am now paralyzed from the chest down (although
some limited movement has returned). It was so hard to come to terms
with-8 months earlier I had sung continuously for eleven days, twenty
minutes thus breaking the world record for for non-stop singing. That
whole event was to raise funds for the Center for the Disabled (my own
daughter, Mareena, has Cerebral Palsy). And now, here I was dreadfully
disabled. How life is strange.
In one split second, my life opened out
into a different field-of dreams? I don't think so. I had often heard it
said that when an accident like this happens, the whole family suffers. Oh
Lord above, is that ever so true. The last five years have been a living
hell for myself, my wife, Mary, and my daughter, Mareena.
We pray hard and long for that miracle,
and it looked as though everyone in the Capital District did as well. I
humbly thank you all.
"Not my will but Thine be done" is a
phrase that we all struggle with, and I promised the Lord that if He
showed me some sign of a semi-decent life returning, then I would shout
His praises aloud. Thus this CD. I am still not strong enough to record a
complete CD by myself, so I called upon my friends. Everyone was more than
willing to co-operate with me in my efforts to present a spiritual and
uplifting recording. The plans were set...
On Tuesday, September 11th, 2001 our lives
changed drastically. On that Tuesday morning the unthinkable happened, and
America became paralyzed. Let us all hope and pray that some day we will
break free from this torture. I hope and pray that God will ease my
agony, and make me realise how miniscule my problems are compared with
those of the families in New York, Washington and
Pennsylvania.
I hope that you -the listener- will find
some message in this CD that will give you the strength and courage to
overcome your difficulties.
All proceeds from the sale of this CD are
to benefit Catholic
Charities.
"The Way Back"
featuring
Eamonn McGirr and Friends
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Eamonn's Irish Pub & Restaurant
151 Menands Rd (Rte 378) Loudonville, N.Y. 12211
(Less than 5 minutes from I-90; Rte 87 the Northway; Rte 787 and Rte 9)
Tel: (518) 463- 2414 E-mail: Eamonn@nycap.rr.com
Review by: Eamonn McGirr
Published by: Capital Celtic Network
Year Written: 2001
