For the past few months I, like Bobby did, have been following Leroy Sievers Blog on NPR.org. His entries are moving insights into the day-to-day of living with cancer. I felt the need to share today's blog, written by a friend of his while he is the hospital, because it is a reminder of how amazing Bobby's friends are and how much all of you did to make the day-to-day a little easier.
All my love,
Alison
Friends Do the Heavy Lifting
Posted: 15 Feb 2008 07:53 AM CST
Friends count in the cancer equation.
While Leroy's been really sick in the hospital, his pals have checked in almost daily to see how he's feeling. It's like all of you ... keeping tabs from a distance, but being there for him in thoughts and prayers.
Now that he's getting back to being himself, this wonderful extension of family is gathering once again, anxious to come for a visit, to boost Leroy's spirits during this long hospital stay. I tell him about all these wonderful blog messages, and he loves to hear about them.
I try to do all that I can, by just being there, but let's face it: day after day in a hospital bed can make you go nuts. Now it's his friends who have rallied around him. But it comes naturally to all these folks because they really care about him.
The doctors and nurses have done great work. But it's the friends who will come in now and do the heavy lifting, of the spirit.
This is something cancer cannot touch.
-- Laurie Singer
http://www.npr.org/blogs/mycancer/
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