I don't even know this man, but I cried anyway
Monday, 18 August 2008 13:10![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
fatrockstarLeroy Sievers died over the weekend. His obituary is on the NPR.org website, and it contains a link to his blog.
I visited Leroy's blog on a regular basis and was inspired by his incredible attitude and the support of the many people who commented on his entries regularly. He often said the support of his readers kept him going. He offered the same in return, along with some helpful insight in relating to loved ones battling cancer. Things like conversation are puzzling -- acknowledge the cancer, but move on -- there are other things going on in the world, like movies! This is a time to embrace life, not freak out about impending doom.
It's so easy to get wrapped up in life's little details and forget that our time is limited. It doesn't matter if we die of natural or unnatural causes -- the point is that it ends, and we all need to realize that making the most of what we have is our best bet. Take a long look at the fears that enslave you and keep you from reaching out to others. Is it worth the loneliness and stress of dealing with everything by yourself just to avoid a simple rejection? I don't know if I'm writing that for you or myself.
Leroy did say in his blog that"...none of us walks this road alone." It's true. In joy or sorrow, we are not alone. I trust that Leroy passed in peace, surrounded by people who loved him.
I wish I could have taken the same lessons from the ordeal that was Mama's cancer. She did not battle for as long, nor was she surrounded by as much support or the best medical science had to offer. Knowing that my chances for a similar end are strong, both of their experiences were valuable to me, as are the experiences of the people who commented on Leroy's blog regularly.
I was very sad to hear of Leroy's death. This dinky little blog entry of mine is small compared to the impact his writing has had on me this last year. That's all I have to say about that.
I visited Leroy's blog on a regular basis and was inspired by his incredible attitude and the support of the many people who commented on his entries regularly. He often said the support of his readers kept him going. He offered the same in return, along with some helpful insight in relating to loved ones battling cancer. Things like conversation are puzzling -- acknowledge the cancer, but move on -- there are other things going on in the world, like movies! This is a time to embrace life, not freak out about impending doom.
It's so easy to get wrapped up in life's little details and forget that our time is limited. It doesn't matter if we die of natural or unnatural causes -- the point is that it ends, and we all need to realize that making the most of what we have is our best bet. Take a long look at the fears that enslave you and keep you from reaching out to others. Is it worth the loneliness and stress of dealing with everything by yourself just to avoid a simple rejection? I don't know if I'm writing that for you or myself.
Leroy did say in his blog that"...none of us walks this road alone." It's true. In joy or sorrow, we are not alone. I trust that Leroy passed in peace, surrounded by people who loved him.
I wish I could have taken the same lessons from the ordeal that was Mama's cancer. She did not battle for as long, nor was she surrounded by as much support or the best medical science had to offer. Knowing that my chances for a similar end are strong, both of their experiences were valuable to me, as are the experiences of the people who commented on Leroy's blog regularly.
I was very sad to hear of Leroy's death. This dinky little blog entry of mine is small compared to the impact his writing has had on me this last year. That's all I have to say about that.
