tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841954830426385247.post8589647314767129014..comments2023-05-30T01:47:01.935-07:00Comments on In the meantime...: Becky and MarielleKimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10202745403355887348noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841954830426385247.post-83105061759974204062010-05-05T04:51:26.931-07:002010-05-05T04:51:26.931-07:00Two very amazing stories. Thank you both for shari...Two very amazing stories. Thank you both for sharing.<br />The power of blogging through the written word is incredible. Connecting us, and letting us feel hope.<br />God Bless.<br />xo, misha~from my front porch in the mountains~https://www.blogger.com/profile/18103990196491433325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841954830426385247.post-91281391195132881702010-05-04T18:26:45.616-07:002010-05-04T18:26:45.616-07:00I've been in Marielle's situation, young w...I've been in Marielle's situation, young with an unexpected diagnosis, and it is shocking. Like someone pulled the rug out from under you, betrayed by your body. (Not that I think what I've dealt with compares in any way to Katherine's struggles.)<br /><br />And I've been pretty close to Becky's. I have a sister I am very close with. She reached a point in her life where she was not officially suicidal, but it certainly occured to her that things would be a lot easier if she ceased to live. It is horrible to love someone so much who has enough pain that they truly have no interest in remaining alive. Especially when they bring so much joy to those around them. It seems incongruous that a person can be a spark, a light, to their friends and family without feeling the warmth that we all bask in just being near them.<br /><br />Those feelings Marielle describes closely mirror my own: If she loved us as much as we love her this could not be. But you have to remember that you are judging a sick person by the measure of someone well.Laurelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06120847492230531939noreply@blogger.com