tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777572921251253526.post8008334674075748483..comments2023-09-28T07:27:40.721-07:00Comments on Sardines in a Can: LA TimesCarol Pavliskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368979644107669048noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777572921251253526.post-80084695976797254702011-08-01T11:01:21.594-07:002011-08-01T11:01:21.594-07:00Give your boy a kiss for me. And not in the Gay wa...Give your boy a kiss for me. And not in the Gay way but in the "he reminds me so much of John that I want to take care of him" way.<br />I'm sorry that I haven't been around and to see this when you first wrote it.<br />I'm in such a mood these days and now your pain is going to press on me. It's not your fault. I was "born this way". Actually I wasn't. I only became this way when I started having children. I used to be icy-cold. But if all goes as planned, I only have about 60 years of worrying left. Want to get together then for a drink and laugh about old times? Maybe John and Jules will put us in the same nursing-home room. Let's hope!<br />Your Friend, MarkMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01049586061176648341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777572921251253526.post-15726935393117136752011-07-31T15:20:48.298-07:002011-07-31T15:20:48.298-07:00Ah, I'm sending great, fat waves of Positivity...Ah, I'm sending great, fat waves of Positivity to you and your family. You are vulnerable and fragile, yes, but always and also special and immune, because of your energy, your incredible energy, your humour, your kids' natures, your family's awesomeness and your constant Truth. <br /><br />You have incredible strength; you are funny as anything, kind of insurmountable-seeming sometimes, and then you are also simply a mom, pacing and raw, with a phone stuffed in her bra. Thank you for sharing all this and all of YOU. <br /><br />I hope the relief and hysteria start to settle down—at least the hysteria part. Thinking of you, sending whatever energy you might like to receive. A hug/ warmth (no! too hot!)/ a smile.Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08560926974431305982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777572921251253526.post-42455689124194166652011-07-31T05:23:32.407-07:002011-07-31T05:23:32.407-07:00My thoughts are with you. I haven't been read...My thoughts are with you. I haven't been reading you long so that's the first photo I've seen - that is one very good looking young man you have there.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13971410390575810665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777572921251253526.post-2413310651434356652011-07-30T18:58:29.189-07:002011-07-30T18:58:29.189-07:00My daughter was diagnosed with scoliosis in the 6t...My daughter was diagnosed with scoliosis in the 6th grade. Evidently it is a condition that many kiddos with cerebral palsy eventually wind up getting due to the low muscle tone of their trunks....think of a sunflower with a gigantic flower that is too heavy for its' stalk. Anyway - we did the same as you guys. Each year going to the orthaepedic (sp.?) specialists to see 'if the curvature had progressed'. Of course, it had and of course, she eventually had to had surgery - can you say TWO steel rods inserted alongside her spine and riveted to it?? Ouch. Anyway, my point is this: having a doctor that you feel is THE BEST goes a L-O-N-G way towards being OK (somewhat) with your child having surgery. Sounds like you have found 'the best' doctor. That's all you can do, Sardine Mama. And love him ;-} Hugs.Dee Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10711019449531171226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777572921251253526.post-85077836443009902532011-07-30T14:54:13.987-07:002011-07-30T14:54:13.987-07:00Well, that is two pretty tough posts one after the...Well, that is two pretty tough posts one after the other. I don't have anything to offer either, am just feeling for you and will cross fingers and other stuff as long as necessary. Your boy is beautiful. But you knew that already. And clinics and doctors are pretty hard to have to live with - you've been doing great so far - let's say it might very well continue to be great from now on right? And you can share us some of your writing project anytime, you know that too I think. Hugs, jadejadenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777572921251253526.post-38462636400141538782011-07-30T12:38:48.056-07:002011-07-30T12:38:48.056-07:00I don't have anything to offer that will help,...I don't have anything to offer that will help, but I'm sorry about the stoopid fake doctor you got stuck with. (I typoed that as 'fack' which really isn't far from the truth).<br /><br />And the word recognition I had to type into the little box has me thinking about something mystical, but I don't know why...'tweremit'Amihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08353667980806676067noreply@blogger.com