Angry
April 2, 2008
I have been really really angry for the last couple of days. Hear me out - this is important.
I cried the ugly cry the other night when I read this. Lisa @ Clusterfook has motherfucking cancer. For the third time. And this time it decided to take her on by being a complete asshole to her organs.
I don’t use the word “hate” very often anymore. I don’t like the word, and discourage my kids from using it - it just has such a horrible feeling to it.
I HATE THIS.
I hate that cancer is attacking a fellow mom, a fellow member of our great big blogging community, a lovely woman who writes from her heart, who battles many things beyond cancer, things that are a result of cancer, like depression and difficulties many of us never see.
Even in her sad announcement to us, she asks us not to offer sympathy. She asks instead that we tell her one thing we are grateful for. I’m crying as I type this ~ I want so much to fix this for her and her family but it’s obviously beyond any of our control.
One of the things that I’ve learned is that Lisa would like to spend some quality time with her daughters at Disney before it’s too late.
This community has rallied many times around bloggers who have needed us. We have had our differences, sure, but we’re all people with families and/or friends who love us.
Here’s the donation button:
I’m SURE that if we spread the word, we can make this happen for Lisa and her girls.
Please go see Miss Ann Thrope for details on how you can give. Even if it’s $10, every little bit helps. Miss Ann and her readers have created a raffle to sweeten the pot. There’s no reason you can’t come up with $10. It really means so very much to Lisa to have this time. I can only imagine how she is feeling right now.
Thanks everyone. xo
p.s. I can’t get a hold of Miss Ann right now (It’s 2 a.m.) but I’d like to offer a gift basket full of stuff you can only get up here in Canada, like certain candy and chips and stuff. My American friends really like that sort of thing and I thought it would be fun.
p.p.s If you want to offer up a prize, by all means, head over to Miss Ann’s post or email her (her email is in the post)
p.p.p.s. Dawn has made up a button to help spread the word. You can find that here. Thanks Dawn!
April 2nd, 2008 at 7:49 am
Heading over to make a donation. I’m so sorry to hear about this.
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April 2nd, 2008 at 8:24 am
Yeah, that makes me mad too. I’m going over to donate too. Thanks for the headsup.
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April 2nd, 2008 at 9:06 am
Thank you for sharing this news, even though it’s so sad.
On my way to Miss Ann’s.
April 2nd, 2008 at 9:31 am
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April 2nd, 2008 at 9:33 am
Shit. Thanks, Karen, for the heads up.
I hate cancer.
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April 2nd, 2008 at 10:02 am
It made me sad and angry as well.
I actually get PAID this Friday so can help someone else out, yay!
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April 2nd, 2008 at 10:07 am
Karen, I’ve made a button to point ppl to Missanthrope’s site - ppl can grab it on my blog.
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April 2nd, 2008 at 10:08 am
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April 2nd, 2008 at 11:22 am
I couldn’t even finish reading Lisa’s post when I saw the c-word there. Zombie Mom and I discussed how much it all sucks last night. *sigh*
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April 2nd, 2008 at 11:23 am
I read Lisa’s news yesterday and was both angry and sad. Ended up discussing the whole thing with Zombie Mom on the phone last night.
Dagny’s last blog post..Second time around
April 2nd, 2008 at 11:50 am
I’m angry too, and I feel so helpless in the face of it.
I love Lisa.
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April 2nd, 2008 at 11:54 am
Checking it out right now.
Cancer is just really shitty.
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April 2nd, 2008 at 1:29 pm
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April 2nd, 2008 at 1:36 pm
Came here via Queen of Spain. Thanks for this post. Happy to help.
April 2nd, 2008 at 3:15 pm
Don’t forget prayers for a miracle cure as well. I’m battle Ovarian Cancer for the second time in three years and they tell be stage 3 B is not good however, ignore the statistics and believe you will fight this battle successfully. So I pray for your friend and her fighting attitude. And you are truly the kind of friend many of us cherish. Good luck with your donations may there be more money then she could dream of and a wonderful family vacation on the way.
Dorothy from grammology
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April 2nd, 2008 at 3:31 pm
I can’t figure out why this didn’t show up in my feed reader. ODD.
You are so awesome.
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April 2nd, 2008 at 10:20 pm
I too have been so angry since Lisa put up that post; my tears are still hot on my cheeks, as they are every time I think about her, which is often.
One of my least favorite phrases is “It’s not fair!” It makes me see red any time I hear someone whine it… And yet, that’s all I can think when I think of Lisa.
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April 5th, 2008 at 2:02 am
Just awful. I’ve got the button up on my sidebar. The power of the internet for good is wonderful.
(PS: thanks for rocking the button I see on your sidebar, btw)
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April 7th, 2008 at 12:08 am
This is beyond awful news. Cancer… sucks. I know there is not eloquence in these words, but it does. I donated and will offer a prize. I hope we can make this wish come true!
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