tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8146185555985083132.post1665205623790969317..comments2023-04-27T09:23:38.785-04:00Comments on Where I Am In All of This...: ReflectionRobert Schollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01541463336085628162noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8146185555985083132.post-48953045514522082472007-08-11T10:58:00.000-04:002007-08-11T10:58:00.000-04:00Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this blog. ...Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this blog. I come to it from time to time to read what you have to say. It is helpful and in some ways a comfort to me as I have been coming to terms with my father's cancer. He was well and it was easy to forget he had even been sick. Unfortunately, now he is not so well and it is indeed hard to come to face.<BR/><BR/>I admire you and your family. You are all very courageous! Rarely have I had the opporunity to see such beauty in the world. So, thank you for your generosity and my arms are raised in a cheer and encouragement to all of you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8146185555985083132.post-25860784583501479392007-08-06T13:30:00.000-04:002007-08-06T13:30:00.000-04:00Dear Bert, never before have I encountered such gr...Dear Bert, never before have I encountered such grace, integrity of thought, and absolute beauty in a man faced with cancer than that which you have managed to communicate to all who care so deeply for you, and who want you well again. You inspire and give love, and that--in the face of tremendous challenge! My hat is forever off to both you and Daniela . . . with love and gratitude for the gift of your friendship.<BR/><BR/>I have enjoyed reading you! I have also been awed by what you say. Your attitude is wise and your perspective more than insightful. Today, for example you wrote about how some people, who care about you very much, may also be the friends who don't call, come by, or write much (if at all). You mentioned a scenario that rings familiar to me. And, as you keenly surmise, it is the same for others. Bert, your ability to apprehend the inner nature of things, to empathize, and to forgive, to understand, to tolerate, to communicate, and to reason with beautiful logic, puts you into a category of human development that has relatively few members. <BR/><BR/>Thank you for continuously sharing your thoughts, feelings, ideas and growing knowledge. I pray you to be healthy, Marymaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15553527180736924983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8146185555985083132.post-1536164907730099392007-08-05T21:57:00.000-04:002007-08-05T21:57:00.000-04:00Bert, what a TREAT for me today to see you again a...Bert, what a TREAT for me today to see you again and to meet Daniella and Beau! I look forward to seeing all of you again next week.<BR/><BR/>I read your most recent blog with understanding and with great admiration for you. One of the things I learned as "the minister's wife" is how difficult it is for others to talk candidly to the sick, dying, widowed, etc., and how very much those very people NEED to talk about their reality -- that it's a great relief for them to be able to talk candidly about what they're going through and how they're feeling about it. Your reminiscence of your own difficulty talking to your friend Mary was an excellent window into how the silence begins, what feeds it, and how difficult it is to come back from it. Your generosity of spirit in recognizing that everyone just IS where they are, and that that's totally all right, is astounding. But then, YOU are astounding, and Daniella -- well, she's just beyond vocabulary, isn't she!<BR/><BR/>Love and huggggs to all,<BR/>BethBeth Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15918244079288616992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8146185555985083132.post-65176089492742618032007-08-03T09:16:00.000-04:002007-08-03T09:16:00.000-04:00Although we have never met face to face, Daniella ...Although we have never met face to face, Daniella was my professor last semester, and I feel a connection to the whole family as she spoke frequently of all of you. I hope you are feeling well and are keeping positive! If you ever start to feel down, you always know you have a great support system to fall back onto...you are one of the lucky ones (and never forget that). Thank you for sharing your thoughts and feelings, as they were probably terribly difficult to write. It shows your strength and courage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8146185555985083132.post-52374685703414288432007-08-03T08:37:00.000-04:002007-08-03T08:37:00.000-04:00Your candidness and openness to sharing is so beau...Your candidness and openness to sharing is so beautiful and inspiring.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com