Comments on One Crafty Mother: Halfway There

Ellie, I left this unread in my RSS reader for so ...

2012-01-25T09:26:17.133-05:00

Ellie,
I left this unread in my RSS reader for so long. I wanted to comment, but I can't quite find the words. Thank you for sharing your struggles with cancer so openly. Love and prayers for you and your family.

Hang in there. Happy halfway! Our last radiation ...

2012-01-25T08:16:53.739-05:00

Hang in there. Happy halfway! Our last radiation of 35 is today! We remember 5, 10 and halfway being exciting. Time flew for sure. Your comment on pain coming the back door with a bang is what we experienced too. Love the quote about ridding the fleas with a stick. So true. Our chemo nurse told us Friday we were at our worst for pain and we were excited. Yeah. We're in pain and it's so bad but it gets better hehe. Found you a while ago on BFAC and stopped by to see how you were doing. You certainly speak from the heart. As you look back when the fog clears it will help you realize how much you went through and how strong you really were when you didn't feel like it! Chin up and lots of smiles to you. Kenny and Sammy

Thinking of you and hoping you feel better soon. ...

2012-01-24T23:08:25.822-05:00

Thinking of you and hoping you feel better soon.

Trish
xoxo

2012-01-24T23:07:25.899-05:00

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What they all said. Finn wanted you to feel bette...

2012-01-24T21:52:36.609-05:00

What they all said.

Finn wanted you to feel better. We want you to feel better too. That's why we write to you and tell you how much your story has touched us. Because it HAS touched us.

Greta told you to believe in yourself because she believes in you. We believe in you too. So much.

Counting down from 16/32 (50%) with you. Every one treatment is three and one-eighths percent closer to "all done."

Greta is so awesome I can barely stand it. Wow Ell...

2012-01-24T21:10:30.878-05:00

Greta is so awesome I can barely stand it. Wow Ellie. Sister - your soul is so strong. We're with you.

xoxo
Lee

Beautiful caring children come from beautiful cari...

2012-01-24T15:40:09.894-05:00

Beautiful caring children come from beautiful caring parents. Usually. Sometimes. Well, in this case anyways! Sending you prayers and hugs. As always, I am honored to call you my friend. And, as always, my most favorite of my sentences that I hate applies here: This too shall pass. Ugh. It pisses me off to even write it. But it's true.

You don't know me, but I've been following...

2012-01-24T09:59:26.039-05:00

You don't know me, but I've been following along because you seem like such a nice person and you have such a lovely way with words. I am very sorry to hear that the pain has gotten so bad - I was in chronic pain years ago which was mentally and physically exhausting and the only thing that helped was meditation and complete acceptance... putting "space" between me and the pain I was experiencing, as much as I possibly could - like I was an outside observer. I know it's easier said than done, but it really did help me so I thought I'd pass it along. During that time I read Tolle's "A New Earth" which opened me up to regular meditation practice, which really saved me at the time. Although that was four years ago, I remember the pain as vividly as if it happened yesterday. This too, will pass. You WILL get better and you will be well again. I am thinking of you today and sending you healing energy.

Oh Ellie - poor girl. Hang in there. I wish there ...

2012-01-24T07:40:29.921-05:00

Oh Ellie - poor girl. Hang in there. I wish there was something I could say. Just hang in there. Lots and lots of love to you. One moment at a time.

I'm so sorry you are in so much pain. You are...

2012-01-23T12:56:07.448-05:00

I'm so sorry you are in so much pain. You are always in my thoughts. I hope tomorrow will be less painful for you. Your kids are so precious. So touching it made me tear up.

Libby

To echo a previous commentor, you do not have to d...

2012-01-22T12:07:21.110-05:00

To echo a previous commentor, you do not have to do this 16 more times.

You have to do it one more time.

And then repeat.

One day at a time, remember? One day at a time, my dear friend. Someone very loving and very wise taught me about that ;-)

So sorry to read of your pain. Your daughter is s...

2012-01-22T00:00:19.706-05:00

So sorry to read of your pain.

Your daughter is such a sweetie, hugs to her and you.

I read, I teared up, I adored your sweet girl *eve...

2012-01-21T22:55:10.215-05:00

I read, I teared up, I adored your sweet girl *even* more.

{Still sending those good thoughts your way.}

Sorry there is so much pain now. Sounds surreal. Y...

2012-01-21T22:26:03.769-05:00

Sorry there is so much pain now. Sounds surreal. You're in my prayers, Ellie. This, too, shall pass.

A suggestion for enduring pain moment to moment. ...

2012-01-21T16:25:44.358-05:00

A suggestion for enduring pain moment to moment. As a word lover, can I suggest a crossword? Sounds trite but it worked for me when I was in unceasing pain at onepoint in my life. One word at a time. Do a word. rest. breathe. do another. repeat. sending love your way. stranger and then not.

This brought me to tears. I am so sorry for your ...

2012-01-21T13:10:12.446-05:00

This brought me to tears. I am so sorry for your pain. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Joanne

Pain sucks...there's no polite way to give you...

2012-01-21T12:24:55.975-05:00

Pain sucks...there's no polite way to give you hope other than to tell you it WILL pass...all you can do is what you're doing now. Find hope and grab on!

I am praying here always

Oh, Ellie. You're getting closer to the end of...

2012-01-20T23:52:38.423-05:00

Oh, Ellie. You're getting closer to the end of this torturous treatment. You children are little messengers of your higher power, touching you with his grace and comfort. What a precious blessing.

As for 16 more treatments, just tackle the next one and only that one. Try not to look ahead. Just stay in the moment. One treatment at a time. We all love you so much and I hope you can feel it from all over the world. xoxo

Halfway is halfway, Ellie. Well worth celebrating...

2012-01-20T22:14:57.964-05:00

Halfway is halfway, Ellie. Well worth celebrating! So congrats to you and lots of peace and ease as you move forward.

XOXOXO

C

Hi there Ellie! Thanks so much for writing...even ...

2012-01-20T19:02:02.373-05:00

Hi there Ellie! Thanks so much for writing...even if it's about pain and cancer I am so much less lonely out here with you writing to all of us.

Greta is such a beautiful generous caring soul like you. She feels things very deeply and has so much empathy for a child her age. That is really a gift even though it can be heavy at times.

Hugs and love and healing prayers to you always,
Atomic Momma

Thinking of you and praying for you, Ellie.

2012-01-20T18:42:48.071-05:00

Thinking of you and praying for you, Ellie.

Sending cyber-pats on the back and wishing I knew ...

2012-01-20T17:44:32.885-05:00

Sending cyber-pats on the back and wishing I knew you "in real life," so I could help more than just cyber hugs and pats. So many people are holding you up in prayer and thoughts; maybe you can relax on those good wishes.
Lee Ann

Keep writing if it helps because we are here to re...

2012-01-20T16:18:13.360-05:00

Keep writing if it helps because we are here to read your words and give you strength from afar.

Sending so much love to you...

Thinking of you so much.

2012-01-20T14:31:19.272-05:00

Thinking of you so much.

This is such a hard thing to go through. Yes, be a...

2012-01-20T13:42:34.386-05:00

This is such a hard thing to go through. Yes, be assured there will be a few better days scattered here and there in the next month... I remember some advice given to me by an elderly woman, Ethel, who held the door for patients and arranged valet parking at the cancer center where I got my 35 days of radiation for my tonsil cancer... it was right around the half-way point and I was feeling weak and miserable and beat-up and starting to get depressed. She gave me a hug and said "Just relax into this, hon." I wasn't sure exactly what that meant... but it stuck with me and helped (I dont remember anything the oncologist told me that day)... Ellie, just relax into this, hon...