It is Valentine's Day and the stories are about love and the origin of the celebration and ... more stories of heart transplant experiences The CBC covered a story about a woman who received a heart transplant at 50, and then found herself feeling different. the article says that thoughts and memories of her loved ones used to feel warm and tingly, she said. Now, they feel logical or factual, or cold.
"I love my husband, but I don't always get twitterpated anymore," she added, referring to the butterflies-in-your-stomach, love-at-first-sight feeling described in the classic Disney film Bambi."
On the other side of things, Lindsay Ma met the family whose son's heart was transplanted to her. They experienced a reunion-like meeting
"There was a lot of laughter and joy at dinner that night, though it was mixed with tears and emotion, especially when Debbie got out a stethoscope to listen to Lindsay’s heart. Debbie’s son Tommy’s heart now beats inside Lindsay’s chest."
These transplant stories are very curious, aren't they?
So we celebrate St. Valentine's Day today. I notice that St. Valentine's Day does not reference the word "pagan" in the wikipedia entry. - "It originated as a Christian feast day honoring a martyr named Valentine, and through later folk traditions it has also become a significant cultural, religious and commercial celebration of romance and love in many regions of the world."
Of course there are other references that tell a different origin story:
"Valentine's Day is steeped in pagan history and full of controversy and tragic violence. There is some evidence that this day was made to replace the pagan celebration of Lupercalia which had to do with celebrating fertility."
These hearts started out as images of a large digital mural in a U.S. mall - my own version of transplants
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