tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9110153203470551170.post6121543888895077154..comments2023-11-05T01:13:16.257-08:00Comments on Cancer Banter: Loved Ones Recall Local Man's Cowardly Battle With CancerSusan Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12178330935523896363noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9110153203470551170.post-1486812196354564612007-05-09T12:59:00.000-07:002007-05-09T12:59:00.000-07:00Susan, I am humbled by your willingness to share y...Susan, I am humbled by your willingness to share your innermost feelings under these circumstances and in this forum. Thank you. JaneUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02245392367287940489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9110153203470551170.post-66702433032882853392007-05-09T12:10:00.000-07:002007-05-09T12:10:00.000-07:00Susan - you WILL make it. And we will help you. ...Susan - you WILL make it. And we will help you. You can count on us!<BR/><BR/>Love,<BR/>Lisa C.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9110153203470551170.post-33795385668956993332007-05-08T21:01:00.000-07:002007-05-08T21:01:00.000-07:00Susan,I have been accused of being courageous a co...Susan,<BR/>I have been accused of being courageous a couple of times myself. It may have looked that way to others, or even to me when I look back. But at the time, I thought what I had was FOCUS. I had a goal to meet (go all the way through with the damned divorce this time!) or a big problem to solve, and that thing became the most important and I grabbed onto it and wouldn't let go until it was finished. <BR/>Whether I could summon that kind of "focus" in any other kind of situation, I do not know. But perhaps that is what courage is, at the end of the day. The ability and the willingness to look at the situation clearly and unblinkingly and deal with it. Which is exactly what you are doing.<BR/>I am so grateful that you have chosen to write about and share your journey with us.<BR/>Love, DianeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9110153203470551170.post-75742071236922174342007-05-08T16:56:00.000-07:002007-05-08T16:56:00.000-07:00Susan,Let the words flow freely...they touch and n...Susan,<BR/><BR/>Let the words flow freely...they touch and nurture. You're helping all of us as well as yourself. Write On!<BR/><BR/>--Rich NemecAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9110153203470551170.post-63182358557157779672007-05-08T16:01:00.000-07:002007-05-08T16:01:00.000-07:00Great post, as always. (Like that scarf/tote, it's...Great post, as always. (Like that scarf/tote, it's SO you. Heh, heh, inside joke.) <BR/><BR/>I received an announcement about Medical Arts, a new event sponsored by NewTown, This caught my eye: <BR/><BR/>Susan Braig's "Pink Robbin: The Best Medicine" <BR/>Along with musicians Joe Berardi, Emily Hay, Arthur Jarvinen and Kira Vollman, satirizes the human/grug exegesis through the chemotherapy process.<BR/><BR/>I know not what "grug" is. Susan? <BR/><BR/>The show closes this weekend, so I better get moving if I want to see it.<BR/><BR/>http://www.newtownarts.org/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03757467145726729943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9110153203470551170.post-53580301258994489572007-05-08T09:26:00.000-07:002007-05-08T09:26:00.000-07:00Susan, these posts of yours are so powerful. Hones...Susan, these posts of yours are so powerful. Honesty and love require more courage than anything I can think of, and you have "honesty and love reserves" in abundance.<BR/><BR/>People who don't know fear can't be courageous, they can only be foolhardy. It's facing fear that takes courage. Facing it, and blinking, yet continuing to face it, and to call it by name, without losing your mind, or your gratitude for what remains. Sure, there are times when even the bravest and the strongest lose focus, see what is happening and feel appalled, maybe (I'm projecting, here) even when they even panic. But the amazing thing about YOU is that, when your vision clears, your compassion for yourself and your loved ones and everyone who is suffering (which is, at one time or another, all of us) returns, deeper, stronger, and more insightful than before. <BR/><BR/>You have seen so much more than most of us hope and fear ever to be burdened, or blessed, with, and STILL you continue to reach out to the world, come what may, not just tolerantly or stoically, but enthusiastically, with open arms and a brilliantly curious, beautifully hopeful and incisively intelligent mind. <BR/><BR/>Susan, you are an inspiration and a wonder. I love you!Mrs. Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01289957466783280605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9110153203470551170.post-11066219511515020442007-05-08T08:07:00.000-07:002007-05-08T08:07:00.000-07:00One big hug your way.love,dOne big hug your way.<BR/><BR/>love,<BR/>ddenisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04254365119981921916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9110153203470551170.post-15448331651008078902007-05-07T19:08:00.000-07:002007-05-07T19:08:00.000-07:00"Sometimes I think the most courageous thing we ca..."Sometimes I think the most courageous thing we can do is to admit that we have no (or a limited supply of) inner strength and seek out others..."<BR/><BR/>You are so right about this. I think we often mistake being courageous and strong for being fiercely self-sufficient. <BR/><BR/>But being courageous and strong is also knowing when to ask for help and, perhaps even harder, allowing others to give us that help. <BR/><BR/>Friends aren't just for the good times. Friends are for all times.Lillihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533746021261520435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9110153203470551170.post-6254957857442866352007-05-07T13:59:00.000-07:002007-05-07T13:59:00.000-07:00Wow, Susan. I'm glad you know you don't have to fe...Wow, Susan. I'm glad you know you don't have to feel strong all the time. I'm also very glad you know you can count on us whenever you need us. I'm available for hugs any time.Janet Airdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17140216162030234163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9110153203470551170.post-45950789732547681482007-05-07T13:26:00.000-07:002007-05-07T13:26:00.000-07:00These songs came to mind: "you just call out my na...These songs came to mind: "you just call out my name and you know wherever i am, i'll come running...and, "you've got a friend. You've got a friend in me...you've got a friend in me"...i made this one up: I have one shoulder to cry on and one to punch! Sweet Susan, You are no less our hero in times of tears and fears. Sharing your humanity with us is precious and sacred. I am crying with you. lay it all at His feet...I love you, SuzeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com