tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20882588.post889137823264043785..comments2024-03-20T03:37:35.596-04:00Comments on not just about cancer: that could have been melauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14533311678025418958noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20882588.post-65060274862534711812014-04-04T10:44:42.462-04:002014-04-04T10:44:42.462-04:00And Bob, I didn't know that about you. It'...And Bob, I didn't know that about you. It's funny how, perhaps more than others, knowing about other people is so beneficial and yet we so often don't.<br />And thanks to all of you. Love you right back.lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14533311678025418958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20882588.post-54876060353185975202014-04-04T09:35:07.436-04:002014-04-04T09:35:07.436-04:00Laurie, I know your words will help others with co...Laurie, I know your words will help others with cognitive disorders. When people known to be valuable, functioning, talented and extremely lovable talk about their own struggles, a path to well-being is carved out of the jungle of self-doubt and recrimination. Thank you for being a path-finder once again. You are making an important difference with your courageous writing.<br /><br />B in TAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20882588.post-67010857368398942842014-04-04T06:35:08.446-04:002014-04-04T06:35:08.446-04:00Wow. I didn't know this about you. Perhaps I s...Wow. I didn't know this about you. Perhaps I should have recognized a fellow traveler on the dark roads. Thank you for telling this story. It may well help someone out there. Or it may help you. Or me. Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08405145486006108557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20882588.post-10866057313582237552014-04-03T22:58:39.830-04:002014-04-03T22:58:39.830-04:00Laurie, you did such a good job sharing your story...Laurie, you did such a good job sharing your story with such honesty. i truly believe one of the most profound truths is what you wrote in your response to Kate - about the shame and fear - and that we mock what we fear, which perpetuates the cycle. thank you for this post.<br /><br />Karen XOtccomments2013https://www.blogger.com/profile/00446394638074551345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20882588.post-6063670086231029952014-04-03T22:42:47.347-04:002014-04-03T22:42:47.347-04:00Love you, Laurie.Love you, Laurie.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11780966983005320399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20882588.post-52638557939679674782014-04-03T21:04:57.511-04:002014-04-03T21:04:57.511-04:00Thanks for this. Made me feel less alone. Thanks for this. Made me feel less alone. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20882588.post-21807909959084439102014-04-03T19:32:46.044-04:002014-04-03T19:32:46.044-04:00There is still so much shame associated with menta...There is still so much shame associated with mental illness. And fear. And we mock what we fear, which perpetuates the cycle.<br /><br />And Kate, what a hard thing to be living through right now. A cognitive disorder is a good way of putting it. The roots are neurological, for sure.lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14533311678025418958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20882588.post-1277720693014749352014-04-03T19:18:45.021-04:002014-04-03T19:18:45.021-04:00Thank you for being so honest, Laurie. So many peo...Thank you for being so honest, Laurie. So many people just don't understand what depression looks like and how it contorts rational thought. I call it a cognitive disorder.<br /><br />My husband's depression is treatment-resistant, and severe. It is a lot to deal with on top of my Stage IV diagnosis. I tell him everything will be OK but I'm lying, aren't i?<br /><br />Thank you again. Kate, of Kate Has CancerJim's Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03158792309730805894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20882588.post-14302977114342789492014-04-03T17:56:36.477-04:002014-04-03T17:56:36.477-04:00Well written and well shared, Laurie. I've twe...Well written and well shared, Laurie. I've tweeted out your post. It's important for people to read that they don't need to be ashamed. That's so very important. ~CatherineCatherinehttp://www.facingcancer.canoreply@blogger.com