[8/15/08 Edited to Add: I borked-up my blog and accidentally disappeared ALL comments – sorry, if I lost yours – because, I am A DORK!]
In support of Lisa, via Jealithe!
"OMG, Lisa’s got Cancer!"
It was very early in the morning (NOT my favorite time) and I was checking Twitter (because, I am a DORK) to see who else was, you know, awake and followed a link left by The Bloggess.
My husband, Garth (not his real name) handed me my morning coffee.
"Who?"
[covering mouth]
"Um…Midwestern Mommy…a mommyblogger."
No, not really.
"She’s my friend!"
I met Lisa during BlogHerCon 2007 (in Chicago) see, that’s her…the first blonde on the right…and I instantly fell head-over-flip-flops. She’s a soft-spoken cutie whip-smart and has a wicked sense of humor.
Aaaand she didn’t even make fun of my Jersey (tinged with a bit-o-Hungarian) accent – not once!
We traded business cards and, when I got home, soon subscribed to each other’s feeds (mom blog talk) and I started "getting to know" Lisa, a little better.
If you know Lisa (like, I do) then you can imagine how happy I was to run into her (literally, I am such a klutz) at Johson & Johnson’s Camp Baby – where the air was clouded in controversy, even before our arrival – and I clung to the woman, like white on rice.
It’s funny, you know? A simple little smile, or quick wink and a nod, is acknowledgement enough to make some people (like me) think they can pretty much get through anything and feel less…I dunno…lonely…I think, anyway.
I was honored to be one of the inspirations (Lisa’s word, not mine) behind her exercise in Margarita Hair and couldn’t help but laugh, until I cried, when the quest to turn to "the dark side" went a little, you know, different.
No matter, she’s STILL beautiful…damnit.
In reading her words – not to mention, reaching out to other bloggers – Lisa validates what I’ve known for nearly 5 years, now.
We [moms] are NOT alone:
"This is the message that continuously comes back to me when reading the many, many wonderful bloggers out there. No matter what your situation? Odds are someone who has a blog has experienced or is now experiencing that same thing. We are all connected in some way."
As it turns out, Lisa’s doctors may have jumped the gun by telling her that she has cancer…in the freakin’ ER, no less.
[cough-assholes-cough-cough]
Now, the “something” they saw on her cat scan may very well not be a mass, her colonoscopy was clear and her blood tests are negative for cancer markers.
PHEW!
As of this post, Lisa is in the hospital – they are pumping her with fluids and antibiotics – they are waiting for the biopsy results and are still ruling out lymphoma. She might need some exploratory surgery, so the assholes doctors can see exactly what’s going on.
I can’t imagine the crazy she must be feeling, right about now. Frankly, I don’t want to. Unfortunately, I know what her family is going through – my twin brother lost a kidney to cancer, two years ago – the waiting sucks.
Please, if you haven’t already, go on over and visit with Midwestern Mommy. Or, feel free to leave a comment for her here. Give Lisa all the love you can spare and help her to feel the positive strength of the Internets.
No, my friend, you are most definitely NOT alone.
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[Please, clean off a chair and stay a while – subscribe to email updates or the RSS feed or – if you really, really like me – visit with us, again and I’ll love you forever!]