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Internal Mission: Send Love To Brandy.
One of our members, Brandy, is going through quite an ordeal and could use some love from the community. If you have a minute, take a moment and do what you can to give her support:
She didn't ask me to post this, or even send me this. I saw it on one of her reader's blogs and re-posted it here.
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My name is Brandy. And I have a blog.
And a plea.
I use my blog to showcase the crazy I meet everyday, share the stories of the kids I teach and document my love for tequila, dairy products and the abdominal muscles of Ryan Reynolds. Rarely do I talk about personal issues on my blog- as personal as the dude that I adore (who I actually met through my blog- single ladies, let that be a very good reason to blog, the possibility of meeting someone as wonderful as my man), but I need your help. And it involves my dude.
He’s a guy who made math comics for my class, so they would love learning about addition. He’s the kinda guy who sends my friends gift cards when they are having hard times, who remembers every story I ever told him, who was the first person I celebrated with when I got a teaching job. He’s the guy who sent flowers to me at school- dozens of my favourite pink roses just because he loves me. He’s a guy who has spent a year patiently explaining (and re-explaining) everything there is to know about football during the important games when silence is preferred. He’s made me word puzzles and comics and stayed up late playing Scrabble with me (even though I beat him almost every time). He’s listened to me cry about school and family and jobs. He is everything I never knew I needed and everything I always knew I wanted.
The holidays have hit us hard. He’s recently been told he may have something called multiple myeloma- an incurable cancer, that gives a person an average of five years of continued life. Though this news has came as a shock, he continues to be exactly who has always been- spending his time worrying about me, rather than worrying about himself. He’s the most selfless individual I know- (he stayed late on Christmas Eve to work, so his co-workers could leave early) and a post like this would never be something that he would promote or encourage but when I’m overwhelmed and feeling helpless, the blogging community has always given me tremendous support and comfort, two things I desperately need at this time.
As I write this, the future is uncertain and we aren’t sure what’s happening. He’ll need to see an oncologist soon, to verify what’s going on in his body. My hope is that everyone who reads this think positive thoughts and if you are a person who prays, could you add him to your list? (You can refer to him as ‘brandy’s hot awesome dude’). If you don’t pray, please keep him in your heart.This cancer is only a possibility and I believe that the prayers and positive thoughts of people can make sure it never becomes a reality.
I want to give a big thank you to the blog owner who scraped their original blog plans and graciously put this up. My goal is to get as many people as possible to see and read this post. If you are reading this and want to help, copy and paste my plea into your blog or send a link through twitter, so more people can keep him in their thoughts. I would be so very grateful (even more grateful than I am to my friend who first showed me the picture of Ryan Reynolds on the cover of Entertainment Weekly. If you haven’t seen it, google it. You. Are. Welcome).
I realize this all sounds dramatic, a Lifetime movie in the making- but this is life. Right now. And I’m throwing away any hint of ego and am humbly asking for you to pray or think kind thoughts. If you are able to pass this on, thank you and if you know anything regarding MM- please email me (my email is on my blog). This isn’t a call for sympathy or a plea for pity. It’s just one girl hoping you can think positive thoughts for the person she adores. If my current heartache provides you with anything, let it be with the reminder that life is short, love is unbending and no one knows what could happen next. Maybe it is silly, but I really do believe that positive thoughts can make a huge difference. Thank you for reading this and if you haven’t already? Please tell someone you love them today.
I did.
She didn't ask me to post this, or even send me this. I saw it on one of her reader's blogs and re-posted it here.
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My name is Brandy. And I have a blog.
And a plea.
I use my blog to showcase the crazy I meet everyday, share the stories of the kids I teach and document my love for tequila, dairy products and the abdominal muscles of Ryan Reynolds. Rarely do I talk about personal issues on my blog- as personal as the dude that I adore (who I actually met through my blog- single ladies, let that be a very good reason to blog, the possibility of meeting someone as wonderful as my man), but I need your help. And it involves my dude.
He’s a guy who made math comics for my class, so they would love learning about addition. He’s the kinda guy who sends my friends gift cards when they are having hard times, who remembers every story I ever told him, who was the first person I celebrated with when I got a teaching job. He’s the guy who sent flowers to me at school- dozens of my favourite pink roses just because he loves me. He’s a guy who has spent a year patiently explaining (and re-explaining) everything there is to know about football during the important games when silence is preferred. He’s made me word puzzles and comics and stayed up late playing Scrabble with me (even though I beat him almost every time). He’s listened to me cry about school and family and jobs. He is everything I never knew I needed and everything I always knew I wanted.
The holidays have hit us hard. He’s recently been told he may have something called multiple myeloma- an incurable cancer, that gives a person an average of five years of continued life. Though this news has came as a shock, he continues to be exactly who has always been- spending his time worrying about me, rather than worrying about himself. He’s the most selfless individual I know- (he stayed late on Christmas Eve to work, so his co-workers could leave early) and a post like this would never be something that he would promote or encourage but when I’m overwhelmed and feeling helpless, the blogging community has always given me tremendous support and comfort, two things I desperately need at this time.
As I write this, the future is uncertain and we aren’t sure what’s happening. He’ll need to see an oncologist soon, to verify what’s going on in his body. My hope is that everyone who reads this think positive thoughts and if you are a person who prays, could you add him to your list? (You can refer to him as ‘brandy’s hot awesome dude’). If you don’t pray, please keep him in your heart.This cancer is only a possibility and I believe that the prayers and positive thoughts of people can make sure it never becomes a reality.
I want to give a big thank you to the blog owner who scraped their original blog plans and graciously put this up. My goal is to get as many people as possible to see and read this post. If you are reading this and want to help, copy and paste my plea into your blog or send a link through twitter, so more people can keep him in their thoughts. I would be so very grateful (even more grateful than I am to my friend who first showed me the picture of Ryan Reynolds on the cover of Entertainment Weekly. If you haven’t seen it, google it. You. Are. Welcome).
I realize this all sounds dramatic, a Lifetime movie in the making- but this is life. Right now. And I’m throwing away any hint of ego and am humbly asking for you to pray or think kind thoughts. If you are able to pass this on, thank you and if you know anything regarding MM- please email me (my email is on my blog). This isn’t a call for sympathy or a plea for pity. It’s just one girl hoping you can think positive thoughts for the person she adores. If my current heartache provides you with anything, let it be with the reminder that life is short, love is unbending and no one knows what could happen next. Maybe it is silly, but I really do believe that positive thoughts can make a huge difference. Thank you for reading this and if you haven’t already? Please tell someone you love them today.
I did.
Replies to This Discussion
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Permalink Reply by David Stehle on -
Wow. I'm so sorry to hear this. But please know my thoughts and prayers are with you and your "hot awesome dude." (By the way, he does sounds like a great guy!)
I've had close family and a good friend go thru similar battles with cancer. So I know how painful this can be and how helpless you feel having to watch them fight. If you need someone to talk to, shoot me an e-mail. Not sure how much I can help, but I am a good listener and will do my best to offer whatever support I can. Speaking of which...
I'll do my part and repost this on my blog as well as Tweet it later this week. The more thoughts and prayers your way, the better. Stay strong and think positive thoughts.
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Permalink Reply by Rachel on -
This is what 20sb is all about. I love this girl to bits and am sending so much love, hope and strength her and her hunky piece of man's way. <3
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Permalink Reply by Kate on -
Being a cancer survivor myself, my heart truly does ache for Brandy and her hot man. No one should ever have to experience something as devastating as cancer.
It's not going to be easy, but I hope you know we're all here for you, Brandy. My heart goes out to you, the man, and both of your families.
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Permalink Reply by Caitlin on -
I'm so sorry to hear that all of this is happening, your 'hot awesome dude' sounds like a really great guy! I'm definitely sending lots of prayers, hope & strength your way <3
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Permalink Reply by Allie Osmar on -
Sending good thoughts to both of you.
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Permalink Reply by wishcake on -
Brandy is one of the sweetest & most genuine bloggers I've been lucky enough to get to know. I can't even imagine what it must be like for her to go through this with someone she cares for so, so much.
Happy thoughts & prayers are pretty much spilling out of me right now.
HUGS!
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Permalink Reply by flipflopsintherain on -
Brandy, we're all here for you to lean on during this scary time. Sending you and your man lots of warm wishes and good mojo!
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Permalink Reply by Tipp on -
Brandy, my family and I are praying for you and your guy. I hope you feel all the love and positivity and that it brings you hope and faith. I am thankful for you and what you have given to so many other people and I pray that all will be well.
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Permalink Reply by Amy --- Just A Titch on -
Sending you so much love and support, Brandy!
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Permalink Reply by brandyismagic on
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This is amazing. Thank you Derek- and to all of you who have left such wonderfully inspiring comments. To say that I'm thankful for each of you would be an understatement of epic proportions.
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Permalink Reply by Heather on -
Sending my love and support. My best wishes and hopes for you and your man.
My boyfriend has a congenital heart condition, but with 7 open heart surgeries and lots of medication he is healthy. There is still somehow a fear of what could happen. If someone even mugged him and punched him in his chest he could die. I know it's not the same, but know you are not alone. I don't pray very often but when I do I make it count and today it did.
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