tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-403686469369759261.post3241584333127931551..comments2023-09-11T03:36:07.613-04:00Comments on Home Celebration: A Blog Of Comfort and Joy: How Fragile We AreChristy Hardin Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12533664308954913961noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-403686469369759261.post-86019598390941992362013-05-21T18:54:58.684-04:002013-05-21T18:54:58.684-04:00James, that is so very sweet. Thank you. (And yo...James, that is so very sweet. Thank you. (And you are right, an "I love you" can often mean the world, especially when someone else is at the point when they need it most and don't even realize it.)<br /><br />So sorry to hear about your nephew. Melanoma is a tough bugger to fight, but I'm certain that all the love of family and friends gave him a lot of strength and courage in his battle -- I know it does the same in mine.Christy Hardin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12533664308954913961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-403686469369759261.post-35962055472213154832013-05-21T11:46:03.519-04:002013-05-21T11:46:03.519-04:00Christie,
Last week I lost my nephew to Melanoma ...Christie,<br /><br />Last week I lost my nephew to Melanoma at the age of 38 who has three adopted boys under age 9. The one thing that came out persistently through all the anguish and suffering was/is the great love that all family members and friends had for Mike, and do have for his family and one another. Just saying "I love you" without embellishment to someone can be the most pure and cathartic experience, both for the giver and the receiver. I imagine, from your writings of the past (FDL- which I followed) and those of today (which I have just discovered) that you are well aware of this phenomena.<br /><br />And so I wish you and yours the best. I pray that you might have comfort and strength through your trials, and I ask you, as much is possible from across the blogosphere, from a man that you are not acquainted, to believe me when I say simply and sincerely, I love you.<br /><br />James Downey Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15253700683885180521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-403686469369759261.post-88958434099280599462013-05-21T11:31:52.719-04:002013-05-21T11:31:52.719-04:00Christie,
Last week I lost my nephew to Melanoma ...Christie,<br /><br />Last week I lost my nephew to Melanoma at the age of 38 who has three adopted boys under age 9. The one thing that came out persistently through all the anguish and suffering was/is the great love that all family members and friends had for Mike, and do have for his family and one another. Just saying "I love you" without embellishment to someone can be the most pure and cathartic experience, both for the giver and the receiver. I imagine, from your writings of the past (FDL- which I followed) and those of today (which I have just discovered) that you are well aware of this phenomena.<br /><br />And so I wish you and yours the best. I pray that you might have comfort and strength through your trials, and I ask you, as much is possible from across the blogosphere, from a man that you are not acquainted, to believe me when I say simply and sincerely, I love you.<br /><br />James Downey Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15253700683885180521noreply@blogger.com