tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post7475922389278679779..comments2009-05-25T23:49:37.127-07:00Patry Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-55339910340246966432009-05-25T23:49:37.127-07:002009-05-25T23:49:37.127-07:00^^ nice blog!! ^@^<br /><br /><A HREF="http://honhai007.com.tw/" REL="nofollow" TITLE="徵信">徵信</A>,<A HREF="http://mydetective.ch/" REL="nofollow" TITLE="徵信">徵信</A>,<A HREF="http://no1detective.com.cn/" REL="nofollow" TITLE="徵信">徵信</A>,<A HREF="http://smart007.com/" REL="nofollow" TITLE="徵信">徵信</A>,<A HREF="http://daai007.com/" REL="nofollow" TITLE="徵信">徵信</A>,<A HREF="http://tool007.net/" REL="nofollow" TITLE="徵信社">徵信社</A>,<A HREF="http://vip357.com.tw/" REL="nofollow" TITLE="徵信社">徵信社</A>,<A HREF="http://asia-new.com.tw/" REL="nofollow" TITLE="徵信社">徵信社</A>,<A HREF="http://daaidetective.com/" REL="nofollow" TITLE="徵信社">徵信社</A>,<A HREF="http://honhai007.org/" REL="nofollow" TITLE="徵信社">徵信社</A>,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-41055554717991263552009-05-22T02:41:08.361-07:002009-05-22T02:41:08.361-07:00Nice blog~<br /><A HREF="http://www.honhai007.com.tw" REL="nofollow" TITLE="徵信社">www.honhai007.com.tw</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-62039231255467059112008-05-07T13:38:00.000-07:002008-05-07T13:38:00.000-07:00heartbreaking tale...except for the end. you were so very kind to lend her your phone even though you knew it probably lead nowhere. I commend you for finding such kindess and compassion in the middle of your own "stuff."TaraDharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17665801586196931603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-29861579589428871272008-04-21T18:33:00.000-07:002008-04-21T18:33:00.000-07:00Connection. You hit the nail on the head there. People who need people!!! My god, what a story. There are millions more like it. Those of us who read this are likely to count our blessings yet again. For we are all luckier than we think, aren't we?<BR/>xoGillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08845512494417503198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-66880418177108054972008-04-18T05:08:00.000-07:002008-04-18T05:08:00.000-07:00Bravery and courage can't really be measured or turned on at will. They rise up from inside us at the necessary time. I think you used your courage and bravery well and probably still are.Eaton Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15155384243916982826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-10499828586020281932008-04-05T10:00:00.000-07:002008-04-05T10:00:00.000-07:00Oh Patry this story made me cry - for all those who are lost and desperately reaching out for connection. You've told this story in such a direct, frank manner - I think every single person who reads this can't help but be affected - even the missing boyfriend. Sigh. xoxoxparis parfaithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05457437124988976587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-57729987503663800292008-04-03T17:46:00.000-07:002008-04-03T17:46:00.000-07:00Oh, man! An Unforgettable story ... the images and feelings are still reverberating in me. Life is so much stranger than fiction.colleenhttp://looseleafnotes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-69204815953157399822008-03-29T14:51:00.000-07:002008-03-29T14:51:00.000-07:00That post breaks my heart. It really does. It makes me grateful for you and that you are in posession of the only riches that matter, and sad for your old roommate and wishing her the best. No matter what anyone has done everyone deserves a family and friends who care.Alex Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109059018269508607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-74980421892477805912008-03-28T19:24:00.000-07:002008-03-28T19:24:00.000-07:00this is my first visit here. And I could not agree more, your writing really moved me. Now i m trying to finish the whole posts.. wish me luck<BR/><BR/>I will be here again.. do take care of yourself..Kurt Kudenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16629137429244863508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-65835420433941023432008-03-28T15:27:00.000-07:002008-03-28T15:27:00.000-07:00Great post, Patry. You've been able to get so much out of having her, it sounds to me like your roommate was the perfect one to have at this time. Kepp up the great work, and the great attitude.Polly Kahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08144327981127333878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-7252261123957223302008-03-28T13:12:00.000-07:002008-03-28T13:12:00.000-07:00floots: Somehow I missed your comment, which I appreciate. Being home was quite lovely and restorative, though it didn't last long enough!<BR/><BR/>Fred: That would make a novel--or a poem in the right hands. I'm sure they would all see it differently--even as the commenters have. <BR/><BR/>maryanne: You are so wise and compassionate. At one time or another, we all feel a little of her sense of abandonment.<BR/><BR/>kg: Speechless was my initial reaction, too. I had to sit with this woman's story for a couple of days before I could write about it.<BR/><BR/>tara: Yes, writing from the bedroom, or the home office as I do, has its own challenges. These days my companions at work are dogs and cats. No wonder my dialogue has suffered!<BR/><BR/>liquid: You're welcome! Thrilled to hear that you enjoyed the novel. <BR/><BR/>alice: What a wonderful compliment. Much appreciated.Patry Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-4240027980147308572008-03-28T10:57:00.000-07:002008-03-28T10:57:00.000-07:00What a writer you are, not just in the style you do it but the seeing you do--with the heart, not just the mind. Good luck to ya!Alicehttp://wintersong.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-74431388206339448822008-03-28T05:30:00.000-07:002008-03-28T05:30:00.000-07:00Wow........<BR/><BR/>I hope you are feeling better and I want to thank you for your book!<BR/><BR/>I devoured it~<BR/>!<BR/><BR/>Much love to you......Liquidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03515708086582181923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-87175392141249415802008-03-27T23:22:00.000-07:002008-03-27T23:22:00.000-07:00Patry, <BR/>I can really identify with your comment to Ric about missing the stories that came out while waitressing. But also the hospital ones. My mom spent a long year at a cancer hospital, and despite the pain and suffering, the stories and characters that came out of the experience were many. And yes, there must be a better way. Now that I'm working on a first draft again, I'm realizing that freelance writing from my bedroom is not the best backdrop for fiction. Your comment reminded me that I ought to go back to writing (and listening) in restaurants sometimes, even if I'm not working in them.<BR/>Thank you so much for sharing your stories. They truly inspire.Tarawww.tarabenwell.bravejournal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-17165150364015841852008-03-27T18:14:00.000-07:002008-03-27T18:14:00.000-07:00First, so glad you're home, Patry. Keep healing. :)<BR/><BR/>Second, your post left me a bit (just a bit) speechless. And I'm going to stay with this speechlessness for a bit and just think about it. Thank you, as always.KGhttp://writenowisgood.typepad.com/write_now_is_goodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-9366600726938367552008-03-27T16:37:00.000-07:002008-03-27T16:37:00.000-07:00oh Patry this made me cry. that poor woman. the world is filled with others like her, I'm sure. I sometimes live in fear of being one of them--so grateful that I'm not, that I worry my luck can't last.<BR/><BR/>These blogs are a book in progress. I guess you know that. <BR/><BR/>blessings to you. xxxMaryanne Stahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12461617567840191096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-55253999231445783052008-03-27T09:21:00.000-07:002008-03-27T09:21:00.000-07:00Steve: Since I've been ill, I've realized more clearly than ever what a prison the self is. Looking outward has not only put things in perspective; it's kept me sane. Thanks for your good thoughts and kind words. <BR/><BR/>ibeati: Glad this story came at the right time for you. Sending good thoughts--<BR/><BR/>lisa: A profound thought, beautifully expressed. Thanks for sharing it here.Patry Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-81305332337744138672008-03-27T09:18:00.000-07:002008-03-27T09:18:00.000-07:00Patry.... I am happy to hear that you are back home! Thank you for relating this story of you and your roommate. I like this story on so many levels. I would like to hear the same story retold by the girl, The Watchers, hospital staff, the boyfriend,the sister, and by the taxi driver who took her home.Fred Garberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06308938520063396329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-46882978617930109382008-03-27T08:09:00.000-07:002008-03-27T08:09:00.000-07:00Maybe our spiritual evolution tracks through a lens that allows us to "see" our connectedness to things at a further and further distance from ourselves. <BR/><BR/>I am so glad you are home :)Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00665632105920753931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-54127396362240865972008-03-27T07:13:00.000-07:002008-03-27T07:13:00.000-07:00This is just an outstanding post that everyone should read and I needed it today - just came off a bad spell myself -just loved this come and smile at my place hahaahi beatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09898046178398533410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-22737065480234755842008-03-27T06:41:00.000-07:002008-03-27T06:41:00.000-07:00Patry,<BR/><BR/>I'm happy to read that you're out of the hospital. If I were in a similar situation, I hope I would, as you write, be looking for the bliss. But I don't know that I would. What has amazed and enlightend me while reading your blog over the past few months is that you have refused to make yourself the center of the world. We see the world through your focus, but the focus is not on you. Instead we see the moving story of this young woman, or the humanity of a difficult person, or your infant grandson easing the tension at an oncologist's office. <BR/><BR/>Perhaps your next book should be a nonfiction one--a compilation of these moving stories, and others which you have not yet been able to tell.<BR/><BR/>All the best for you and your boyfriend.stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18257811143869341854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-48876374651130830372008-03-27T00:58:00.000-07:002008-03-27T00:58:00.000-07:00i've been away and returning to a post from you and - more importantly - the news that you are home again has brightened my day<BR/>thank you so much and welcome home :)flootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530734765701940680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-12834129741995208922008-03-26T20:09:00.000-07:002008-03-26T20:09:00.000-07:00Carleen: Glad to pass on the story as I saw it. I can't help wondering how she would have written or told mine. Maybe I made her appreciate her good health, just as she made me appreciate my family and friends.<BR/><BR/>marilyn: I won't easily forget her or the stories she told about her lost children. Thanks for all your good thoughts, and esp. for your friendship.<BR/><BR/>allie: Thank you! I don't know how I would survive my own hard times, esp. recently, unless I was able to find meaning--and even beauty--in their midst. Isn't it great that we have this option?Patry Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-67313349407870934732008-03-26T19:13:00.000-07:002008-03-26T19:13:00.000-07:00Wow. That's so sad and so amazing. I'm always amazed by your perspective on things. How you can take what's hard and turn it into something beautiful.Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16603700427096296937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-38460951496622393892008-03-26T18:23:00.000-07:002008-03-26T18:23:00.000-07:00What a harrowing experience...to witness her re-entry into what could only be a painful life. Beautifully told, Patry...just as I'm sure it was beautifully witnessed. Sending love and healing vibes. xoxoMarilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08014929186976646915noreply@blogger.com