tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post3143735788655836458..comments2024-03-23T19:22:36.665-05:00Comments on Circling My Head: Fables I TellReneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11785932958464359112noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post-87077765010135608112009-04-14T09:41:00.000-05:002009-04-14T09:41:00.000-05:00i am reading your february posts and this one just...i am reading your february posts and this one just makes me gasp, all that pain, all that fortitude, all that stoicism, that's what I see in YOU dear girl.soulbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16879115279499153124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post-14217455400286478592009-02-25T21:46:00.000-06:002009-02-25T21:46:00.000-06:00Renee I love you! I just wanted you to know that.....Renee I love you! I just wanted you to know that...<BR/><BR/>JamieJamie Lotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15767273219576753759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post-40724557566582144572009-02-25T20:29:00.000-06:002009-02-25T20:29:00.000-06:00You make me feel like I should keep a written diar...You make me feel like I should keep a written diary as well as my picturey ones. Sending you all my love and biggest cyberhugs.<BR/><BR/>-EmmelineEmerald Artshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02260007005671685476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post-54303255857422943402009-02-25T18:09:00.000-06:002009-02-25T18:09:00.000-06:00Renee- Thank you for your nice and inspiring comme...Renee- <BR/><BR/>Thank you for your nice and inspiring comments. I am lucky that I am blessed w/thin skin, and the veins are easy to access. But in Sept. I was in the hospital for 2 1/2 days for stress induced atrial fibrillation. <BR/>At the time I didn't know it was stress induced, or that this existed. They were awful in the hospital, and came willy-nilly every 20 minutes for blood. When I realized that they could coordinate better, I refused to give any more blood 'til they coordinated. Then it was every 5 hrs. or so, but I was finally going home. I hadn't slept in 2 days, and w/Lyme, and the A-Fib. was exhausted, and cried as they were vampires. They should know how to do things better.<BR/><BR/>When necessary,try to insist upon someone who knows what they are doing- who cares and takes their time.:) I know how difficult it is, as I saw what my Dad and husband went through.My husband got a port, and has to have it flushed every month.<BR/><BR/>I always look up, and ask for whatever it is to be simple. Then I look for the simple.<BR/><BR/>Envision your cancer-free world:) and make it so-just look up, and ask.:)And don't forget your probiotics and B-vitamins:) LydiaLydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08009790703790263122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post-5013191176384206402009-02-25T17:41:00.000-06:002009-02-25T17:41:00.000-06:00Renee, I have only recently become aware of your b...Renee, I have only recently become aware of your blog and your experiences. <BR/>Thank you for sharing with us.<BR/><BR/>That has made a difference to many of us.<BR/><BR/>Happy DaysDelwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813713107604750354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post-47266471683081228002009-02-25T17:03:00.000-06:002009-02-25T17:03:00.000-06:00hi Renee, i've really loved all your sweet comment...hi Renee, i've really loved all your sweet comments especially about motherhood and this beautiful baby coming! thank you thank you for taking the time. and for all that you share on your blog. this post was powerful with all the time and energy and power it carries, and it is a gift to read as an outsider the insight, the ah-has, the ups and downs, the love and commitment and life packed into your entries. thank you. jennyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post-77495741958111454582009-02-25T17:02:00.000-06:002009-02-25T17:02:00.000-06:00Spring is just around the corner. Thanks for shari...Spring is just around the corner. <BR/>Thanks for sharing your life with us, Renee.<BR/>You're a good teacher of life!Ronniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07170604990646150200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post-15742047012333565872009-02-25T15:38:00.000-06:002009-02-25T15:38:00.000-06:00As always, thank you for sharing from the heart.I ...As always, thank you for sharing from the heart.<BR/><BR/>I learned recently of a pot-o-cath, that is fairly new on the "market", that can be used for scans and surgeries. Because of the high cost of this port, doctors have to choose who would be best suited for it. I'd like to know what the requirements are.<BR/><BR/>The difference between the port-o-cath I have and this new one, is the size. The drip, for treatment, is slow. The flow of injections that are required for scans and/or surgery are a faster flow. The result is greater pressure as the flow is quicker. With the smaller port (like mine) the risk of the port exploding with fast flows are why medical professionals still have to search for veins when I require a scan or surgery as well.<BR/><BR/>With the more expensive port-o-cath women like you and I could have all out blood works, all scans (requiring an IV drip) as well as IV drips required for all surgeries. Imagine, no more searching for veins! Never again would you have to go through so many needles.<BR/><BR/>There is hope. It would be nice if this was all considered in our life time. <BR/><BR/>You continue to be a great inspiration in my life! You do deserve to experience just a little less discomfort and inconveniences. <BR/><BR/>Take care my friend!Noreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15772687191686046793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post-54825876542684146952009-02-25T11:40:00.000-06:002009-02-25T11:40:00.000-06:00PuddI think you should write a blog to thank all o...Pudd<BR/><BR/>I think you should write a blog to thank all of the blood donors out there.<BR/><BR/>TAYLOR - THANK YOU FOR BEING SO PRO-ACTIVE AND GIVING BLOOD - IT TRULY MAKES a DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH<BR/><BR/>NAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post-72205217641258407162009-02-25T09:07:00.000-06:002009-02-25T09:07:00.000-06:00i don't want to leave a trite comment or end up sa...i don't want to leave a trite comment or end up saying something stupid, but i am listening as i read...<BR/>and yay, you chose rima's illustration! isn't she terrific?<BR/>i am in awe of her.pRiyAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238366312590419659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post-31314221755807911652009-02-25T01:16:00.000-06:002009-02-25T01:16:00.000-06:00You are so amazing really you are. I to love all t...You are so amazing really you are. I to love all the journal posts especially since I know all the wonderful family you describe I always tell you how wonderful Wahid, Angelique, Nadalene and Nathan are you have great great children and they are so much a combination of you and Wahid. I always think that if all the people who love you through your blog could meet Wahid they would love him. Every wonderful thing you write about him is so true. I am definitly a Wahid fan.<BR/><BR/> I love what Shelly wrote that is so true. You have always had compassion love and an unbelievable personal strength about you that I have always admired and wished I had. You draw people to you, you are like a magnet and when we get close to you we always want more. I am blessed and proud to have you for my sister. Seriously Lucky Lucky Me. Love you. MickeyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post-90184470439771981662009-02-24T22:47:00.000-06:002009-02-24T22:47:00.000-06:00Renee, you are such a special person, and it so up...Renee, you are such a special person, and it so upset me to hear about all the extra punctures you had to suffer because they couldn't access your veins. I cannot even start to imagine what that must have been like. I am such a wimp when it comes to needles. I cannot even find the words to tell you what all I am feeling, but I am happy for you that the Lord has blessed you with Wahid, and that he (Wahid) was there holding your hand through all this.<BR/>You sound like a real overcomer with a beautiful heart that shines through your posts. My prayers will continue to be with you. Nothing is impossible with God. He created you, and He can fix you.Great-Granny Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00984367859984906071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post-40904707506324919562009-02-24T21:37:00.000-06:002009-02-24T21:37:00.000-06:00just love for you is what I send.❤ Karinjust love for you is what I send.<BR/>❤ KarinKarin Bartimolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13490920503677450338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post-66396608549255636962009-02-24T20:09:00.000-06:002009-02-24T20:09:00.000-06:00Renee, Yes......It is Tuesday for me too and I am...Renee, Yes......It is Tuesday for me too and I am also fat........<BR/>HeHe. Yes, let's just have a laugh.Zion Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11306621634684429685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post-65893693274605998172009-02-24T19:16:00.000-06:002009-02-24T19:16:00.000-06:00I need a tissue. Now, dammit.Renee, it seems Febr...I need a tissue. Now, dammit.<BR/><BR/>Renee, it seems Februaries have given you the highest joys and the deepest pains. You are a remarkable person, filled with so much inner beauty. The love you have for your family is real and enviable. You passed on so many treasures to your wonderful children. And now, you are still giving. You give us laughter, reflection and beauty. You remind us to face whatever is thrown our way with dignity, grace, and a touch of irreverence. Yes, you are a remarkable person. I want to see more Februaries written in your journal.Bella Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02139728758198482234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post-22311294899124141782009-02-24T19:02:00.000-06:002009-02-24T19:02:00.000-06:00I LOVE YOU!!! Scoot over I am still sleeping at th...I LOVE YOU!!! Scoot over I am still sleeping at the foot of the bed in the cottage... and want to hug you.Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post-78871105181501476142009-02-24T18:41:00.001-06:002009-02-24T18:41:00.001-06:00As you surely know by now, everything we go throug...As you surely know by now, everything we go through, no matter how small or big, is defined by our perception of it. I can never understand what you have endured in these past few years because I have not walked in your shoes (terrible cliche, but true.) And, all I know about you is from what I've read on your blog. But, I can tell:<BR/><BR/>1) Though the cancer is terrible beyond words, it <I>has</I> allowed an opportunity. It is human nature to take things and people for granted until we are put in situations like this.<BR/>2) You are very strong. Just keeping this blog and all it entails takes strength instead of wallowing in self-pity. That's a silly example, but you know what I mean.<BR/>3) You've become a "connoisseur" of some of the most creative and original artwork I've ever seen :)<BR/>4) You're a fighting "Aries." So, keep "<I>butting</I>" that damn cancer out of your body and your life!!<BR/><BR/>Blessings and Love,<BR/><BR/>NancyEvery Photo Tells A Storyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03914175541948429064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post-10201265939671138782009-02-24T18:41:00.000-06:002009-02-24T18:41:00.000-06:00auntie renee,thank you for sharing your journal po...auntie renee,<BR/>thank you for sharing your journal posts. you are everything my mom said and more. i love you.<BR/>natalie renee<BR/>xoxoxoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post-91573160769633483842009-02-24T18:25:00.000-06:002009-02-24T18:25:00.000-06:00Renee...many times as I have read your blog I have...Renee...many times as I have read your blog I have thought this, "Renee = Strength and Courage". <BR/><BR/>You amaze me. <BR/><BR/>Love, <BR/>DeannaDeannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03531935652707350557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post-81422228539437570782009-02-24T16:34:00.000-06:002009-02-24T16:34:00.000-06:00Ha ha ha! Renee, I am rolling on the floor laughin...Ha ha ha! Renee, I am rolling on the floor laughing! I absolutely LOVE you! You shoot from the hip and that is such a cool thing! Thank you! I am going to take a few lessons from the Renee School of Pissed Off At Cancer! You are the best!<BR/>Loads of love to you,<BR/>audrey xoxoxoxoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post-26513618249551792022009-02-24T15:27:00.000-06:002009-02-24T15:27:00.000-06:00I let out a deep sigh when I read your post... I w...I let out a deep sigh when I read your post... I was holding my breathe reading it and wondering at the marvel of you.<BR/>Your journal reveals so much of you and here you are sharing it... it speaks volumes about you as a person. I know more about your family and you love for Wahid - you know when you totally, 100% admire someone, well that is me and how I feel about you.<BR/><BR/>I am imagining you with your arms refusing to let your blood be taken, and you crying and I am reaching out to hug you.<BR/>I do send you the biggest hugs I can Renee filled with my heart and love....<BR/>Wow! you are amazing, truly<BR/><BR/>love ya!<BR/>DawnAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02001970521992371848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post-58509786393986300072009-02-24T14:03:00.000-06:002009-02-24T14:03:00.000-06:00Friend, I know that you have not yet walked in the...Friend, I know that you have not yet walked in the realm of the miraculous, but I have. And I tell you, there is nothing too hard for the Lord. But I don't know what his plans are for you. I only know his word, and he says 'ask, and ye shall receive'. I am asking him for your healing, as you and your loved ones are doing. I am also asking that your heart will hunger to know HIM and desire to seek his kingdom. Matthew 6:33 says "Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you".<BR/>The kingdom of God are the hearts of those who trust and believe in him, and seek to do his will. Once he is King of your heart, your soul, your life...you will know then what my words cannot describe.<BR/><BR/>I say a prayer for you each and every time I think of you. In March, when you go in for more testing, I know the Lord's presence will be there with you. Be of good cheer Renee!YayaOrchidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12903215880257353340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post-18860275062960823932009-02-24T14:02:00.000-06:002009-02-24T14:02:00.000-06:00Renee, you are one brave, strong, courageous lady!...Renee, you are one brave, strong, courageous lady! I don't know if I'd have the guts to share the thoughs you are so generously sharing with other women! <BR/><BR/>I know that T. S. Eliot said:<BR/><BR/>"APRIL is the cruellest month, breeding <BR/>Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing <BR/>Memory and desire, stirring <BR/>Dull roots with spring rain...."<BR/><BR/>But I have to disagree and say that February is the cruelest month! Winter seems like it'll last forever right now. <BR/><BR/>Thank you for sharing your journey. You're in my thoughts and prayers.MarionLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04131364497408446013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post-2730863179657521592009-02-24T13:31:00.000-06:002009-02-24T13:31:00.000-06:00Hello Rennee.. how wonderfully written, your words...Hello Rennee.. how wonderfully written, your words of your feelings...<BR/>And I am am touched that you choose to use my painting with them :)<BR/>I wish you healthy happy adventurous days.... full of new beginnings. And strength,<BR/>Rima xRima Staineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10044701472535300254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post-57881767067951103792009-02-24T13:03:00.000-06:002009-02-24T13:03:00.000-06:00I am speachles,there for a poem for you,from "This...I am speachles,there for a poem for you,from "This is my beloved" by Walter Benton.<BR/><BR/>Everyone is sleeping.Nothing wakes.The woods are motionless.The wind is down to a whisper.<BR/>Sleep hums like current-yes,audibly-through the bright steel night.<BR/>The evening star rises like a flaming wick.Hills fit into hills like lovers,their great dark straddling thighs clasping still greater darkness where they meet.<BR/>A star breaks,arcs down the night-like God striking a match across the cathedral ceiling.<BR/>Therefore I wish-see my lips move,making your name.<BR/>It is so still,so still....I am sure that you must hear me.<BR/><BR/>Love and hugs from me.<BR/>If I knew how I would post a photo or a painting of mine in here,but I will do that on my blog,ok?! CiaoAlekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07514059217994184072noreply@blogger.com