tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116478946778818081.post3595814769735696222..comments2023-08-06T00:55:44.689-04:00Comments on Kevin's Walk: Mom's final full dayKevin Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116478946778818081.post-7181872122030264782010-01-09T23:40:23.833-05:002010-01-09T23:40:23.833-05:00"But with the cancer peeling Mom down to her ..."But with the cancer peeling Mom down to her core, the time for ruses had ended."<br /><br />Albeit different in the particulars, this could be right out of Til We Have Faces, which I highly recommend if you haven't read it. <br /><br />Thank you, Kevin. I'm coming in on the end of the story, but hope to be able to read some of the rest. Your painful yet beautiful insights help me understand some of what a friend is going through now. Strength and peace to you and your family.DanBhttp://danb.usnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116478946778818081.post-4180671196997081582010-01-07T06:21:06.933-05:002010-01-07T06:21:06.933-05:00"Every human story begins full of promise, an..."Every human story begins full of promise, and for most of one's life, it's a mystery as to where and when the final pages of that story will be set. We harbor the illusion that that non-specificity can somehow stave off death: as long as we don't know the exact time and location of our demise, life seems to have no limit."<br /><br />-Incredibly well-put, Kevin.Terry Douglasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116478946778818081.post-11926910999250728322010-01-06T07:10:53.696-05:002010-01-06T07:10:53.696-05:00Then you tell him, for me. Some silly girl he'...Then you tell him, for me. Some silly girl he's never heard of thinks that your dad's love is a light shining in the middle of Hell. You are the wordsmith, Kevin, and your pain and loss will know no bounds. Your father's, though, is yours plus one. He, like you, like your mom, and your brothers, is in my thoughts and prayers this morning.J.noreply@blogger.com