tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32309235.post21659974326301360..comments2023-08-07T03:39:00.560-04:00Comments on Life Changing Cancer: A Sacred Sad Time (from Patty)Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15597668719819089422noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32309235.post-6825260821496171342011-01-01T23:32:12.700-05:002011-01-01T23:32:12.700-05:00Patty,
I wanted to let you know that I found Lynne...Patty,<br />I wanted to let you know that I found Lynne's site when I did a search for gallbladder cancer after my diagnosis. I would like to talk to you if it is possible, but can't find any link or contact form. I left a message on your blog also & signed up for RSS feeds. I wish I could have met you both while Lynne was alive - I read the posts where she was wanting to meet others that had the same thing. TinaTinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32309235.post-39015883961232635322007-07-20T10:05:00.000-04:002007-07-20T10:05:00.000-04:00Dear Patty,I worked (and went to classes) with Lyn...Dear Patty,<BR/><BR/>I worked (and went to classes) with Lynne at Suffolk when I was a grad student at Suffolk. I remember your commitment ceremony in Newton and how you both were wrapped in those beautiful "cocoons" and thought "how nice to be wrapped in love!" I even once "cat sat" for you both in Newton. <BR/><BR/>I was so saddened to read today's paper about Lynne's death. Although it has been a very long time since I have seen either of you, I still hold you in my heart. Please know of my prayers for you and Lucy and Nathan.<BR/><BR/>Eileen MaguireAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32309235.post-88432800360867760222007-07-19T13:00:00.000-04:002007-07-19T13:00:00.000-04:00Dearest Patty,This is Saralee.My favorite person d...Dearest Patty,<BR/><BR/>This is Saralee.<BR/>My favorite person died over 30 years ago. She was my aunt, my mentor and who I wished I had as my mother. I loved her husband too. When Iti died, I called her husband, Julian. All I could think of to say was, "I don't know what to say, Uncle Julie." He said, "That was all I should say." <BR/><BR/>So Patty, I don't know what to say. With Uncle Julie, the words didn't matter. Our connection did. I know you and I speak so rarely but when we do, we have always spoken from our hearts. You are the sort of special person that when we haven't spoken or seen each other for months, when we do speak, it's as if we saw each other 2 minutes ago. We always cut to the chase. We cry, laugh and share our deepest thoughts, right after saying, "Hi." Remember I have a good ear. And remember I am here for you. I especially would like you to remember this later - when things slow down, cards and calls slow down, but you're still in need of connection. I am always in need of connection (as you know), so please connect with me when you want, but especially when others may not contact you as frequently, but you are still in sadness. I know you will be - all across the board emotionally - forever - sad, happy, meloncholy, laughing. Please share your moments with me even if it's only for a brief moment. Even if it's today, next month, next year or ten years from now. <BR/>I love you - always have - always will, SaraleeUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03560041728326062392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32309235.post-30479183221694616752007-07-16T11:03:00.000-04:002007-07-16T11:03:00.000-04:00Dear Patty,I'm thinking of you and Lynne, of Lucy ...Dear Patty,<BR/><BR/>I'm thinking of you and Lynne, of Lucy and Nathaniel, sending you my love. <BR/><BR/>You are in my heart and prayers,<BR/>Patricia KinsellaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32309235.post-23022652743478080592007-07-16T09:51:00.000-04:002007-07-16T09:51:00.000-04:00Lynne / Patty,Because I don't know what to say at ...Lynne / Patty,<BR/><BR/>Because I don't know what to say at a time like this it doesn't mean that I don't think and care about you from far away. Your blog has been a talisman for me through my cancer, it helped me out a lot and like many here - all we have is feelings and words to offer. I wish I could offer more but hope that you will take some comfort from those who have followed and been inspired by unselfishly sharing the journey with us.<BR/><BR/>DavidA Dived Refhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534886132203358072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32309235.post-79473895888980253902007-07-16T09:07:00.000-04:002007-07-16T09:07:00.000-04:00I haven't known Lynne for a long time, but I began...I haven't known Lynne for a long time, but I began working in the EHS department at Suffolk last summer and I am one of many lucky ones to have had the chance to meet her. I just want to say that I feel blessed to have had the priviledge to cross paths in this life with Lynne, who is such an extraordinary and inspirational woman. She is truly an example of what all humankind should be. Her selflessness and caring (and strength) throughout this battle has been nothing short of remarkable! Although she will leave our world, her work is not done. That I am sure. She is truly an angel, and will find much peace by God's side. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this time.<BR/><BR/>Kerri HollemanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32309235.post-90206914029022245042007-07-16T05:53:00.001-04:002007-07-16T05:53:00.001-04:00lynne and patty: my thoughts are with you during t...lynne and patty: my thoughts are with you during this painful and difficult time. trite-but that's all I have.<BR/><BR/>Art WintersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32309235.post-86285138693864229822007-07-16T05:53:00.000-04:002007-07-16T05:53:00.000-04:00Patty,What a gift it was to me, to sit with Lynne ...Patty,<BR/>What a gift it was to me, to sit with Lynne for a little while yesterday. I walked around a little bit dazed for the rest of the day, simply awed by the mystery and beauty of it all. To have invited our congregation across the street to sing Amazing Grace outside Lynne's window was yet another one of the wonderful final gifts you are giving to Lynne. The parsonage and the people in it are bursting with love for Lynne and for you. It is His grace, and it truly is ...amazing!!!<BR/>Love<BR/>Mary McCarthyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32309235.post-19846167277778599342007-07-15T23:50:00.000-04:002007-07-15T23:50:00.000-04:00Patty and Lynne, You are both constantly in my tho...Patty and Lynne, You are both constantly in my thoughts. We are praying for your whole family in this time. <BR/>We love you, Cathy, Marty, Devin and BooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32309235.post-91924048427808609862007-07-15T21:49:00.000-04:002007-07-15T21:49:00.000-04:00Your family is surrounded by such love and grace ...Your family is surrounded by such love and grace in this time of deep grief and deep love and very precious moments.<BR/><BR/>My prayers are with you.<BR/>deb bUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08425343938521262767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32309235.post-76600037866986197482007-07-15T20:45:00.000-04:002007-07-15T20:45:00.000-04:00Thank you so much for sharing everything. I immed...Thank you so much for sharing everything. I immediately think of what Lynne has given us on this blog and how lucky we are to have her thoughts and reflections over the time of her journey. <BR/><BR/>my thoughts and prayers are with you during this horrible and beautiful time.<BR/><BR/>crowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32309235.post-17801126551897603642007-07-15T20:20:00.000-04:002007-07-15T20:20:00.000-04:00Lynne has demonstrated immense courage through all...Lynne has demonstrated immense courage through all this, as have you, Patty. we will nnot soon forget Lynne's dedication, perception and warmth.<BR/><BR/>JoeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32309235.post-38857841635468226212007-07-15T19:09:00.000-04:002007-07-15T19:09:00.000-04:00Hi...I came across this blog and i just had to lea...Hi...I came across this blog and i just had to leave a comment. I'm very sorry to hear that Lynne's cancer has come this far. Please send her my love and let her know I'm thinking of her! Also, please know that i am praying for all of you and will continue to pray for all of you. I think about you all often. Please take comfort in knowing that Lynne is a child of God, and He will be taking care of her for all eternity. Even though i'm not right up the street anymore, please don't hesitate to contact me if any of you need anything at all! i'm here for you and love you all!<BR/><BR/> Love, AliciaUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17801924717440398114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32309235.post-88103669325259551192007-07-15T19:00:00.000-04:002007-07-15T19:00:00.000-04:00Dear Patty,I am sitting near the ocean in Maine th...Dear Patty,<BR/>I am sitting near the ocean in Maine thinking of what a blessing it must have been to be able to spend family time in P'town....I hold you and Lynne and the kids in my heart, and in the midst of tears mixed with salt spray I think of some words from a poem I used to teach my children..."whatever we lose, like a you or a me...it is always ourselves that we find by the sea..."..I know that those memories will, like the sea, continue to wash over you...never ending...never ending....<BR/>Love,<BR/>Sue C.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32309235.post-24643301254486538602007-07-15T18:36:00.000-04:002007-07-15T18:36:00.000-04:00Here it is Sunday evening and I can't tell you now...Here it is Sunday evening and I can't tell you now many times I have checked the blog this weekend. I'm hesitate to call, but you are in my thoughts and prayers continually. Just reading all the comments from those who love all four of you so much gives me a sense of peace. <BR/>Another gentle hug to all of you,<BR/>BevAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32309235.post-71922147899509702972007-07-15T18:08:00.000-04:002007-07-15T18:08:00.000-04:00Patty,I do a few things around the house and my mi...Patty,<BR/><BR/>I do a few things around the house and my mind goes right back to Lynne, you, Lucy and Nathaniel. Please know that I am in constant prayer (and at times big tears) for you all. I know that Lynne is headed for the streets of gold to walk side by side with Him, no question. I can picture holding her hand and letting her know just how much of a gift she will always be to me. <BR/>Patty, you are the partner that every person would hope to have in the same situation. You are doing it all. You and Lynne are so incredibly blessed to have each other, physically now and in your heart and soul forever.<BR/>My love to the kids, as they share this time as well. You have had the painful task of guiding them through this, with Lynne's help I'm sure, and you have done it with grace.<BR/><BR/>It feels like there should be more words, more love that I can express, more of SOMETHING that I can do, but please just know that I love you all. What a gift this blog is. <BR/><BR/>In prayer and love,<BR/><BR/>SashaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32309235.post-85087283807478931462007-07-15T14:42:00.000-04:002007-07-15T14:42:00.000-04:00Patty,The intense pain in my soul is comforted onl...Patty,<BR/>The intense pain in my soul is comforted only by the knowledge that soon Lynne will be with God...forever. No more pain - only joy.<BR/>I feel so blessed for the opportunity to sit with Lynne today after church stroking her hair, her face & kissing her hands & saying goodbye. As I prayed this morning by her bedside I felt His presence all around the room. Thank you Patty & know that you are so loved.<BR/><BR/>LillieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32309235.post-59710791660249494242007-07-15T14:40:00.000-04:002007-07-15T14:40:00.000-04:00Dear Patty and Lynne,Our thoughts and prayers are ...Dear Patty and Lynne,<BR/>Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.<BR/><BR/>Witnessing your love and commitment to each other has been amazing and beautiful.<BR/><BR/>Patty - I can't think of a more beautiful way for Lynne to go thru this process, than having the person she loves the most singing her favorite songs.<BR/><BR/>We love you,<BR/><BR/>MaryAnn and BrianMaryAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12483704712116475155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32309235.post-3083536331966538192007-07-15T12:58:00.000-04:002007-07-15T12:58:00.000-04:00Dear Lynne and Patty,I hold you and yours in my he...Dear Lynne and Patty,<BR/>I hold you and yours in my heart and send prayers. <BR/><BR/>Colleen and I were in Peru for two weeks and I made a prayer bundle for your family and offered it to the fire. <BR/><BR/>Love<BR/>ChrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32309235.post-67238946398611547692007-07-15T12:12:00.000-04:002007-07-15T12:12:00.000-04:00More prayers and thoughts. It is not easy to keep ...More prayers and thoughts. It is not easy to keep vigil and let go of someone so loved.<BR/>Many more warm hugs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32309235.post-43031964935737051522007-07-15T10:27:00.000-04:002007-07-15T10:27:00.000-04:00Dear Lynne and Patty,Love, gentle hugs, tears, mem...Dear Lynne and Patty,<BR/><BR/>Love, gentle hugs, tears, memories, awe, gratitude, hope, prayers, sorrow, peace...<BR/><BR/>Fondly, DeaneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32309235.post-76215768977407251712007-07-15T08:59:00.000-04:002007-07-15T08:59:00.000-04:00She will feel the love we all remember - when a pa...She will feel the love we all remember - when a parent holds us and that loving comfort consumes us. Going home...I am thinking and praying for all of you.<BR/><BR/>ChristineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32309235.post-39792434471319100332007-07-15T02:15:00.000-04:002007-07-15T02:15:00.000-04:00dear beloveds,i wrote ealier today, but i felt t...dear beloveds,<BR/>i wrote ealier today, but i felt the same "block in my thoat" in writing. i have been in vigil with you and constant prayer all day. Lynne, i have never had any one in my life who has gifted me more with love and presence. <BR/><BR/>there is a waterfall of love for you falling down my face.<BR/><BR/> <BR/>which i continue to send to you and your precious ones. when you told me, last july, about the cancer; it's type and prognosis, i realized i could have lost you without ever having known it was a risk -- THANK YOU, THANK YOU ALL for opening your heart!!!!!<BR/><BR/>you are dancing still in the light of god's perfection and ALWAYS ALWAYS will.<BR/><BR/>LOVE LOVE<BR/>paula, aka palua aka spazz<BR/>in light, love and dark chocolateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32309235.post-43252208057515930782007-07-14T22:39:00.000-04:002007-07-14T22:39:00.000-04:00loving you, loving you , loving you -aliceloving you, loving you , loving you -<BR/>aliceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32309235.post-90647285516675331412007-07-14T20:10:00.000-04:002007-07-14T20:10:00.000-04:00TOSSI LOVE YOU !!!! I'LL BE ON REIKI SEND FOR YOU ...TOSS<BR/><BR/>I LOVE YOU !!!! I'LL BE ON REIKI SEND FOR YOU AND THE FAMILY<BR/><BR/><BR/>SPAZZAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com