Comments on: Life with cancer… 4+ years later. (Please Pass This On) http://www.brianwedge.com/blog/2009/10/02/life-with-cancer-4-years-later-please-pass-this-on/ Documentary photographer Brian Wedge: Stories and images of the extraordinary people and places he encounters. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:23:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jill http://www.brianwedge.com/blog/2009/10/02/life-with-cancer-4-years-later-please-pass-this-on/comment-page-1/#comment-1010 Jill Thu, 06 May 2010 14:00:53 +0000 http://www.brianwedge.com/blog/?p=1409#comment-1010 Brian, you have me in tears. The powerful words and beautiful photo of the strongest woman I know makes me speechless. Lea, I am grateful for everyday I hear your voice and see your beautiful smile. Having your friendship in this life is nothing short of s gift. Thank you for reminding me everyday why we are here. The NYC is for you, Bryan and all those who have been touched by Cancer. Love you both. J Brian, you have me in tears. The powerful words and beautiful photo of the strongest woman I know makes me speechless. Lea, I am grateful for everyday I hear your voice and see your beautiful smile. Having your friendship in this life is nothing short of s gift.
Thank you for reminding me everyday why we are here. The NYC is for you, Bryan and all those who have been touched by Cancer. Love you both. J

]]> By: Karie http://www.brianwedge.com/blog/2009/10/02/life-with-cancer-4-years-later-please-pass-this-on/comment-page-1/#comment-537 Karie Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:33:51 +0000 http://www.brianwedge.com/blog/?p=1409#comment-537 I just received my DKMS donor card in the mail and wanted you to know that I became a donor because of Lea's story. I followed her story a little on the Glamour blog and for some reason felt a connection to her and to her story. I decided to become a donor because the world is a better place with people like Lea in it and if I can help save or extend someone else's life then maybe I too can make the world a little better as well. I just received my DKMS donor card in the mail and wanted you to know that I became a donor because of Lea’s story. I followed her story a little on the Glamour blog and for some reason felt a connection to her and to her story. I decided to become a donor because the world is a better place with people like Lea in it and if I can help save or extend someone else’s life then maybe I too can make the world a little better as well.

]]> By: Marcia Blackman http://www.brianwedge.com/blog/2009/10/02/life-with-cancer-4-years-later-please-pass-this-on/comment-page-1/#comment-496 Marcia Blackman Sat, 10 Oct 2009 05:33:39 +0000 http://www.brianwedge.com/blog/?p=1409#comment-496 Dear Lea, I so related to everything you were saying in your post. I remember too well the puffy, shaky grateful to be alive stage. It actually wasn't that long ago. It has been several years since first "meeting" you on the CML list, you have had a long journey. You have come a long way and are well on the road to recovery from transplant. I am looking forward to meeting you in person when you come home to New England for your next exciting step of recovery! Healing Wishes XO Marcia Dear Lea,
I so related to everything you were saying in your post. I remember too well the puffy, shaky grateful to be alive stage. It actually wasn’t that long ago. It has been several years since first “meeting” you on the CML list, you have had a long journey. You have come a long way and are well on the road to recovery from transplant. I am looking forward to meeting you in person when you come home to New England for your next exciting step of recovery! Healing Wishes XO Marcia

]]> By: Debbie Chang http://www.brianwedge.com/blog/2009/10/02/life-with-cancer-4-years-later-please-pass-this-on/comment-page-1/#comment-488 Debbie Chang Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:58:17 +0000 http://www.brianwedge.com/blog/?p=1409#comment-488 Hi Lea, What an amazingly stated tribute to a most amazing woman! Brian, your Mom & your husband have pulled together so beautifully to support you through a journey you never choose, but have managed to triuph in every way. I love you dearly. Debbie Hi Lea,
What an amazingly stated tribute to a most amazing woman! Brian, your Mom & your husband have pulled together so beautifully to support you through a journey you never choose, but have managed to triuph in every way. I love you dearly.
Debbie

]]> By: Hearher Killeen Leonardo http://www.brianwedge.com/blog/2009/10/02/life-with-cancer-4-years-later-please-pass-this-on/comment-page-1/#comment-486 Hearher Killeen Leonardo Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:35:39 +0000 http://www.brianwedge.com/blog/?p=1409#comment-486 Everyone should be lucky to have a brother like you! Lea is right, cancer is not a gift...I am not quite sure what it is after seeing so many people diagnosed with it. Lea is quite a survivor, and all of her family (Ginny, Billy, etc.) are quite an amazing support system. A beautiful tribute and post for a beautiful person. Thankfully, there are people like Tammy in the world that are willing to help others in a time of great need. Everyone should be lucky to have a brother like you! Lea is right, cancer is not a gift…I am not quite sure what it is after seeing so many people diagnosed with it. Lea is quite a survivor, and all of her family (Ginny, Billy, etc.) are quite an amazing support system. A beautiful tribute and post for a beautiful person. Thankfully, there are people like Tammy in the world that are willing to help others in a time of great need.

]]> By: mum/Ginny Wedge http://www.brianwedge.com/blog/2009/10/02/life-with-cancer-4-years-later-please-pass-this-on/comment-page-1/#comment-467 mum/Ginny Wedge Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:19:31 +0000 http://www.brianwedge.com/blog/?p=1409#comment-467 Bri and Lea, I could not be more proud of both of you than right now!!! This is definitely a wonderful and very emotional post. Brian, great job of getting the message out in a very meaningful and personal way. I can't help but think of the people who are now sitting by their loved one's bedside hoping and praying for health and wellness. We have been very fortunate and without many selfless people like Tammy, our lives would be changed forever!! Lea you continue to amaze me with your positive attitude and your love of life. I know all the medications, the billions of doctors apts. and limitations just never seem to get you down. I am very grateful!! Love, mum Bri and Lea, I could not be more proud of both of you than right now!!! This is definitely a wonderful and very emotional post. Brian, great job of getting the message out in a very meaningful and personal way. I can’t help but think of the people who are now sitting by their loved one’s bedside hoping and praying for health and wellness. We have been very fortunate and without many selfless people like Tammy, our lives would be changed forever!! Lea you continue to amaze me with your positive attitude and your love of life. I know all the medications, the billions of doctors apts. and limitations just never seem to get you down. I am very grateful!! Love, mum

]]> By: Tina and Peter http://www.brianwedge.com/blog/2009/10/02/life-with-cancer-4-years-later-please-pass-this-on/comment-page-1/#comment-466 Tina and Peter Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:43:28 +0000 http://www.brianwedge.com/blog/?p=1409#comment-466 Lea and Brian, We are two of your biggest fans! Your words are soo dang true. Lea's courage and determination is obvious from the minute you meet her. A great pen pal and dog lover. Way to turn such bad luck into an amazing story and inspiring journey. Keep on truckin girl. Good luck in Boston. Love, the Locke Family Lea and Brian, We are two of your biggest fans! Your words are soo dang true. Lea’s courage and determination is obvious from the minute you meet her. A great pen pal and dog lover. Way to turn such bad luck into an amazing story and inspiring journey. Keep on truckin girl. Good luck in Boston. Love, the Locke Family

]]> By: Tammy http://www.brianwedge.com/blog/2009/10/02/life-with-cancer-4-years-later-please-pass-this-on/comment-page-1/#comment-465 Tammy Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:41:28 +0000 http://www.brianwedge.com/blog/?p=1409#comment-465 You guys are so amazing! Thank you for sharing your journey! You guys are so amazing! Thank you for sharing your journey!

]]> By: Lea http://www.brianwedge.com/blog/2009/10/02/life-with-cancer-4-years-later-please-pass-this-on/comment-page-1/#comment-464 Lea Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:09:27 +0000 http://www.brianwedge.com/blog/?p=1409#comment-464 Bri-- I am crying (which is pretty impressive since I have no tear ducts that produce fluid anymore and need plugs in my eyes:)! Every single family member that goes through their own cancer journey is a survivor. Nobody "loses" their fight because they did not try hard enough or want to live badly enough. Thank YOU/Malia, Mum, Billy, and the fur babies for always encouraging me and believing in me. I get so bored at times talking about my longer than last year medication sheet, my limitations with life, and hate reading about others who are not lucky enough to be here weeping over their brother's amazing tribute and blog. But none of you including my friends ever make me feel bad at all- in fact the opposite is true. I love you, your big (as in puffy steroid induced) sister, shaky (as in too many meds), but grateful as anything to be able to be alive and tell you that. I am proud of YOU! We are SURVIVING this disease- call it luck, fate, faith, etc. I still haven't figured it out. The people who say cancer is a "gift" I disagree with. I would not give this to anyone I cared about or their family. There are lessons that are learned but there are also easier ways to learn those lessons. THANK YOU for keeping the fight against cancer ALIVE and DISCUSSED. Bri–

I am crying (which is pretty impressive since I have no tear ducts that produce fluid anymore and need plugs in my eyes:)! Every single family member that goes through their own cancer journey is a survivor. Nobody “loses” their fight because they did not try hard enough or want to live badly enough.
Thank YOU/Malia, Mum, Billy, and the fur babies for always encouraging me and believing in me. I get so bored at times talking about my longer than last year medication sheet, my limitations with life, and hate reading about others who are not lucky enough to be here weeping over their brother’s amazing tribute and blog. But none of you including my friends ever make me feel bad at all- in fact the opposite is true.
I love you,
your big (as in puffy steroid induced) sister, shaky (as in too many meds), but grateful as anything to be able to be alive and tell you that. I am proud of YOU! We are SURVIVING this disease- call it luck, fate, faith, etc. I still haven’t figured it out. The people who say cancer is a “gift” I disagree with. I would not give this to anyone I cared about or their family. There are lessons that are learned but there are also easier ways to learn those lessons.
THANK YOU for keeping the fight against cancer ALIVE and DISCUSSED.

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