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A Plea From The Spooky One
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Majdy said on March 2, 2006 02:55:
My husband lost his grandfather few weeks ago because of Cancer too...
Sparvogamarie said on February 24, 2006 07:21:
That sucks Spooks. She sounded nice. I started supporting cancer charities after Marie, if you’re in Oz the Peter MacCallum institute is a good one and also the Olivia Newton John foundation.
http://www.kahlilla.com Here’s a webbie about a little girl who has cancer, she’s such a sweetie and what a horrible disease.
LittleSpooky said on February 24, 2006 07:56:
I started supporting back whn my grandmother was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 1994. My donations have been off and on... mostly when finances would allow it.
kachina008 said on February 24, 2006 09:45:
My salary is paid by the National Cancer Institute (NKI) here...meaning that I am doing scientific research that is supported by them.
Majdy said on February 24, 2006 09:46:
Sorry to hear that....
I lost my aunt years ago because of breast cancer....
ally77 said on February 24, 2006 10:03:
Sorry to hear it too...
I lost an aunt to breast cancer in 1989... I still rememeber the pain she suffered...
and of course there was the old friend of mine who died from a brain tumour a few years ago...
LittleSpooky said on February 24, 2006 16:19:
Sara had been diagnosed with breast cancer, and it had spread to her lungs.
When I met her, it was in remission.
realmiddlename said on February 24, 2006 17:20:
my mom died with breast cancer in 1993......it also went from the breast to the lungs.........i was 17....i watched her die and could do nothing about it. i hope they find a cure soon, no one should have to go through what she, and so many others, did........cheers spooky.
my mom’s name was iris.
Oldag75 said on February 24, 2006 23:37:
Cooper. Park Row. Border. Pecan. Doug Russell Park. Spooky, do those street names ring any bells?
Majdy said on February 25, 2006 00:40:
Girls, it’s so important to do breast check up by yourself everytime...
LittleSpooky said on February 25, 2006 00:58:
Cooper: The last name of 2 brothers I swam with in high school.
Park Row: A street that has many parks on it.
Border: The edge of something.
Pecan: A nut found in pies and by themselves.
Doug Russell Park: Jack Russell Terrier is what I’m familiar with.
o_O
realmiddlename said on February 25, 2006 08:32:
thank you alison...i really appreciate that. and to you for the loss of your aunt and friend, such a tragedy.
per and marie had a lot to do with my coping with it.
greetings to you and everyone here =)
cheers and happiness
t
LittleSpooky said on February 26, 2006 07:50:
UTA = Utah Transit Authority. Public transit system in Weber / Davis / Salt Lake / Utah Counties.
Sparvogamarie said on February 27, 2006 01:35:
Man, I don’t believe it. I just found out my best friend Jacqui’s mom has bone cancer. What is going on???? :(
eBay said on February 28, 2006 12:09:
Here in Ireland we had quite a terrifying news on TV and Radio yesterday; Ireland is ranked 2nd highest within the EU countries of the percentage of cancer patience dying of this desease.
Is there a light at the end of the tunnel of curing this desease?
LittleSpooky said on February 28, 2006 17:47:
Believe it or not, yes. There has been numerous breakthoughs in research. Unfortunately, some world governments consider this to be a “secondary” thing and they’ve been known to cut the researcher’s funding (the US is NOTORIOUS for cutting health care funding, which includes research).
MiracleMan said on March 2, 2006 00:55:
I feel for you, Spooky. It’s a worthwhile cause and I applaud you for sharing a tribute for your friend.
LittleSpooky said on March 2, 2006 01:24:
And now, unfortunately, I came home from work tonight to find out that my grandmother (this is my dad’s step-mom) is dying of cancer. She’s just been moved to hospice care and doctor’s are thinking a week at best.
I’ll post a little bit later on this... I need to finish my work clothes and try to sort out how I’m feeling.
Kathrin said on March 4, 2006 12:05:
In 1999 My Aunt had Breast Cancer and she was very lucky!
She got Operated!
roxgirl_germany said on March 4, 2006 13:34:
A while ago, I discovered via the www.hungersite.com that there are also other pages, like the breast cancer site, child health site, literacy site and environmental sites that you can help by clicking a button once per day. Sponsors will donate money for every click. After clicking, the buttons for the other sites appear. (It seems that a little more is donated when you sign up for the newsletter.)
LittleSpooky said on March 5, 2006 01:48:
Yesterday, at about 1215pm Mountain Time, my grandmother passed away. She had brain cancer.
ally77 said on March 5, 2006 06:59:
Sorry to hear that Tara, my thoughts are with you and your family at this time...
Love to you all xx
LittleSpooky said on March 5, 2006 15:03:
Services are Wednesday. Gotta call my dad for all the details. I wasn’t in the mood to talk on phone last night.
LittleSpooky said on February 24, 2006 07:07:
Normally I don’t make a plea like this. But tonight, I do so from the bottom of my heart.
February 21, 2006, I lost a dear friend of mine to cancer. Sara was a woman who was loved by many. She was a musician: Saxophone, piano, and organ. She was a writer, contributing to her high school newspaper and a couple of local women’s publications.
I met her as a driver at UTA in 1998. I’d been driving for a bit and when she and I were doing “report” together, I’d asked her how long she’d been out.
“1990.” I blinked once or twice, checking her badge number in relation to mine, (If you quit / come back, UTA would re-issue you your badge #. It’s your employee # and no one else’s). Mine was 3181. Hers was like in the 3200s to 3300s. I’d hired on in 97... so I couldn’t figure out what she was talking about. Then the light clicked on. Sara was gay.
Chagrin is my middle name yall. I meant “how long had she been out from under the Training Department’s wing and driving with the rest of us lunatic extra-board operators”. She could see the puzzlement and then corrected her statement: “About a month.” She and I had been friends ever since. We didn’t hang out together or anything like that, just different social circles. But I always said “Hey” when I saw her.
And it didn’t even bother me that she was gay. Hell, she was happier than me on BOTH meanings of the word, so....
We worked out of different divisions mostly, she was out of Meadowmuffin (Meadowbrook), while I was based out of Central (Slum Central *smirks*). As custom between drivers, when one would see the other, we’d wave. Don’t ask me how waving to the other operator got to be a custom, I don’t know. But for me, waving to the other operator was a way of saying: “Hey. I know you’re out here just like I am and I support you, as you do me. We’re comrades in arms.”
Sara was a great person to be around, and I wish that more people were like her and her partner: Intelligent, warm, thoughtful, insightful, funny... and so on.
Folks: Support your local cancer society. For the US, that would be the American Cancer Society. For me as well, it would also be the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah. It would be awesome if we could beat this disease. Remember, when you donate, the life you save could be that of a loved one or your own.