When Johnny Comes Marching Home
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Comment from reconciled
where do I find the book...-smile- I will leave a review if I can. Hello Ingrid....I hate that disease...it takes so many people...everybody seems to be touched by in form or another. you know I've been watching Jerry Lewis....raise billions of dollars year after year since I was a kid....and this year will do it again....sort of like tradition now.......I don't understand....how it is with the resources available...in all this time...we have to stay up all night again.....maybe I just don't want to understand......love Michael
reply by the author on 20-Jul-2014
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where do I find the book...-smile- I will leave a review if I can. Hello Ingrid....I hate that disease...it takes so many people...everybody seems to be touched by in form or another. you know I've been watching Jerry Lewis....raise billions of dollars year after year since I was a kid....and this year will do it again....sort of like tradition now.......I don't understand....how it is with the resources available...in all this time...we have to stay up all night again.....maybe I just don't want to understand......love Michael
Comment Written 20-Jul-2014
reply by the author on 20-Jul-2014
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Cancer is not one disease, but many with similar symptoms, all sharing the same carnage, the rotting from the inside out. Who wants to understand this shit unless you have to, and then it encompasses everyone in it's circle--even those no infected, but still affected.
The book is on Page and Spine.com written under my name, Ingrid Thomson. Though each week a chapter is published, we're up to 12, the archives will take you back to chapter one. Though it begins with a doctor's pronouncement that the character has 3-6 months to live, it's about relationships, not cancer.
Thanks for the stars. I really do appreciate the accolade.
Comment from ExperiencingLiphe
I went to school with a boy and his younger brother had cancer. After a long battle they asked him if he wanted to continue to fight and he said no. It had been a very long road and they respected his wishes. He died on Christmas Eve, he got his Christmas wish to be free from it all, but he did fight. I think the kids who have cancer and have to fight like that appreciate everything a little more than us healthy kids. They understand the true meaning to fight. A fight isn't getting punched in the face or kicked on the ground. I think cancer is a true fight to live.
reply by the author on 20-Jul-2014
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I went to school with a boy and his younger brother had cancer. After a long battle they asked him if he wanted to continue to fight and he said no. It had been a very long road and they respected his wishes. He died on Christmas Eve, he got his Christmas wish to be free from it all, but he did fight. I think the kids who have cancer and have to fight like that appreciate everything a little more than us healthy kids. They understand the true meaning to fight. A fight isn't getting punched in the face or kicked on the ground. I think cancer is a true fight to live.
Comment Written 20-Jul-2014
reply by the author on 20-Jul-2014
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It sure is, but what a nasty lesson to learn. thanks very much for the stars, but especially sharing your own experience.
Comment from Fridayauthor
Beautifully written, moving piece. Your writing talent is on display as are your feelings.
I especially like the following lines...
"life since cancer came to live with our family."
"slamming the door on me and his responsibilities,"
diarrhoea.
diarrhea.
Thank you for this fine posting.
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reply by the author on 20-Jul-2014
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Beautifully written, moving piece. Your writing talent is on display as are your feelings.
I especially like the following lines...
"life since cancer came to live with our family."
"slamming the door on me and his responsibilities,"
diarrhoea.
diarrhea.
Thank you for this fine posting.
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Comment Written 20-Jul-2014
reply by the author on 20-Jul-2014
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I do appreciate your reading and responding, especially to a sad subject.
Spellcheck corrected my spelling, but perhaps it's a UK English thing. I'll change it back. Thanks.
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I read a lot of UK novels...you're probably right! Sorry to be so picky!
Comment from nancy_e_davis
Having been there fighting Esophageal Cancer with my husband I know the coping mechanism that takes over as you lose hope and watch your loved one die. That husband/father will pay for his selfish withdrawal from his family and their time of need. He will live to regret his action and suffer remorse in his senior years. This is well written. Sad but a very good take on the story. Nancy
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reply by the author on 20-Jul-2014
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Having been there fighting Esophageal Cancer with my husband I know the coping mechanism that takes over as you lose hope and watch your loved one die. That husband/father will pay for his selfish withdrawal from his family and their time of need. He will live to regret his action and suffer remorse in his senior years. This is well written. Sad but a very good take on the story. Nancy
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Comment Written 20-Jul-2014
reply by the author on 20-Jul-2014
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Yes, it seems tragic that it often takes a lifetime to understand the effects of early life neglect. Sure, the person pays the price, but it is of no comfort to the wounded.