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somewhat off topic: from Lori (caregiver to Will)

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      • September 18, 2011 at 7:55 pm
      MichaelFL
      Participant

        I remember his (and your) battle well.

        Hard to believe it has been almost a year now.

        🙁

          • September 18, 2011 at 8:04 pm
          Lori C
          Participant

            I miss him every second – it's been the most wrenching thing of my life.  Being a caregiver and loving someone so intensely and then having them leave you inch by inch to this horrible disease – it is beyond words.  I wanted to say, though, that up until the very end of his life, Will believed in trying to make every day a good one and always described himself as a cancer survivor.  A true hero.

            • September 18, 2011 at 8:04 pm
            Lori C
            Participant

              I miss him every second – it's been the most wrenching thing of my life.  Being a caregiver and loving someone so intensely and then having them leave you inch by inch to this horrible disease – it is beyond words.  I wanted to say, though, that up until the very end of his life, Will believed in trying to make every day a good one and always described himself as a cancer survivor.  A true hero.

            • September 18, 2011 at 7:55 pm
            MichaelFL
            Participant

              I remember his (and your) battle well.

              Hard to believe it has been almost a year now.

              🙁

              • September 19, 2011 at 12:39 am
              washoegal
              Participant

                Beautiful video!  My sister is also disabled, seisures and learning disabilities, so I understand too well the daily battles.

                Love to you Lori and many successes.

                Mary

                Stage 3

                • September 19, 2011 at 12:39 am
                washoegal
                Participant

                  Beautiful video!  My sister is also disabled, seisures and learning disabilities, so I understand too well the daily battles.

                  Love to you Lori and many successes.

                  Mary

                  Stage 3

                  • September 19, 2011 at 11:24 am
                  MariaH
                  Participant

                    Lori,

                    I cannot believe it has almost been a year already.  Being a caregiver is hard enough, but a little different if that person has disabilities.  We know, as my younger brother Mike has stage IV peritoneal cancer, and is also disabled.  Mike has echoed Will's sentiniment – all he ever wants is to be treated normal, and my parents have done that for him his whole life.  He is living his life to the fullest, and despite all the injustices, taunts, and discrimination he has endured his whole life he is one of the kindest and sweetest people I have ever known.

                     

                    I hope your benefit is a raging success.  I

                    Maria

                    • September 19, 2011 at 11:24 am
                    MariaH
                    Participant

                      Lori,

                      I cannot believe it has almost been a year already.  Being a caregiver is hard enough, but a little different if that person has disabilities.  We know, as my younger brother Mike has stage IV peritoneal cancer, and is also disabled.  Mike has echoed Will's sentiniment – all he ever wants is to be treated normal, and my parents have done that for him his whole life.  He is living his life to the fullest, and despite all the injustices, taunts, and discrimination he has endured his whole life he is one of the kindest and sweetest people I have ever known.

                       

                      I hope your benefit is a raging success.  I

                      Maria

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