Dear Linda, know that your father and all of you are in my prayers. Chris
has put it so well, there is nothing I can add. (Surprised Chris?) She has
really hit on the nitty gritty of those who love the one cancering and I
know you will find what she wrote as a comfort. Your friend, lillian
-----Original Message-----
From: CCR0417@AOL.COM <CCR0417@AOL.COM>
To: mol-cancer@lists.meds.com <mol-cancer@lists.meds.com>
Date: Wednesday, April 14, 1999 6:24 AM
Subject: Re: [MOL] I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE MYSELF
>Linda,
>Sorry to butt in to your message here. But I just had to because your
>feelings for your Dad and about the cancer are EXACTLY the same as mine and
>they mirror all the writings in my personal journal as I have begun this
new
>walk in my life.
>
>I can't offer much in the way of cancer info the way others on this forum
do;
>they have much more experience than I do and are more knowledgable in
general
>about the disease. But I do empathize with your feelings and experiences
as
>they are so very similar.
>
>It's amazing Linda, but not only is my father (for the most part - not
>always) in many ways a stranger now, but so am I -- to myself! This has
>changed me so much, not only from the pre- to post- cancer days, but even
>just since my Dad was diagnosed. I cannot believe some of the things I
have
>been able to survive, some of the things I have been able to do for my
>father, how my spiritual life has developed, etc. etc. When I look at
myself
>now, I see a new person, a better one, a stronger one, and one with MORE
HOPE
>than I have had in a lifetime! Yes, Linda, I have more hope now that my
Dad
>has cancer than I had all my life! I see the blessings in every moment
that
>we share together. I see a greater value in being alive and a greater hope
>in the afterlife.
>
>I hope this helps and you don't mind my rude intrusion here into your
>messages to someone else.
>
>My sincere hope and prayers for you and your father,
>Chris
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