Friday, October 26, 2007

Loss of a Friend

One of the things about the web and boards you get involved with is that you make friends. Some you have the great experience of meeting in person and some you don't know in person, but feel a bond with and become friends. Such is the case with Bryce and Tammy Brown. I met them though the MPIP board and immediately felt a bond with them. Bryce has been suffering from melanoma which they also thought they got all 7 years ago. It came back 100 days ago as Stage 4. I have talked with both Tammy and Bryce numerous times and she was kind enough to send me a CD of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Her parents are both in the choir. Yesterday, at 3:25 P.M. Bryce ended his battle with this horrible disease. He had been doing better, but Wednesday started going downhill. Please pray for their family during this hard time. You can read about them at their website. www.brycedbrown.com

As to other news. Keith went to the doctor today for blood test and his white cell count is low. It was down to 1.7. Hopefully it won't go down any further before next week when he has chemo. If it drops to 1.5 or lower then he can't have chemo. He is tired at night mostly but, is still working. Mom is doing better and her ribs feel better. My toe is feeling better but looks horrible. I have an appointment next Friday ( I had to change it) to have it checked out. I did lose my toenail and it still hurts every now and then.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hi Suzann and Keith and Christopher too,
I have been so fortunate to have met wonderful people in my life, besides those that are my family, my friends and those I haven't met but feel I know, have been gifts to me. It seems like there is an invisible bond or what I call a silver thread that links us all together. I don't think it is all by chance. I have a special feeling that the connections are rewards for something we may have earned through something that was good. I find I learn something from everyone I meet and possibly that is the only way I would learn it.
Sometimes when i am reading all the things that folks go thru I marvel at how their attitudes can be so good. The human spirit must be Divine - that's the only answer I could come up with. If it wasn't I don't think anyone could make it. I was thinking of all of you that have this tough task assigned to you and all the positive talk we all so freely give and all the comments that are so fine...I'm certain it must help...but when all of us that are healthy and not completely in your lives move away from our computer, the rest of you that are doing battle continue on with the fight and the story. My heart goes out to all of you that are enduring this harsh task. Suzann you have remained so kind and gentle in your words. I feel very humble to come to this site and take a peek at your life. Thank you for sharing it with us that are so removed from your physical life. I am grateful to get to know your family. I am happy that I knew Bryce well enough, that I have good strong thoughts of him. I can think of him and I can see him. He was such a sweetheart with Tammy and his daughter. I miss him so much and yet I feel I just barely knew him. Of course compared to Tammy that's the way it is, but because of Tammy we got to know him better, deeper and came to love him. I thought I knew about love and am finding I only knew a little. I think cancer is the flip side of love. Look at all the good that surrounds the awful thing.
There is so much heartfelt love and goodness.
I appreciate what you do to help us know Keith and you and Christopher. I hope with all my heart that your journey is a smooth one and that Keith will be cured and be healthy. Please remember, thoughts become things..choose the good ones! Love and prayers to you and your family. Love you - Rhonda

PS Hows the driving lessons?