yeah, that's right, Cancer is like the cockroach. It has no discernable value at all. All it does is cause pain and death. I cannot think of one thing that Cancer does that benefits the human race.
Bonnie just found out that her last living grandparent has cancer. Actually, Ms. Vaughn has fought with it before. She lost her lung and has been cancer free for quite a while. Of course, living with only one lung cannot be a walk in the park. Since then, walking to the mailbox would leave her out of breath.
Ms. Vaughn's relapse with Cancer could not have picked a worse place....her other lung. According to her doctor's, the tumor is too big to remove surgically, so our hopes for survival is based on a radiation treatment....and that is pretty much it.
I want to tell this story because I want all of you that read this to do whatever is necessary to avoid Cancer. So, for us guys that means colonoscopies (sp) and further prostate exams. For women, please get your check up. I know I sound like a goober saying this, but I am sick of watching those I care of get eaten up by this shitty disease.
This marks my third rodeo with Cancer at this level. I lost my Grandfather, who was my hero, in 1998, and my former mother in law Pat, shortly before Emma was born in 2000. Both times, the Cancer was unmerciful and I know brought agony to both. You learn a lot about your own mortality when you have to watch the day to day deteriation of someone you love.
Most of you that read this probably have a simliar story to tell. I am not special and do not need sympathy, but my dear Bonnie does. If Ms. Vaughn is to pass, Bonnie will no longer have any grandparents alive. I have my Nana, and I'm lucky for that.
I understand that God has a plan for each of us, but I cannot help but feel angry and confused as to why his plan includes such severe pain and the loss of one's dignity. I will be sure to ask him whenever I see him.
Take care of yourselves.
Clay
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Friday, February 6, 2009
I can admit it when I'm wrong.....
really....I can. I just like to make sure I'm wrong first....really sure.
My last post, I declared that I would quit Facebook cold turkey....I have checked facebook three times today. Once this morning, once after I was done at UTC, and just a minute ago. I'm not sure if this would qualify me for habitual, but I am certainly not detoxing from Facebook.
Well, I was reading about how awesome Alabama's recruiting class (how dumb) was in the USA Today yesterday and there was an article about a Facebook chain letter thingy was "all the rage." It was called "25 Interesting Things About Me." I think that is right...
Well, I have seen several of these done and have read a lot of interesting, gross, sad, weird, funny things about my friends or people I used to know. Bonnie has done one and there were surprisingly things I did not know. It's all still way too much information in my opinion, but you get that "I just have to look" thought in your head...and then dive into someone's personal life....although invited.
I thought of this last weekend at some point and I must give credit to Bonnie and my dear friend Leslie for contibuting to the idea...I think it might have been Super Bowl Sunday....
I could sit here and try and conjure 25 inane factoids about myself , but I decided that I would invent some. So, if you dare, try to decide which is fact, which is fiction? Some of you will know more than others...so shhhhhhh. You might be surprised.
Here we go,
1- Debbie and I are not Emma's real parents.
2- I scored 69 points in a church league basketball game.
3- I'm lefthanded
4- My favorite Bible verse is II Corinthians 13:12
5- I was babtized in an Episcopal Church
6- I once sung on stage with Merle Haggard
7- I was adopted
8- I had a crush on a cousin as a kid
9- I have been arrested for urinating in public
10- My first pet was named Bobo
11- My oldest friend, is also my best friend
12- I broke my collarbone in a fight when I was 11
13- I've been in the nuthouse once.
14- I have an IQ of 150
15- My sister is the smartest person I have ever met
16 - I won the best typer award in High School
17- I was suspended in school for bringing in a "dirty" magazine.
18- I was in attendance at "Bear Bryant's" last game, and can prove it.
19- I signed up for the Army when I was 19.
20- One of my favorite things to do is read alone while sitting at bar with a beer.
21- My mother taught me how to swim at Tinsley Pool.
22- My father taught me how to open beer bottles.
23- My daughter Emma has two "Godfather's" but she will only know one.
24- I loved living in Charleston, SC
25- I love Tennessee football GO VOLS!!!.....ok, so that last one is obvious.
It's weird...I just finished that....you have to just come up with stuff.....that took a while. Good Luck trying to figure it out. Id love to hear some of your guesses...if you could, email me back with some...have a good weekend!!!
C
My last post, I declared that I would quit Facebook cold turkey....I have checked facebook three times today. Once this morning, once after I was done at UTC, and just a minute ago. I'm not sure if this would qualify me for habitual, but I am certainly not detoxing from Facebook.
Well, I was reading about how awesome Alabama's recruiting class (how dumb) was in the USA Today yesterday and there was an article about a Facebook chain letter thingy was "all the rage." It was called "25 Interesting Things About Me." I think that is right...
Well, I have seen several of these done and have read a lot of interesting, gross, sad, weird, funny things about my friends or people I used to know. Bonnie has done one and there were surprisingly things I did not know. It's all still way too much information in my opinion, but you get that "I just have to look" thought in your head...and then dive into someone's personal life....although invited.
I thought of this last weekend at some point and I must give credit to Bonnie and my dear friend Leslie for contibuting to the idea...I think it might have been Super Bowl Sunday....
I could sit here and try and conjure 25 inane factoids about myself , but I decided that I would invent some. So, if you dare, try to decide which is fact, which is fiction? Some of you will know more than others...so shhhhhhh. You might be surprised.
Here we go,
1- Debbie and I are not Emma's real parents.
2- I scored 69 points in a church league basketball game.
3- I'm lefthanded
4- My favorite Bible verse is II Corinthians 13:12
5- I was babtized in an Episcopal Church
6- I once sung on stage with Merle Haggard
7- I was adopted
8- I had a crush on a cousin as a kid
9- I have been arrested for urinating in public
10- My first pet was named Bobo
11- My oldest friend, is also my best friend
12- I broke my collarbone in a fight when I was 11
13- I've been in the nuthouse once.
14- I have an IQ of 150
15- My sister is the smartest person I have ever met
16 - I won the best typer award in High School
17- I was suspended in school for bringing in a "dirty" magazine.
18- I was in attendance at "Bear Bryant's" last game, and can prove it.
19- I signed up for the Army when I was 19.
20- One of my favorite things to do is read alone while sitting at bar with a beer.
21- My mother taught me how to swim at Tinsley Pool.
22- My father taught me how to open beer bottles.
23- My daughter Emma has two "Godfather's" but she will only know one.
24- I loved living in Charleston, SC
25- I love Tennessee football GO VOLS!!!.....ok, so that last one is obvious.
It's weird...I just finished that....you have to just come up with stuff.....that took a while. Good Luck trying to figure it out. Id love to hear some of your guesses...if you could, email me back with some...have a good weekend!!!
C
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