Cancer
I took a nap which was pretty healing this morning and some of the severity of the headache from hell has subsided. However, I woke up to see that Tony Snow’s cancer has returned, a spot found to his liver after having gone through colon cancer treatment just a couple of years ago.
This is so sad for him and his family.
Remission.
The cancer goes, and then it, in the worst case scenario, returns. This always makes me introspective. Twice in two weeks for public figures. Everyday in the lives of other people.
I wish him and his family the best as I did to the Edwards Family.
My final thought it that if you want to do something for anyone that lives, or has experienced the loss of losing someone to cancer, please volunteer at the next Relay for Life event in your community. Sponsored by the American Cancer Society, it’s a wonderful affirming fund-raiser that shows that through the efforts of caring people, we can all make a difference. The people that worked on Relay in our community helped out my family. In lieu of flowers at my mother’s funeral, we asked for donations to the ACS.
Just something that worked for my family.
Politics doesn’t matter in times like these.
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Very true, cancer knows no political bounds. Speaking of which, did you happen to see the Inquistition of the Edwards by KKKatie Couric on 60 Minutes?
Jeez, louise. Did she not go thru this same loss in her own life, & managed to show up on time for work? She’s a piece of work.
Yes, my prayers are w/ them all..
Ironic that I just opened this to read. I not even two minutes ago just read an e-mail from my mom. My uncle’s live-in girlfriend, who I’ve not met but I think is fairly young, in her forties maybe, has just been diagnosed with terminal brain and lung cancer, I’m told. My uncle is getting pretty disabled from Parkinson’s, so not only is the cancer terrible news but there’s the matter of seeing he’s taken care of too. Sad sad. And I’ve now lost my dad and both his parents to cancer (several different ones), and right now we are awaiting the outcome of a very very close friend of the family’s recent tests. I’m hoping for the best, needless to say.
My mom (with her school) always does the big Relay for Life stuff every year over yonder. It totally rocks.
Hey gal, hope you are feeling much better. I’ve read your earlier post about feeling down and out. Sometimes I’m careless and forget that this is not a badger centered world (but dammit it should be). You should know that it is tooo quiet here without you and we love ya and truly care when you are down. Congrats on BlogNet that is really cool! Also thanks for all your encouragement it means a lot, even though i get all badgery on you. You may have noticed that i took your last batch of advice to heart. Thanx, and for crying out loud get well and come back to work, it is sooooo boring without you!
I’ll be back tomorrow, dammit, and I want BEER.
And good times.
We will have them, by Gawd.