tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post3832221417624468729..comments2024-02-12T11:58:18.115+00:00Comments on Alright Tit by Lisa Lynch: Retake.Lisa Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09801653171602300600noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-78064243078306127512011-12-15T18:22:01.644+00:002011-12-15T18:22:01.644+00:00As usual, whitty and frank.. but also so bloody sa...As usual, whitty and frank.. but also so bloody sad. Keep doing what your doing, your positivity still shines through even though your having an utterly fuckin shitty time. <br /><br />Lisa, your writing has an impact on us all, i cant walk down the cake isle without smiling and thinking of you when i pass the tunucks<br /><br />sending you and Peter and all your fantastic family and friends lotsPauline Castledinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094283042250162545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-90230669002376547112011-12-15T17:28:17.047+00:002011-12-15T17:28:17.047+00:00Dearest Lisa,
Deepest thanks for your continued po...Dearest Lisa,<br />Deepest thanks for your continued postings from a long time reader. You gifted me a language and a framework to process and understand my own challenges when my own words failed me. I have something that I would like to sent you from my home in the US. Unfortunately, I am not technologically savvy, and do not know how to reach you on Facebook or Twitter. Is there anyway you HBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11251036701714358070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-40711304729535931512011-12-13T21:37:26.443+00:002011-12-13T21:37:26.443+00:00Lisa,
I'm sending you my best from this part ...Lisa,<br /><br />I'm sending you my best from this part of the blogosphere. I don't know what it's like, but if your words are anything to go by, it's pretty crap. Good luck with the blood from somewhere (I laughed at the BNP bit. I'd be screening it!), and here's hoping you have a better week in some way. You're a terrific lady and I just wished I had a magic wandAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-186397873180533652011-12-13T15:53:00.529+00:002011-12-13T15:53:00.529+00:00Through all the years that I've read your blog...Through all the years that I've read your blog, I've often come away wishing I could do something useful. But I can. I'm not a BNP follower or a Forest fan and I do care about grammar. And I give blood. I may not be perfect but my blood is lovely. <br />Mad xMBNAD womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604195971368211750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-83282834148320577212011-12-12T21:46:40.512+00:002011-12-12T21:46:40.512+00:00I'd give anything to be one of the people you ...I'd give anything to be one of the people you cry on, whether or not there would be gossip afterward (though knowing you, I rather suspect it might).<br /><br />Can they do anything about the blues, though? Not that you're keen to throw any more medication into your system, but sheesh, that's one side effect that could actually be addressed, and I know first-hand it is how difficult lilianavonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09363096499107106137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-972508713015944382011-12-12T20:28:38.678+00:002011-12-12T20:28:38.678+00:00Your blog is incredible; you are such a talented w...Your blog is incredible; you are such a talented writer.<br /><br />Thank you so much for sharing what you are going through. It does indeed sound truly shitty.Fionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13833350028701140373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-79742016037761240822011-12-12T17:51:44.973+00:002011-12-12T17:51:44.973+00:00Damn this login stuff. I think my first comment wa...Damn this login stuff. I think my first comment was lost. Anyway - I love you Lisa. A couple of years ago you sent me a lovely email in response to one about my dad who had just been diagnosed with that cuntwank Bullshit. He is nearing the end now and what you say up there resonates with me. It is the fucking pits.<br /><br />Also - about the blood transfusion - my husband gave blood last week - helenrileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06426052512192989839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-67360187713514547462011-12-12T17:20:41.327+00:002011-12-12T17:20:41.327+00:00I don't know you, but I have been reading your...I don't know you, but I have been reading your blog for some time. Thank you for sharing this most horrible of times with us, I don't know if it helps you in any way to write about it, but I feel I am learning lots. **hugs**feline9https://www.blogger.com/profile/13312897216463064900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-291747864366370202011-12-12T14:02:10.563+00:002011-12-12T14:02:10.563+00:00Yes! It's just fucking hard! Thank you for te...Yes! It's just fucking hard! Thank you for telling it like it is.CancerCultureChronicleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07650364997423007994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-82335632591673691992011-12-12T14:00:37.753+00:002011-12-12T14:00:37.753+00:00am gutted that I'm giving blood tomorrow and t...am gutted that I'm giving blood tomorrow and that one of your (on-line) mates is not giving you the good stuff today. <br /><br />Challenge to everyone who can do it.... get out there and give some blood - our gal Lisa needs it (or someone equally loved and admired) - go on - do it!Eilishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14987108650138487743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-645438427753501682011-12-12T13:58:34.897+00:002011-12-12T13:58:34.897+00:00Lisa, You're absolutely right, this shit is to...Lisa, You're absolutely right, this shit is tough. Your candor and ability to tell it like it is - is sorely needed. Keep telling your truth. I hear you. Sending supportive warm wishes you way. My best.Nancy's Pointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07646849408841387692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-90550384856200774872011-12-12T10:56:23.023+00:002011-12-12T10:56:23.023+00:00Lisa this is truly amazing. I need to find your bo...Lisa this is truly amazing. I need to find your book as well. I remember the blues from the chemo. My problem is,(being older-though that in itself is not problematic it's just the way I and my family is) that my depression is oral chemically induced/trauma of double mastectomy induced/OBSSESSING about staying single induced. I've become so stubborn, resentful, bitter and angry. But then SoulDragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15617739637320730319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-70440278630156664592011-12-12T10:36:43.682+00:002011-12-12T10:36:43.682+00:00What can I say?
For starters, I guess, thank yo...What can I say? <br /><br />For starters, I guess, thank you for a post which is gutsy, honest, raw, shocking, poignant, funny and most of all, which tells it like it really is in all its complexity. Unimaginably shitty.<br /><br />What really comes across is the fact that in all its shittiness, you are dealing with it all in your own way, valuing and cherishing the good things you have (like, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-86684530645278041302011-12-12T08:35:13.632+00:002011-12-12T08:35:13.632+00:00Brilliant post Lisa. I know from personal experien...Brilliant post Lisa. I know from personal experience how hard it is just dealing with the fallout from bc without a secondary diagnosis but I can't imagine what you are going through. Your honesty is admirable, cancer is shit and people need to know it. Thinking of you and P, you are doing a great job. xxxCarliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17089691232821653134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-55196081976977238622011-12-12T08:00:11.424+00:002011-12-12T08:00:11.424+00:00Does it sound strange if I say that one of the bes...Does it sound strange if I say that one of the best things about my husband's cancer was meeting you and P?<br /><br />While I can't claim to know firsthand how incredibly difficult it is for you right now, I've been through it all second hand with my BF here and her husband, who was terminal for 5 years. The highs, the lows, the hospital waiting rooms. Checking your numbers Fletcher of the Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458067671780604817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-83991023315298435462011-12-12T00:53:34.091+00:002011-12-12T00:53:34.091+00:00Lisa,
Thanks for being so honest about your lfe-...Lisa, <br /><br />Thanks for being so honest about your lfe-your words do have such an impact.<br /><br />I know it will be very small consolation but I really do envy you in one area-your relationship with P. Every blog post I have read conveys how much of a team you are-how despite the horrendous changes inflicted on your lives, you still very much tackle it as a duo-and, as I'm sure you kshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15083751990043303343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-41892949623210166212011-12-11T23:54:37.118+00:002011-12-11T23:54:37.118+00:00I want to write a comment about this post but what...I want to write a comment about this post but what could I possibly say? It's hard and I have no power to make it less so, anything I could say about it sound trite in my mouth so instead I'll say this:<br /><br />I'm so glad that you have Peter and your family and your friends. Being an internet chum has left me struggling with a bunch of conflicting emotions about how okay it is to Miahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00678028099568589161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-6604127532954806122011-12-11T23:18:44.065+00:002011-12-11T23:18:44.065+00:00Wow, ok, writing is your job but regardless of tha...Wow, ok, writing is your job but regardless of that you do an absolutely amazing job of articulating stuff that maybe wanders around our minds but which we couldnt possibly get 'out there'.<br />I of course dont know really what its like to be in your situation but damn girl, when I read this not only am I full of a myriad of emotions for you and yours but I am in awe of you, your gemmakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06276301401409725537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-87838678781829277412011-12-11T23:01:32.788+00:002011-12-11T23:01:32.788+00:00L & P,
My main fear, worry and panic about an...L & P,<br /><br />My main fear, worry and panic about any communication I have with you, (and I realise how fucking fortunate I am that this, fairly often, verges on daily), is that I don't often enough express how hard I cannot even begin to imagine this is for you, how devastated I am for you, how much we want to help, how desperate we are to see you, how much we love you and how we Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287127828178641043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-91926076145634053312011-12-11T22:57:56.386+00:002011-12-11T22:57:56.386+00:00Sometimes it's just easier to pretend you'...Sometimes it's just easier to pretend you're still you pre bullshit. This may just be me, and by no means do I take your blogs or your struggle for granted, it's just that you're on my pedal stool and the strongest person I know in twitterville so sometimes it's well nicer to pretend its not really happening and that it's not as bad as My Sister's Keeper has me believelittle_apehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03759043917460576517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-23581475472595224802011-12-11T22:49:05.157+00:002011-12-11T22:49:05.157+00:00Amazing Lisa, as always. Thank you for writing su...Amazing Lisa, as always. Thank you for writing such powerful words. <br /><br />Sending oodles of love your way.* sparkle and tri *https://www.blogger.com/profile/11171330118362977039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-63545123629418783942011-12-11T22:38:48.318+00:002011-12-11T22:38:48.318+00:00Thank you for sharing. You're really making me...Thank you for sharing. You're really making me think. xWillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12335619923918395132noreply@blogger.com