Comments on Notes to self: Calling All Angels

This is a beautiful tribute. Experiencing death gi...

2007-06-14T00:56:58.767-05:00

This is a beautiful tribute. Experiencing death gives me a quick shake to appreciate life. Each day is such a gift.

such a lovely tribute, kyran. thank you for shari...

2007-06-13T19:26:17.531-05:00

such a lovely tribute, kyran. thank you for sharing this window into your life. this story breaks my heart--my only persistent wish is that i not die before my children are grown. i pray somehow peggy's family will find a way through.

I believe that Peggy being such an awesome person ...

2007-06-12T03:50:35.157-05:00

I believe that Peggy being such an awesome person that she was made her family stronger so that they were all prepared. It still hurts I am sure but I know they will all be just as incredible as she was. They are already! I hope my kids will someday be like them some way. I believe her part in my life was to show me it was possible whatever it was it is possible!

Kim, I've thought often of Susan since Peggy's dia...

2007-06-11T17:35:48.687-05:00

Kim, I've thought often of Susan since Peggy's diagnosis. I've taken a lot of comfort from hearing that her children have since grown into beautiful young people; that their mother's death wounded them, but didn't break them.

k

The last time I hung out with Peggy, she was cooki...

2007-06-11T13:51:10.497-05:00

The last time I hung out with Peggy, she was cooking dinner, giving Chloe a spelling test, talking to Simone about knitting, and teaching Loic to use a sharp knife - all at the same time. I offered to help - she wouldn't have it. To watch her in action was awe-inspiring. I kept my distance, respecting her privacy and her time with her family, too. Thanks for confirming.

It hurts even worse on a personal level when your ...

2007-06-11T13:11:47.554-05:00

It hurts even worse on a personal level when your kids are so close in age. I remember when our cousin Susan died of breast cancer her kids and mine were around the same age. It's so deeply sad. From now on you have a piece of the responsibility to remind her children who their Momma was and how much she loved them. That's all thats left. So very sad.

G.W always slays me. The journal did too. A fed ex...

2007-06-11T09:24:33.721-05:00

G.W always slays me. The journal did too. A fed ex package, indeed.

Hang in there.

k.

What you wrote about Peggy was so true. It didnt ...

2007-06-11T05:18:57.813-05:00

What you wrote about Peggy was so true. It didnt matter if you met her for a moment or for however long. I believe that she saw us. Not who we wanted to be not what we put off. She really saw us. I know that is what made her so special and such an incredable woman. I had never met a stronger, greater, loving, caring,full of "mad" life than her. I envied her. I didnt know how she did all those things that she did. SHe was superwoman to me. And she will always be superwoman to me.

Kyran, On the subject of songs...Peggy always came...

2007-06-10T23:25:54.651-05:00

Kyran,
On the subject of songs...Peggy always came completely unglued when she heard Gillian Welch's Paper Wings. I think it's equally appropriate.

http://gutter-glory.livejournal.com/

Steve

I've only just started reading here so I feel a bi...

2007-06-10T16:05:08.314-05:00

I've only just started reading here so I feel a bit awkward commenting on such a personal post, but this was such a beautiful tribute.

My thoughts are with Peggy's family and with you and all her friends.

I don't know that I've ever read a more moving and...

2007-06-10T09:43:06.560-05:00

I don't know that I've ever read a more moving and elegant tribute to a friend. The reason Peggy really did see you, I think, is because you also saw her... as evidenced by this post. You have done justice to your friend, just as you will do at the memorial.

I like, too, that Peggy's photo symbolizes motherhood and the beginning of life, giving no quarter to the senseless disease that claimed her.

I extend my best wishes to Peggy's family and everyone who is mourning her loss.

my heart is full for you and this sad sad time, tr...

2007-06-10T09:21:52.912-05:00

my heart is full for you and this sad sad time, treasure every day.
may you be at peace
may you be happy
may you be at rest
may you know that we remember you

It is 2:00am, as I read I cry for you,Peggy,her fa...

2007-06-10T02:49:36.121-05:00

It is 2:00am, as I read I cry for you,Peggy,her family and for all people that are affected by cancer. You and Peggy's family are in my thoughts and prayers.