Comments on: Tonight my husband

By: smokey

smokey — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 00:22:22 +0000

Dear Lily and FansOfLily
There was some question whether my last note in #14 above about the Standup Karmic was homemade or not. The two Q&A below should put that question to rest in case anyone has missed your insight or your contributions to human togetherness, which I realized as such not only from your essays on writing and most everything else you write, but even in your raspberry jam making. I do have a poem on raspberry jam which I know is well preserved somewhere in my office, under or behind something, and will hopefully find its way to your Lunchboxes, Rescued Recipes, or Jam, or maybe your Lagniappe shelf would be just right. Smokey

Q. Why did the universe deal me a rotten candied apple?
A. Caramel kickback.

And for a little physics to brighten your day and in honor of the discoverer of the bruised apple:

A. What is Newton’s 3rd law of motion?
Q. To every action there is an equal and contrary cartoon on the cover of The New Yorker.

By: bloglily

bloglily — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 01:51:49 +0000

I think it is homemade. (In fact, I know it is.) By the way, Smokey is a fine poet (just like you!) Sometime, he will have to share something with us. Cheers! BL

By: qazse

qazse — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 01:47:04 +0000

I must ask Smokey if her/his pun is original. Either way, I love it!

By: bloglily

bloglily — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 00:48:51 +0000

Hey Smokey — That’s a very nice joke. Thank you.

Edwin — All of those things are wonderful prescriptions, particularly the stress reduction one. I know it’s a little weird, but I’m very much looking forward to my life slowing down a bit.

Oh Litlove, that’s so, well.. lovely. Your posts are magnificent and have really inspired me. Thank you for that.

Welcome Courtney — I’m very happy you came by. I’ve been enjoying your writing too! And thank you so very much for your offer of assistance. (I’m sorry they pay you crap by the way. That’s just not right. For some reason, the people who do the most good often get paid the least.) And I will be in touch if there’s anything I don’t get. I’m really grateful to you for offering this.

Love to all,

Lily

By: Courtney

Courtney — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 14:47:57 +0000

What news. I didn’t know how to properly describe the news…I thought about distessing, but you are so optimistic that that word doesn’t seem right.. I am glad it has been caught early – and I actually work for a comprehensive cancer center and while I am far, far away from you and you are at a better hospital, if you ever need me to say, look up words for you or find out more about treatment, don’t hesitate to ask. I mean, I get paid crap so this is one of the perks. Again though, you sound as though are in excellent hands.

You know, the other day I was looking at your blog for the first time (after reading your comments on litloves site) and when I returned to my own site, you had commented! It was like kismet, or something – we were reading each ot her at the very same time! I am not yet good at responding to comments on my blog, I screw it up, but should improve that soon.
In the meantime, you have a beautiful blog here and I am looking forward to hearing about those tea cakes! I love the idea of rescued recipes – I think it’s stunning. And your writing is fantastic.
I look forward to reading more. Take care of yourself.
Courtney

By: litlove

litlove — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 14:21:35 +0000

I’m just so glad to hear that you have caught this early. I am immensely impressed by your strength and good humour and you can see by these comments how much we are all proud of you and rooting for you. All I can really say is that I’ll be working on writing some cracking posts to entertain and distract you in the months to come. I’ll try and put a ‘bloglily’ moment in each one to make you smile.

By: Edwinek

Edwinek — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 04:59:14 +0000

I think you have a point about the life changes. It might be a healthy idea as well. When my mother-in-law got breast cancer (very short story: diagnosis almost too late > best doctors in Poland > revolutionary therapy > clean now for two years) she was told to especially avoid stress (even after therapy), since it reduces resistance. Also, to take lots of vitamin C and drink at least a pint of buttermilk a day. But I guess you’re already taking one of the best medicins: optimism.
No puns yet, sorry. I can remember one, but it’s in German…

By: smokey

smokey — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 01:56:14 +0000

Hi Lily. You have a great outlook and sense of humor to help us be with you. Smokey
Q. How do you introduce a speaker who always says his audience is so disreputable that they deserve his bad puns?
A. A standup karmic

By: bloglily

bloglily — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 21:17:08 +0000

Hello all, You are so kind! Jokes, good wishes, such wonderful thoughts about how the health care system works or doesn’t. It’s a rich, rich lot of people who check in here. I got through to the doctor at UCSF, and am getting set up with a plan, so I can return to my regularly scheduled life. Every once in a while I’m sure there will be something interesting to say about all this. Someone said to me today that this sort of thing really changes your life. I imagine it takes a while to see if that’s so. But I think life changes are good — even if they come from something bad. Anyway, it’s afternoon here in California, and I’m about to make raspberry jam and tea cakes and read that Alan Furst novel.

best to all of you, Lily

By: fencer

fencer — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 20:28:26 +0000

Hi BL,

Sorry to hear this news… confident you will overcome. All the best.

fencer

By: Becky

Becky — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 15:42:38 +0000

Hi, Lily! Its been awhile and I am sad that its now that I am given the chance to say hello. I know I can’t do much but pray, let me know if there is anything more I can do for you. Love ya, Becky

By: qazse

qazse — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 15:41:02 +0000

You are in my thoughts and prayers. I have known many women with varying degrees of breast anomalies. Every one of them are doing fine and are as vibrant as ever. Today’s sophistication of consultation (and intervention if needed) is astounding and moves forward with each passing day.

I recently discovered you and have begun recommending your blog to the literary and culinary people in my life.

Regarding your biopsy experience, sadly it is typical. Your suggestion for raising the consciousness of the doctors was very funny and wise.
While we are at it let’s strap in all the Health Care Administrators, QA “experts”, and medical equipment designers.

Don’t let the unenlightened/ignorant get you down. Just as you may run into an unenthused librarian now and then, it has nothing to do with the outcome – that is, the pleasure of a rewarding read for both you and the universe at large.

Peace

By: Ingrid

Ingrid — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 14:16:29 +0000

Hi Lily – that is indeed bad news, I’m so sorry to hear that. I am counting on that the good doctor is going to do his very very best to help you and that he is nice to you (if not beam me up and I’ll have a word with him) and that everything is going to be alright.

I am sending you some good and positive vibes from London. They can do miracles, so I hope they help you too.

Best Wishes, also from the pirate.

By: Julie

Julie — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 14:03:40 +0000

Oh Lily, I am so sorry to hear this. But I am glad to hear that you have such a good doctor and that the prognosis is so good.

I’m afraid I don’t have any good puns right now, but please please do let me know if I can do anything. I would really be happy to. I may not work nearby anymore, but I live not 20 minutes from you and I’d be happy to come by with good food, a good book, or whatever else you might want.

Take care Lily — I’ll email you my home number.

By: Edwinek

Edwinek — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 13:31:13 +0000

I’m so sorry to hear this. But I’m glad that you found a good doctor, that’s so important, in more than just the medical sense. I wish I had a bad pun for you (or maybe even a good one), but I can’t remember any. The first one I hear is yours.