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    Not exactly TGIF - 11/11 update

    in MEMBER UPDATES

    Posted

    Wow Bud!!! I must have missed some news along the way. I knew your Rose was dealing with breat cancer, but did not know about any of this. I am hanging onto that hope that after this initial rocky period Rose will be feeling better and cancer free. Best of luck to both of you and I do apologize I didn't offer support beforehand. I assume you may be missing the Walk tomorrow? If so, don't worry - next year will be time enough to give a great talk.

    Tonight - many thoughts and prayers for you both.

    Kasey

    gone for a long tim e, without posting!

    in GRIEF

    Posted

    Oh dear Mary ~ I am here listening and hearing your every word. I see we both joined here just days apart. Your journey was not that long and the sturggle was hard. I have only some idea of how I would be feeling were I in your shoes. And I think it would be so very similar to you. Without my Fred, it would be hard to face each day. So ~ I have no words of wisdom to offer. No ~ just an ear to listen and heart to hurt right along with your own.

    To those interested people who tell you you should be over this ~ I say to them ~ keep your big mouths shut. Nobody can tell you how or how long to grieve. I am confident you will get to where you need to be ~ just not ready yet. I don't know if any counseling woud help. No idea. You just gotta do this your own way in your own time and let those who truly care about you prop you up when you need it. That includes those of us here who are willing to help.

    Try to not be so very hard on yourself. Try not to look so far ahead that you see yourslef alone forever. Let things just happen as they will. Remember this is a safe place to come and many folks here do 'get' it for sure.

    Kasey

    Friday's Air

    in JUST FOR FUN

    Posted

    Okay Ann..............the Pub is officially open for all!!!!! Not sure all the folks here know about it or not. Last couple of times we opened not too many showed up. I think we need to MAKE SOME NOISE at the Pub for Lung Cancer Awareness Month. So come on everyone ~ let's just 'be' together for this very special occasion. We don't need to celebrate or grieve or support or anything ~ just 'be' and MAKE NOISE about lung cancer. Oh ~ and celebrate just a little because Ann loves Fridays.

    Fred and I have our aprons on and Teddy is greeter at the door! Here we go!

    The Management

    The Results Are In!

    in MEMBER UPDATES

    Posted

    Judy, Judy, Judy!!!!! I am so glad it's the weekend because it will take me that amount of time to properly celebrate your news. I may even start earlier than normal :wink::roll::D !!!! You deserve this, friend. Hope you can feel the joy from PA all the way to FL. It's the best, isn't it????

    Kasey

    Remembering....

    in GRIEF

    Posted

    One of my workmates lost a daughter at the age of 16. She dropped over at soccer practice and died a few days later - an undetected genetic heart problem. This was a few weeks before Thanksgiving. Some years later at the beginning of November I mentioned to this coworker that I think of her every November and asked just how old Jenny would be. Well...........she began weeping. I felt terrible. I apologized all over myself for bringing her so much pain. And what she said amazed me. She said she cried because I REMEMBERED and said her daughter's name and nobody else had ever done that. What a powerful message. I carry that with me always and do what I can for those who have lost someone.

    Kasey

    In memory of Fay A she gave until the end

    in GRIEF

    Posted

    When I first came to LCSC I was not what you would call a 'poster' at all. I felt I had not much to contribute and could not do much for anybody here. Fay made me PROMISE to post and support folks. When my prognosis was grim she told me that in 5 years I would still be here as one of the old-timers offering support and hope and that it was my 'job' to do so. Well, here it is just about 5 years later and each time I think I should be done here, her words are repeated in my head. She was awesome, indeed. I miss her too.

    Kasey

    Frank Lamb

    in GRIEF

    Posted

    Frank made everyone one of us feel as if we were the very best friend he had. We talked and emailed - soulmates from PA. His last Christmas Eve he emailed just to lift my spirits and tell Fred and me that he wished us a Merry Christmas. Geez.......what a guy! I miss him.

    Kasey

    Lung Cancer Article

    in ADVOCACY

    Posted

    Jamie ~ you continue to amaze and inspire. All of us are so grateful for what you do. BTW - I've tried 2 times here in PA to get November proclaimed as Lung Cancer month. I get a very polite response from our governor that he certainly supports th cause - that's it. Pooh on him.

    Love,

    Kasey

    is this really happening?

    in CAREGIVER RESOURCE CENTER

    Posted

    Sweet Tova,

    I hear every word you say and understand every one. I am sorry to hear all you are experiencing. I remember thinking the same - do other people feel this pain - hurt somuch - and if so - how do they go on? I don't know the answer. I know I did..............somehow.

    I am sorry - no other words can I speak other than those. You are tired of hearing how remarkable you are - what a rock you are. You need to just rest and can't. And I'm sorry again. I will hurt here for you to maybe alleviate that last bit of hurt that makes it just too much to bear. I will carry that for you and hope and pray.

    We have to believe there is mercyf or all thos who suffer so.

    Kasey

    Joel joins 5 years

    in LC SURVIVORS

    Posted

    I think Joel and I must be twins ~ well, almost, anyway. I was dx on Sept. 21, 2004. That's close enough, huh? This is a WONDERFUL club to belong to, and I'm thrilled Joel has joined it. Fred and I send our very best wishes for many more 5 year milestones. We are looking forward to seeing you in just a couple of weeks.

    Love,

    Kasey and Fred

    Let's start a memory thread

    in CAREGIVER RESOURCE CENTER

    Posted

    Oh Michelle, I've got nothing to share but the pleasure I received from your story. You are a treasure, and it sounds as if you and hubby were just the best of everything to one another. I hope you've started a thread that continues for longer than any of us can ever imagine. Thanks for the warrm fuzzies provided by your memory. Tt is very special,

    indeed.

    Kasey

    My eternal darkness has arrived

    in GRIEF

    Posted

    Not seeing you for a bit, Michelle, I was hanging on to the hope that you were regrouping and getting ready to return here and to the LC fight ready to kick some butt. So.....................reading this just takes my breath away.

    I recall your earliest posts and remember thinking what a strong, capable, compassionate woman you were. You are still that woman and those traits will be what help you through this most difficult journey of all.

    Please remember that all of us here are ready to prop you up, cry with you, pray with you, whatever you need, Michelle. And we would love to hear more about the remarkable man who whon the heart of such an outstanding woman. My heart is heavy with yours tonight,

    XOXO,

    Kasey

    _________________

    54

    in NSCLC GROUP

    Posted

    Oh Cindy ~ I celebrtae with you for getting older ~ yes, I do! I am just a BIT older and I do the same thing. How fortunate we are to grow older, though I don't consider 54 old at all!!!!

    I am so glad we had the opportunity to meet one another at Katie's and once again in Chicago. Hopefully somewhere in the future we can do so again. We are a sisterhood, afterall.

    So I hope you got to celebrate fittingly and can enjoy your retirement. I retired just a bit' later in life tthan you, and feel so fortunate to be able to just 'be' and not have to get up at 5:30 each morning. I'll be having coffee with you tomorrow morning ~ somewhere around 9:00!!!!

    Many good thoughts, vibes, and wishes, Cindy,

    Kasey

    I'm sorry

    in MEMBER UPDATES

    Posted

    (((Michelle) ~ good news or bad ~ this board is about it all. Our FIRST purpose is to offer support, friendship, and compassion. It is NOT all about GOOD news. So.........that being said........not to chastise you but......get your butt back here right now or else. We are her to prop you up or whatever it is one might need.

    Now all that beating up over with, let me just say this ~ Michelle, many of us have been in your shoes and know what it is all about. We do not shirk in the light of bad news. Come and let us offer you our compassion, friendship, sympathy and info. Don't you make me come after you!!!!

    Kasey

    Wednesday's Air

    in JUST FOR FUN

    Posted

    Don't ya just HATE when that happens, Judy :twisted: ? I do it more often than I care to admit. Between mishits and misspellings ~ well ~ gets the best of me. Nothing much to say pertaining to an air for the day ~ just sorry you're frustrated and to let you know I LOVE my ativan too :D:shock::roll::!:

    Kasey

    Consultation Appointment for RFA

    in MEMBER UPDATES

    Posted

    Ah Barb, I am sorry for Bill's pain and the upheaval once again. You guys so desserve a break. I know that once again you are circling your wagons getting ready for whatever is to come your way. Please know that my wagon is right there behind yours. I sure wish I could grab my shotgun and just shoot the dickens out of the pain/discomfort so you could just be done with it.

    Of course my wagon is a virtual one ~ but the prayers are certainly for real. Also so many positive vibes and hugs are on their way to NJ. Wish I were there in person to prop you up.

    Kasey

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