The Daffodil Movement 2009 (Please don't post)

How will you participate?

I'll wear a daffodil bouquet in April.	49.7%	[ 5811 ]
Contests!	9.9%	[ 1160 ]
I'll honor someone on the Yellow Wall	5.8%	[ 682 ]
All of the above	23.4%	[ 2742 ]
Participating in things is for squares. >:(	11.1%	[ 1298 ]
Total Votes:			[ 11693 ]

[rhiannontiger]

i want to help you get awareness so ill join leam liver!

[SweetEutopia]

I guess i'm off you guys, have a good night and a big thank you for the daffodil movement heart Makes me feel good that there's so many people out there supporting a cause like this..and once again my heart goes out to all of you..

MUCH LOVE!

[BenjaminBriggs]

Nokomis Midnight

BenjaminBriggs

Nokomis Midnight

BenjaminBriggs

Parents become weirder creatures than you ever dreamed when they have a sick kid. The only parents crazier than the chemo parents were the transplant parents.

Ugh, any cancer is more than enough.

I thought i might jump in here as i sent my pm off awhile ago. Id like to think that when my mom had cancer, i became a little crazy myself. Its hard taking care of anyone who is sick. Particularly when you know there is a chance they might not get better.

I wouldn't doubt it at all. You want to stand your ground and fight, and there's nothing to stand on or to fight with except for your faith, your strength, and your ability to adapt. That's everything, but it doesn't seem like much at the time.

Thats exactly right. Yeah i got a little psycho with the nursing home staff. But when someone who has taken care of you all your life cant take care of themselves its hard. Parents are supposed to be there you know? My mom had two months after her diagnosis before she passed. Cancer is unfortunantly nothing new in our family. My grandmother had 8 children. One is still alive but has skin cancer. Six of them died from some various form of cancer. Mostly lung or liver cancer. My dad also passed from lung and bone cancer. Several of my cousins are breast cancer survivors. I never realized what my cousins went through, how they could be so strong when my aunts were sick and dying. I realized when mom was sick, your only strong because you have to be.Theres no other option.

Amen, amen. {{hugs}} Okay, now I really am off. biggrin

[Lunette Delacroix]

Blaizekit

Shaynai Sokuro

When life gives you a Sharpie...

We can only pray that we get more survivors.
Despite the dreariness of the general disease, a lot of my
mother's friends have hope.

My mom hosted a "Cook for the Cure" dinner party not
long ago, that I helped with. I will never forget that it was
the first time my mother wanted me to draw a naked body...

"Shay, I need your help. The game we're playing is 'Pin
The Hand To The Boob'. I need you to-"

"Draw hands?"

"No, draw boobs."

"MOTHER, I'M SIX-FRICKIN'-TEEN!!! DAD WILL KILL ME!!!"

... decorate the world.

Je pense à toi, où que tu sois.
Que nos soucis s'envolent
et que nos coeurs fusionnent.
Le moment est venu de réaliser ce voeu.
Et qui sait ?

That's hilarious!

I love it. xd

What did you finally do? surprised

L'aventure ne sera peut-être pas si périlleuse.
Sans doute a-t-elle déjà commencé.
Nous ne vivons pas dans le même monde,
mais nous sommes sous le même ciel.
Un seul ciel, une seule destinée.

When life gives you a Sharpie...

I drew it, my dad blew a gasket, and my mom's friends loved it.

And wouldn't stop making fun of me. Didn't help that my best friend was there too.

My mom's keeping it for another CFtC dinner we're having this summer.

We raised about $500 with that dinner for Breast Cancer research, though. 3nodding

... decorate the world.

[InuyashaLover5656]

Id lyk to b in the breast cancer team please

[kelso1]

Is anyone going to walk in the cancer 3 day?

[PuddingCow]

I'll take team Lung Cancer, I know there are a lot of people on it, but I'm going for it anyways. My mom's a smoker, you see. mad Don't smoke! It's a dumb habit!

[Gin-Gin_version2]

Remember you all can come back! I subscribed to this thread so I can chat everyday! 3nodding

Thanks, Blaize ;_; *hugs back* I just get like a vicious animal whenever someone questions the dignity of my friends or a chronic illness.

Have fun updating the yellow wall! I bet all hell broke loose at your place when you found out the thread was spotlighted ... that and I bet you threw a party =d

[TheNoirGeek]

BenjaminBriggs

Luna DarkEyes

BenjaminBriggs

Luna DarkEyes

BenjaminBriggs

Luna DarkEyes

I was always under the impression a child could be born with a form of cancer. Either way, I'm a big supported of child related things. I love children. By the way, I read your story about your son. I'm glad his health has improved.

Oh, yeah, some cancers are born with, those can be the most difficult to work with. It used to be they didn't want to start treatments until the kid was two years or so, but that was a while ago. biggrin Yes, he's considered "cured", the other C-word associated with Cancer. (And then I knock on wood because I'm still so freaking superstitious after all that!)

I see that you put the word cured into quotations. I could see why, I'd be superstitious too. But congrats on your son's health all the same! I'll keep my fingers crossed that he stays healthy.

All this talk of cancer, I can't even remember what kind my step-grandmother had. It think it was breast cancer.

Parents become weirder creatures than you ever dreamed when they have a sick kid. The only parents crazier than the chemo parents were the transplant parents.

Ugh, any cancer is more than enough.

I couldn't possibly imagine. I would not want to be in that situation.

Yes, I second that notion. Its sad though, once my grandfather passed away from a heartattack, she lost her will too live so she passed not long after him. Actually I'm surprised she lived as long as she did. My grandfather passed in April of 2007 and she passed in late July I believe.

We always said that the doctors should prescribe sedatives to the parents, or at least booze. biggrin

Oh, jeez, that's hard. Both of my parents, once my mother passed on, my dad just really didn't have much of a will to go on. I see that they're together again, and that's all they really wanted, to be together.

Lol. Hm...that probably would have worked. At least with sedatives you wouldn't have to deal with the ramblings of an incoherent drunk. ^^

It was really hard on my father and uncles (his two brothers) when my grandfather passed. They were all really close to him. When my mom and dad came home from the hostpital my dad was crying quite a bit so I held him and let him get out as much as he could. My mom told me it was very mature of me to do that for him and to have not pushed him away or make any rude facial gestures (like a "god his he done yet?" roll of the eyes). As for my step-grandmother, when my family attended my grandfather's memorial service and I stood up and gave a speech/talked about past memories of my grandfather, I ended it with a mention of wanting to me my grandmother, I always had the love of my step-grandmother Barbara and she loved me as a grandmother would love their grandchild. (or something to that effect) and when I was done I saw her eyes were all glassed over and she had this huge ear-to-ear smile on her face and told me that what I said had meant a lot to her.

[IKoffeeCube]

Wow this is so amazing! The thread is moving so fast!

[Moonlite__Syren]

Gin-Gin_version2

Moonlit_Syren

Gin-Gin_version2

Moonlit_Syren

Jesus_Is_a_pimp

Sora Nao

Jesus_Is_a_pimp

Blaizekit

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Yellow = Liver

Liver Cancer Support Group

So yea appearently the liver cancer guys are completely unoriginal and stole the support our troops ribbon... ********]
liver cancer came before supporting the troops
duh

liver cancer is a myth

Liver cancer is a myth? How about brain cancer is that a myth? Is breast cancer a myth? Is cancer in itself a myth? I wish it was because I lost my mother to it. You come in here speaking totally off topic right as everyone is sharing their tales of whom they have lost. Of course everyone is going to get a little pissy at you. But I think I know why you're like that. Its because you've never lost anyone close to you. And you're very lucky. But that doesn't mean you can come prancing in here and pointing at everyone like they're being ridiculously emo and mock us for our losses. This thread was to help people come out of their shells, tell the tales of the ones who are lost and the ones who need support in still fighting. And judging from the attitude you're giving to everyone you're kicking dirt in children's eyes who are dieing at this moment from cancer. You are laughing at those who have lost a mom or a dad. Let tell you something a little about cancer since cancer awareness month IS coming up. Cancer is a collection of cells that can form anywhere in your body. In your blood, in your pancreas, ANYWHERE INCLUDING THE LIVER. So if you want to say liver cancer is a myth go ahead. You're not the only idiot I've come across who has his head up his a** and doesn't give a crap about anyone. And you're not the only KID who's here just to get on our last nerve about something completely off topic. But I will not tolerate anyone who spits in the face of people who have lost their loved ones. So go somewhere else to get on people's nerves. Do not trod on people who are already down trodden as it is.

SO glad he was reported.

Ribbons have more than one meaning!

A yellow ribbon is for endometriosis as well, which I happen to have.

You're a troll, and you're also reported.

Are you talking to me???? o.O

EEEP NOOOO.
that jesus is a pimp guy. no no never you. you're awesome. <3

Lol oh okay its just you said "you're ALSO reported" I thought you were implying to a third party or me. XDD

[Lunette Delacroix]

Undomi

Reading everyone's replies to this thread makes me very lucky to have my Dad still involved in my life...he was diagnosed with prostate cancer I think it'll be either three or four years in May and thankfully they caught it the very earliest stages where I can say that he's a survivor - but I just wish he'd live his life that way instead of having the constant nagging fear that it'll come back.

I wish he'd just live.

But my heart goes out to those of you who have someone recently diagnosed or know someone who is affected by this in one way or another. Keep the hope and love strong - it's what helps everyone get through the day and what guides us all.

When life gives you a Sharpie...

My grandfather died of that very cancer five years ago.
My heart goes out to your family, dear.

... decorate the world.

[cattirun]

Gin-Gin_version2

cattirun

did you guys knew that saying "you're reported" also means you are trolling?

anyway... lets not focus on the trolls and get back to the important stuff... the daffodil movement and supporting cancer awareness

oops.
I tend to get vicious when one of my friend's causes are being attacked.

k no more troll talk then.

that's ok... it happens to even the best of us xp

[The Emoholic]

Can I please join Team Colon Cancer?
My dad had it two years ago, but now he's clean!

And congrats on the Community Spotlight!

[Gin-Gin_version2]

kelso1

Is anyone going to walk in the cancer 3 day?

I WANT to ... not sure if I can though D:

Moonlit - ohhhh no honey I didn't mean that I meant in addition to him being a troll etc. yeah no way you're great <3