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That sounds so chipper.
Unfortunately the path has been bulldozed right now. I just had a dear friend die of brain cancer in Hospice about 4 days ago and I just found out a young, vibrant, loving woman friend of mine has brain cancer as well. They just removed a huge tumor from the right side of her brain about four days ago.
I am devastated. I can not talk about it. I am on the verge of tears I do not know what to do except stay calm, loving and prayerful for her. I have sat with her for the past two days. When we sat alone she asked me if I would do the chemo and the radiation if it were me. I assured her it was HER journey and her CHOICES what ever they would be I would support her. She is still waiting results but the radiologist claims it is cancer.
She is surrounded by a loving husband and friends, we pet her, love her and surround her. We ate dinner together and I led the prayers to creator, mother, father, spirit who ever is up there please hear us. I am staying strong but feel like puking up my guts. I want my MOMMY, I want to be little, I want to cry. I am asking my students to be kind to me during this painful process. They are receptive.
Lessons.
NAMASTE
M,my heart goes out to you and to your friends. Ah, this is the age that mortality visits our circle and it’s not a welcome visitor. Life’s a one-way street, at least here on earth, and there’s a point when even the detours are no longer an option.
I am also watching a friend die with dignity, and I have learned so much from her. More than I can even explain right now…I thought about it today and couldn’t… but one day.
Hugs to you, my friend. And prayers that things go well for your friend.
My husband and I have had a year full of detours, and just like the ones we both had before we met that put us in one another’s path 33 years ago, these difficult detours yielded unexpectedly delicious fruit. My brain injury, his job loss, his near fatal heart blockage discovered — literally — just hours away from what would have been a fatal incident — all of it led us to a place of such contentment and joy. We would not slow ourselves, so life did it for us. This beautiful post deeply speaks to me. Thank you.
Eleanor, thanks for sharing a bit of your story. It sounds like quite a lesson! You are so right–sometimes we don’t do what we need to on our own. The Universe steps in and tells us more directly. I so get this. Blessings to you and your husband.