The Daffodil Movement 2007~For Long Vo~Thanks all!

[Jaded Sunset]

Big hugsssssss =(

I'll not only support, I'll send out tons of yellow daffodils through April, too.

Well.. not spam flooding, but gifts I suppose.

My Grandmother survived Breast Cancer, only to be stricken down with lukemia.. She was healing, getting stronger.. Till a nurse broke up a pill that was supposed to be swallowed whole.. She died a few days later.. My Mother had skin cancer for years, but got it removed from her temple a few years ago.. It's still there, but it isn't deadly..

My Aunt, her twin, has lukemia and is slowly dieing from it..

Gosh.. They say things happen for a reason, but it's hard to see those reasons and how to move past it all.. April is also the Month when my beloved Grandmother passed away.. I support more than whole-heartidly, I support with every cell and molecule in my body.

[`Hydro]

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I'll need to find my Yellow Daffodils to get ready. heart


Btw, Cid, check out this old entry of Juno 's.

http://www.gaiaonline.com/journal/index.php?mode=view&p=3395932

She made a graphic last year for the Daffodil movement.

[Cid High-Wind]

Thank you Water, Jaded and `Hydro for your support!

@Hydro-It's a pretty graphic! I'd use it if it had the number "2007" in it. I don't want people to get confused between last year's and this year's. sweatdrop

However, if you think I should use it anyway...

[~Princess Catnip~]

`Make a Wish

So this is like, the 5045938405984 topic you've added boring messages too hoping to gain you more popularity? People already know, people still hold daffodils, no need for this.

:}/ Cid doesn't do things for popularity. Don't assume stuff before you even know a person.

[Cid High-Wind]

~Princess Catnip~

`Make a Wish

So this is like, the 5045938405984 topic you've added boring messages too hoping to gain you more popularity? People already know, people still hold daffodils, no need for this.

:}/ Cid doesn't do things for popularity. Don't assume stuff before you even know a person.

Don't worry about it Catnip.

[~Princess Catnip~]

Cid High-Wind

~Princess Catnip~

`Make a Wish

So this is like, the 5045938405984 topic you've added boring messages too hoping to gain you more popularity? People already know, people still hold daffodils, no need for this.

:}/ Cid doesn't do things for popularity. Don't assume stuff before you even know a person.

Don't worry about it Catnip.

:}B

[DJ Twissta]

I shall do this again ! 3nodding

[Cid High-Wind]

DJ Twissta

I shall do this again ! 3nodding

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Any words for Vo?

[Subaku No Kameko]

there blaugh now my sig is all fixed up...now for the hardest part, trying to write something suitable.

Edit:

Brain cancer awareness ribbon:


General Cancer Awareness:


ninja I have most of the other colors too if anyone needs them.

[[Mochi]]

Coincidentally, me and a friend were talking about Vo's dad's death. She was wondering why he didn't go much to Fanime last year, and I had to explain to her everything that had happened.

My grandmother died over 2-3 years ago, from a terminal brain cancer. Coincidentally, she's also viet. O_o And the doctors already gave up hope on her, since she was around 74 at that time and it was too risky to do much. What is terrible is how she was fine one day, and the next day, she got lost in a neighborhood sh'es been around for over 40 years. SHe lived in Paris, so the long distance relationship was hard.

When I finally came to her a few months later during summer vacation, it was terrible to see how much she had changed. She used to be energetic, and we could barely keep up with her. But now, she needed assistance in everything you could think off. She couldn't talk at all. I stayed there for three weeks. I was watched her deteriorate from her already bad condition, having a hard time talking and barely able to walk, to being completely dependant on others, unable to even feed herself. And she used to be the one feeding me when I was a baby.

I think the worst thing struck on the last day of her life, when I was back at home. My mom got a call that my grandmother was breathing loudly, and raspy.

Sometimes I wished my mom wasn't a dentist. She immediately told the person on teh other side of the line that she was going to die tonight, and they'd better call everyone to say their goodbyes. Its terrible when you know that she's going to die. I had to watch my mom completely break down into tears, which was so new to me.

Everyone says that she died surrounded by family, with everyone in the apartment of hers. Someone told me that her eyes lit up as she died. I'm glad that she's in a better place now, but I can't help feeling left behind.

So yeah! I would like to support VO again like last year. =3
My gradmother's death was the first death I experienced. I'm still young, so I;m quite naive with these things. ^^' I'm not sure whether I can compare it to a parent's death, and I understand you compeltely with your sturggle to live up to your dad, since though I'm a girl, and struggle with it everyday. Its amazing how VO trusted Gaia, and posted all of that news on him.

[Smextacy]

For sure I'm in. But I don't think I can make a proper quilt square so I'll just show my support by wearing the daffodil bouquet.

[Cid High-Wind]

@Subaku-Thanks! :3

@Mochi-That's sad what happened to your grandma. cry But, like you said, she's in a better place now. I'm sure Vo will apprecitae the support.

@Smextacy-Thanks for the support!

[Sins of an Angel]

p.q! Mochi your post almost made me cry. So sad.

My grandmother had a less severe case of cancer at one point, in the throat. She had started complaining of a sore throat for a while until it got to the point she could barely swallow without pain. ((She smokes! whee She won't quit either and I don't think she will anytime soon. She's in her 70's as well))

But fortunately, she had indeed caught it early enough so when she went for her proper treatments it was successful. I pray that she remains healthy for her time left. Aside from that, she's always up and about, cleaning and cooking and same goes for my grandfather.

Fortunately no one else close to me has a history of cancer. But it's such a terrible disease. crying My dearest wishes go out to VO and his family.

Can I send you a bouquet? heart Nothing on my avatar is yellow XD and it just sits in my inventory. It would serve a better purpose for this. 3nodding

[-[[Yreka!]]-]

-[ domokun ]-

El: Wow. Finally reading the journal entries and your story (I didn't know about your grandmother) make me feel kinda lucky even though i've also had deaths in my family due to cancer.

Although I didn't know her too well, one of my aunts passed away last summer ago due to a combination of liver and brain cancer at the same time. The doctors believe that the liver cancer was what killed her though. The first time I saw her, I vaguely remember her being extremely energetic. The second time I visited, she was a few years older and by then the liver cancer had likely taken hold. She was diagnosed about two weeks later. A couple of months later she was then diagnosed with brain cancer likely caused by the liver cancer travelling through her blood stream. Although chemotherapy did help for a while, her condition progressively worsened. My mom decided that we might as well visit her again at that point. We stayed for a few weeks in which she became weaker and weaker. When we arrived, she was still able to move around decently. By the time we left, she was confined to her bed. In that time I had grown attached to a few of my cousins. One of them had just died due to leukemia and I can't even start to describe what they were going through, losing their mother so soon after their brother (two sisters were left) had died. The doctors were forced to remove my aunt from chemo due to her critically low white blood cell count. Soon after she was told she was going to die in a month or two. Although I was able to see her one more time, she was only able to look at people and speak very softly. I left for home due to solid plans while my mom stayed by her. They weren't siblings, but still extremely close. My aunt died at the young age of 43 after the toxins in her blood forced doctors to put her into intensive care. She passed away in the transfer from her normal room to the intensive care wing of the hospital. Her children were thankfully asleep when the news came in that she had died, but I heard that they weren't able to realize that she was gone for a few more weeks. I still see them sometimes though.

I think my great grandmother died partially due to cancer. Maybe because of old age. I'm not quite sure. Don't remember her.

I forgot about last year's daffodil thing. Heard about it, but wasn't really interested. This year I will definately be participating though. VO's dedication to Gaia even through that situation was amazing in its own and I would like to support the cause. ^^;;


Wow. Only now do I realize how much that affected me even though I barely knew her. D: