tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860835665056483975.post5789792875279370820..comments2023-05-27T05:48:21.311-07:00Comments on turnip: i am the slothTayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354482835970834272noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860835665056483975.post-85685948263720676372008-03-12T10:17:00.000-07:002008-03-12T10:17:00.000-07:00sloths were my favorite animal when i was a child,...sloths were my favorite animal when i was a child, by the way- i loved the way they hung upside down and had those looooong claws (i bit my fingernails terribly as a child). i have to say, i envied their lifestyle (and still do.)<BR/><BR/>that's a very touching post about your mom. i can't imagine going through chemotherapy and the anxiety of cancer with 4 small kids! no doubt it has given your mother the strength and the hope to support you so in your own cancer journey. <BR/>your thoughts on melanoma hit close to home for me- there is not a day that does not go by that i do not worry about dying from melanoma. i too have all the risk factors, and my body is covered with snips and scars from having moles excised. i had a pre-cancerous melanoma growth removed in 1987, and my mother survived 16 years with stage 3 melanoma until it came back and got her last year, in the midst of other health crises. <BR/><BR/>the funny thing about cancer is that we have cancerous cells turning up in our body all the time, it is just a matter of when the control mechanisms for weeding them out get broken or overwhelmed that they can take over. it is amazing to think that we have all of these genes, churning out proteins like mixing up recipes out of a cookbook, that constantly check our cells' DNA for mutations and problems, and act as little crossing gates to keep out cells that are heading down the cancer pathway.<BR/><BR/>i'm getting ready to go back to writing on book #2, which has a chapter on cancer in it. i try to come up with metaphors and stories that help explain the more complex science behind cancer- the thought of cancer is so intimidating, but i think sometimes it can help if we understand it, on our own terms. hopefully some of those kinds of metaphors and explanations can serve as visualizations for healing and relating better to our bodies, in times of health and sickness.<BR/><BR/>best wishes to you tay this week. i will be thinking of your cells cooking up their healing proteins.salmonpoetryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12969320882927031803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860835665056483975.post-44298470004226432242008-03-10T01:39:00.000-07:002008-03-10T01:39:00.000-07:00Oh I am so very glad:) Must look into china forbe...Oh I am so very glad:) Must look into china forbes....Maryam in Marrakeshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04847860772735091153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860835665056483975.post-49648296700440616662008-03-09T22:27:00.000-07:002008-03-09T22:27:00.000-07:00You know, some people really like sloths - think t...You know, some people really like sloths - think they're cute, even. I think you are the cute kind of sloth. And what's that whole tortoise and hare lesson? You will get to the other side of this, as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860835665056483975.post-41016160193038178392008-03-09T16:30:00.000-07:002008-03-09T16:30:00.000-07:00Oh, thank-you Maryam. I can feel your support from...Oh, thank-you Maryam. I can feel your support from way over there to here. <BR/><BR/>I used the images of cooling fans from you in my visualization during treatments this week. Big windows open in the beautiful apartment, China Forbes singing and turning on massive fans, blowing the cancer cells out into the blue sky and out of my body.Tayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354482835970834272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860835665056483975.post-8215297499088002762008-03-09T16:17:00.000-07:002008-03-09T16:17:00.000-07:00Just wanted you to know I am here and I never miss...Just wanted you to know I am here and I never miss an entry. <BR/><BR/>Waiting with you for the transition. .......<BR/><BR/>love from MarrakeshMaryam in Marrakeshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04847860772735091153noreply@blogger.com