Comments on: Good Riddance! http://blog.newsok.com/lifeisreal-jim/2009/06/23/good-riddance/ Life is Real - Writing the final chapters Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:20:43 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Holly http://blog.newsok.com/lifeisreal-jim/2009/06/23/good-riddance/comment-page-1/#comment-396 Holly Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:15:57 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/lifeisreal-jim/?p=275#comment-396 Little things do mean a lot. (Wait, isn't that a song already?) It's a long and winding road (whoops again), and at least now it is a little smoother, too, for you. Thank you for continuing to share your story, and know people are pulling for you. Doctors at M.D. Andersen told my husband and me that they hope cancer someday will be considered a chronic disease rather than a death sentence, and I know medical advances are being made. You are proving that. Lung cancer did cut short my husband's life, but his determination and that medical community gave us almost two more years as a family, when doctors had expected his time was shorter than three months. I know for sure: There is always hope. Your writing comforts me, and I thank you so much for that. Little things do mean a lot. (Wait, isn’t that a song already?) It’s a long and winding road (whoops again), and at least now it is a little smoother, too, for you. Thank you for continuing to share your story, and know people are pulling for you. Doctors at M.D. Andersen told my husband and me that they hope cancer someday will be considered a chronic disease rather than a death sentence, and I know medical advances are being made. You are proving that. Lung cancer did cut short my husband’s life, but his determination and that medical community gave us almost two more years as a family, when doctors had expected his time was shorter than three months. I know for sure: There is always hope. Your writing comforts me, and I thank you so much for that.

]]> By: Sally Denton http://blog.newsok.com/lifeisreal-jim/2009/06/23/good-riddance/comment-page-1/#comment-395 Sally Denton Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:43:54 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/lifeisreal-jim/?p=275#comment-395 and I hope and I hope

]]> By: kala pennington http://blog.newsok.com/lifeisreal-jim/2009/06/23/good-riddance/comment-page-1/#comment-394 kala pennington Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:06:16 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/lifeisreal-jim/?p=275#comment-394 Jim, I found this story so ironic and funny, funny, funny! Maybe, it's because I was reading the article while waiting for my latest cat scan. I and my sister met you in the waiting room last year at OU Medical while waiting for chemo. I was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer 2 years ago and I'm still here! Since then, I have kept up with all of your postings and I have found them fascinating. I have not had all of the battles that you have, but I am always encouraged by your humor, insight and wit! Thank you for being such a blessing in my life. Jim, I found this story so ironic and funny, funny, funny! Maybe, it’s because I was reading the article while waiting for my latest cat scan. I and my sister met you in the waiting room last year at OU Medical while waiting for chemo. I was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer 2 years ago and I’m still here!

Since then, I have kept up with all of your postings and I have found them fascinating. I have not had all of the battles that you have, but I am always encouraged by your humor, insight and wit! Thank you for being such a blessing in my life.

]]> By: Johnna Rosenthal http://blog.newsok.com/lifeisreal-jim/2009/06/23/good-riddance/comment-page-1/#comment-393 Johnna Rosenthal Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:28:43 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/lifeisreal-jim/?p=275#comment-393 You'll make it! Feels nice to drive on a brand new street doesn't it? Glad to hear you are up and about again! You’ll make it! Feels nice to drive on a brand new street doesn’t it? Glad to hear you are up and about again!

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