Fishing for sympathy...

[tomatogrower88]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Jennifer Piersol" 
<jenP_97 at y...> wrote:
> Hey all.  August 4th is going down in history as Jen's Least 
Favorite
> Day of the Year, and I was just hoping I could have some good 
thoughts
> sent my way.
> 
> Today is the 20th anniversary of my mom's death from breast cancer.
> 
> I also found out today that my beautiful black cat Gilbert, who is
> only about 6 1/2 years old and the most pleasant, loving, and vocal
> cat I've ever known, has a particularly nasty form of cancer, and 
his
> prognosis doesn't look too good.
> 
> So even though one of my friends from elementary school turns 28 
today
> (guess how I always remembered her birthday), August 4th will be
> heretofore (sp?) called "Cancer Day" in my little internal calendar,
> and I'm feeling spectacularly depressed.
> 
> I did have a somewhat brighter moment when Allie noticed I was sad 
and
> gave me 2 or 3 really squishy lovey-hugs... and then I got sad again
> when thinking that my mom must have been really heartbroken to leave
> us before seeing my sister and I grow up and have our own babies...
> 
> Sorry to bring a damper on everything, but I was just feeling 
horrible
> and wanted some company.
> 
> -Jen, wallowing.


I feel so bad for you. That is alot to deal with in one day. Troubles 
seem to come at the same time of year. I hope things brighten up for 
you. Children do have a wonderful way of comforting you. A hug from a 
child is real love. 

Myrth