Dear Lisa
The Lisa Fund
I read about you today on my friend Elizabeth’s blog — Table For Five. We don’t know each other, and I’d never chanced upon your blog before. I saw a fun blog, authored by a beautiful, witty woman. A fellow mom writing about her life with humor and candor. The kind of woman I wish I was, or could be. And there you are, and you have cancer for the third time.
“Why not me?”, I asked myself. It could be me or any of the moms I know (and don’t know). I have a heightened sense today of how much I love life, and all the pain and drama that comes with it. I’m also thinking hard about my own mortality, and how I don’t exercise enough (at all?), and who would care for my six kids if anything happened to me. And how I haven’t taken any of them to Disneyland yet.
And I keep thinking about you. And how much I want you to kick cancer’s ass and how much I want to help you.
And I want you to go to Disneyland with your daughters.
Love,
A fellow blogger, mom and woman
*Note to readers: the suggested donation for the Lisa Fund is $10. I donated $60 (once for each of my six kids). Please give what you can. The organizers have some great prizes that you can win. You can also help by blogging about it, putting up the button, or donating a prize.
A great cause, Paula. Thanks for bringing this up.
(And thank you for your first post on the home of the original Blue Ribbon Bloggers)
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Hi Paula!
Just like you to have a selfless post such as this. Seems that while we all go through troubles, someone else is always fighting much harder than we are.
It was so nice to see you at my page…. see you still have the tunes cranking over here
Take care, and I am going to check out these links.
Grampa Eric
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I’m so proud to be your friend-you have such a big heart
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My prayers to her. I hope she kick the C’s ass.
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Paula I have been trying to find you everywhere..I am so glad you are also helping this poor women..three times is just too much…I think we should all do what we can…expecially those of us with children…we know how hard things can be…with kids and illness…
I hope everything works out for her.
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I like your blog, hope you could help Chocolates hills and other places in the Philippines to be part of new 7 wonders of the world http://www.supladoonline.com/n.....ilippines/ thanks a lot? hope you could visit and post comment too.
Hope al will be ok. You have realy very big heart.
This is really bad. Three times cancer is very saddening.
I really can’t afford to pay that much, because I live in India. Yet, I shall do my two pennies worth.
I will pray. Pray for Lisa. I will pray that GOD heals her. And yes, HE will.
Love,
Rohith.
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That’s very touching. Let pray for them and wish the good will go to them
Do you know that I am thinking about both of you.
Paula! Just stopping by to say hello
I see you have been Tweeting … spaetzle and beer? What is a spaetzle?? A new kind of pretzel? I am from the midwest you know, and lead a sheltered life (ha haaa!)
Happy week,
Eric
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Paula,
Thank you so much for your very kind donation that is allowing me to take my two wonderful daughters to Disney next week. You are awesome!
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You sure seem like a nice person.
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I think that was a pretty good post. I couldn’t do it
. Keep up the good work.
I dropped by this blog and read this letter. I did not know you, Lisa. But I got to know a little about your from this letter. Life is not easy. You and your story encouraged me a lot. No matter what kind of difficulties in our life, just face it positively. Sometimes experience everything happens in our life and enjoy our life. C’est la vie!
hmmm… I like a blog post that makes me think.