[Cancer]
[cancer] Slogging forward
Since the diagnosis of my lung tumor last week, I’ve managed to be phenomenally busy (and therefore distracted) almost continuously. This includes quite notably a long, busy weekend as Toastmaster at WFC 2009 in San Jose in the close, loving company of
I know I am strong, but this will be tough.
Posted: 5:44 pm Mon November 02 2009 |
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thelittlefluffycat
November 2nd, 2009 at 5:48 pmThere are so many mental hands out, hanging onto you. Lifting you up. Sending you love. Hang in there.
stacy
November 2nd, 2009 at 5:55 pmSo good to see you this weekend. I knew you had a lot going on with the cancer, but I hadn’t heard about the lung tumor. I’m so glad I got to meet calendula_witch and got to catch up with you, and keeping my fingers crossed that the stressful times ahead will be fill with physical healing and with happiness as well. Keeping you in my thoughts.
C. Sän Inman
November 2nd, 2009 at 7:01 pmI am pretty sure that the pink sugar cod candy is good luck. I hope you plan on finishing it off for the good of your health.
…But also, ditto on what thelittlefluffycat said.
Maureen McHugh
November 2nd, 2009 at 7:56 pmI know you are strong, but don’t think that you have to pretend to be fearless. We’re all here, all listening, all thinking of you.
Matthew Sanbron Smith
November 2nd, 2009 at 9:21 pmYou kick its ass, Jay!
Steve Buchheit
November 3rd, 2009 at 7:43 amStrength without weakness is like courage without fear, it just can’t happen. Hang in there Jay, we’re all pulling for you.