I appreciate you reaching out and sharing. I was pondering today about the value and purpose of Steemit and one of the reasons I will be persistent is just for this very thing. To connect. To, perhaps make a difference. That's one reason I liked your story, it was more than a story - you gave meaning to it for your readers.

As far as past lives go, I know for certain I've had at least 24 (I seen myself in visions, I've seen "pictures" of myself in my mind. I've even had poems come to me that detailed events from other lifetimes. It's all been very fascinating) but I suspect all of us who are on a more, what shall I say... accelerated path, this life time, have had hundreds if not thousands of lifetimes. The Buddha said he had had at least 100,000. Life really is a continuation, the soul never dies. I am attaching a link to another post I made that may interest you. An experience that lasted over a month. Here 'tis: steemit.com/jerrybanfield/@mistermercury/i-died-hundred-deaths. I've come to understand, finally (like I said I'm usually the last one to figure it out) that disease is an affliction upon our energetic bodies and that is where the healing must be done. Some disease, is imprinted through our DNA from ancestral energy and some is brought over from our own past lives. This disease I carry around with me is from ancestral DNA since my sister had the same thing. You noticed I said "had". It weakened her energetic body and took her. As for me the disease has been a blessing of sorts, for I've learned a great deal from it and frankly it has humbled me. I can't recall if it was the Buddha or the Dali Lama or who, but one of the Masters said that in order for one to be enlightened one must have gone through terrible physical affliction first. I can understand that. Anyway, may you be blessed.