Today...

Jul. 1st, 2007 10:21 pm
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would have been my step-dad's 49th birthday.

You know, I thought it would be insanely hard - that I'd have a hard time getting through the day. But, it wasn't bad at all. Yes, I'd thought of him a few times, and cried once twice.

Day by day, it is getting better. Very slowly, but surely.

Date: 2007-07-02 06:29 am (UTC)

Date: 2007-07-02 07:46 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nikitaquincy.livejournal.com
Sometimes I just don't know what to say. But I certainly know what you're going through. I'm not looking forward to my dad's next birthday. :(

Date: 2007-07-02 11:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hiddenmuse.livejournal.com
No worries. Sometimes hugs (even virtual) are the best form of communication.

Thank you for being part of my support system - I hope that I can do the same for you. :-)

Date: 2007-07-03 12:49 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nikitaquincy.livejournal.com
You're welcome. And thank YOU. Your support has been so very much appreciated. I feel so blessed to know you and have you in my life. :)

I'm so thankful that FOB has brought you and all the [livejournal.com profile] trch2thrthwrms girls into my life. I'm so grateful to them, and to you, and even to my dad, for all of this. ♥

And now I'm crying, so I'd better post this.

Date: 2007-07-03 02:27 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hiddenmuse.livejournal.com
:-D

Yes, if we actually met them, it would be like - "hey, thanks for the music. it brought us all together as friends" Maybe we'd even refrain from glomping Patrick. ;-)

Date: 2007-07-04 08:53 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nikitaquincy.livejournal.com
LOL no I'd still glomp him, but yes, I think it would be awesome to be able to meet them collectively and tell them that. I hope we get the opportunity :)

Date: 2007-07-04 04:35 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hiddenmuse.livejournal.com
Yeah ... that's true. Kinda hard to *not* glomp him!

Date: 2007-07-03 07:40 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gardengnomegeek.livejournal.com
Ah, that is so sweet Nerysa. I feel the same way about all of you.

Over the years, some bands biggest impact on my life has been the wonderful friends I have met because of them.

I hope we all get to meet them when we are together and tell them about it.

Date: 2007-07-04 08:56 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nikitaquincy.livejournal.com


It's amazing the friends you meet through a shared love of a band. And this by far has been the best fandom I've been a part of, with the most amazing people in it. :)

I too hope we get to meet them collectively. That would be so awesome. :D Besides, Patrick owes me a hug ;)

Date: 2007-07-02 02:48 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gardengnomegeek.livejournal.com
*hugs and more hugs*

My, he was very young to die. What happened? I hope you don't think that is a nosy question.

Hope today is better for you.

Date: 2007-07-02 07:43 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hiddenmuse.livejournal.com
Thank you. *hugs back*

He'd had testicular cancer a few years back, and the chemotherapy (among other things) just wreaked havoc on his system - he'd had strokes, kidney failure, and ultimately had a heart attack.

It was a lot of suffering - but he's in a better place now (wherever that place happens to be)

Date: 2007-07-03 09:15 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gardengnomegeek.livejournal.com
I am just a little bit sick of cancer. When I was a pretty small kid, I heard this stat that you would never go through life without knowing somebody die of cancer. At the time, it seemed surreal. Now it seems obvious.

Kevin had a testicular cancer scare many years ago. We were actually broken up at the time, but it brought us back together.

Date: 2007-07-03 12:56 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nikitaquincy.livejournal.com
It's true. I never believed that statement either, until I lost a couple of friends to cancer when I was in high school. After that, it seemed like it was neverending. :( I lost my godmother a few years ago to lung cancer, and she'd never smoked a day in her life. She was the closest thing I'd ever had to a grandmother, and I was devastated when she passed away.

And now to lose my dad, it's just so heartbreaking. :( And my mom had uterine cancer last year, but fortunately hers was caught early enough that they could operate and she hasn't had it since.

Date: 2007-07-03 02:24 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hiddenmuse.livejournal.com
I'd known *of* people that had cancer in one shape or form - but when it's someone close to you, that's when it really hits hard.

I'm glad that your mom has been cancer-free - that is probably a relief in your mind.

Date: 2007-07-04 08:51 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nikitaquincy.livejournal.com
I'm glad too. I don't think I'd have been able to handle losing both parents. :(

Date: 2007-07-03 02:22 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hiddenmuse.livejournal.com
You're not the only one that's sick of cancer. Several years before my stepdad's diagnosis, I had a co-worker whose son died of testicular cancer. I was so afraid to mention that my stepdad was sick, and that eventually, he'd had some time cancer-free, because I didn't know how this co-worker would take it.

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