tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763532437435602439.post7830843293287438666..comments2024-03-27T13:26:48.484-07:00Comments on I'll call Baila: GratitudeBailahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14115498582378133552noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763532437435602439.post-45146506091181770432008-08-29T05:10:00.000-07:002008-08-29T05:10:00.000-07:00Baila,Wow. Thank you so much for sharing your tha...Baila,<BR/><BR/>Wow. <BR/><BR/>Thank you so much for sharing your thank-yous.<BR/><BR/>I'm on the "other side," i.e. I work as a therapist-educator with kids like Liat and parents like you (we even have a couple of mothers who really are like you: They had cancer, and then they found themselves the mothers of a child -- in one case, children -- with cancer).<BR/><BR/> Some of the most meaningful conversations I've had are with these mothers who, like you, know the story from the inside. You've been there, you've survived, you know the pain, anger, fear, isolation and suffering is hellish but somehow manageable. But now you've had to live through a similar but different kind of pain, fear, and intense disruption, all over again, through your daughter. <BR/><BR/>Thank you so much for sharing your perspective, and your thank-yous, which no doubt give strength in return to those who have given to you. I say this as a person who gets a lot of strength from thank-yous of the parents and children I work with. I understand how sincere they are being, because they know I love their children too, in my own way. <BR/><BR/>I wish you and Liat continued health and wholeness.A Living Nadneydahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14365370597831368062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763532437435602439.post-35323701558240204602008-08-26T23:29:00.000-07:002008-08-26T23:29:00.000-07:00What a wonderful post! Please remind me when the C...What a wonderful post! Please remind me when the Carnival is published so that I can link to it.<BR/><BR/>westbankmama@fastmail.fmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763532437435602439.post-12477594214909189752008-08-21T09:03:00.000-07:002008-08-21T09:03:00.000-07:00Amazing. Obviously, it sucks that you all had to ...Amazing. Obviously, it sucks that you all had to go through this, but I am really glad that so many people were there for you and helped to share the burden.Gilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13246089571573457394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763532437435602439.post-41768632929566206472008-08-19T06:27:00.000-07:002008-08-19T06:27:00.000-07:00Really moving post. Thanks for sharing.Really moving post. Thanks for sharing.Jacob Da Jewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181930948956094882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763532437435602439.post-18106637106268508512008-08-17T22:33:00.000-07:002008-08-17T22:33:00.000-07:00Wow. You take my breath away. Your generally pos...Wow. You take my breath away. Your generally positive nature makes whatever you write taste like champagne. And the last paragraph of this piece is the best "thank you" note I have ever read. You and I came on aliyah at roughly the same time -- I with teenage boys, you with teenage girls -- and you inspire me. I just happened in, to get to know some of the fellow Trep commentators prior to the bloggers' convention. So glad I did! I will be a regular Baila reader, just to get my fix of cheerful attitude with life's little challenges.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763532437435602439.post-42536287152662462932008-08-15T08:56:00.000-07:002008-08-15T08:56:00.000-07:00Baila, thank you so much for posting this. I'm hon...Baila, thank you so much for posting this. <BR/><BR/>I'm honored you submitted it to the carnival. It is moving and beautiful and exactly what I hoped the carnival would attract. Thank you.<BR/><BR/>Shabbat Shalom,<BR/>CLKLJuggling Frogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03572259373523756647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763532437435602439.post-39015250609002561392008-08-15T08:40:00.000-07:002008-08-15T08:40:00.000-07:00Shabbat Shalom!Shabbat Shalom!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763532437435602439.post-84145472219492903862008-08-14T20:49:00.000-07:002008-08-14T20:49:00.000-07:00baila this was a wonderful reminder of how a commu...baila this was a wonderful reminder of how a community can truly come together! and how each action adds into the next to just simply be incredible. i, too, was moved to tears by your post. thanks!Phyllis Sommerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16654761832717723000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763532437435602439.post-76376831526767035182008-08-14T18:19:00.000-07:002008-08-14T18:19:00.000-07:00We did it because we love you, and we know you wo...We did it because we love you, and we know you would do the same for all of us. <BR/>It is heartwarming and comforting to know that when you need a helping hand this community and I believe the jewish community as a whole is always there for you.<BR/>SharonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763532437435602439.post-9872023393771258012008-08-14T15:32:00.000-07:002008-08-14T15:32:00.000-07:00Baila-Yes, of course friends. (-:I think I will tr...Baila-<BR/>Yes, of course friends. (-:<BR/>I think I will try to write a "gratitude" post as well. I never could have gotten through my divorce without the help of my family and friends, and I would like to try to express my feelings about that.SuperRaizyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06742653185025562286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763532437435602439.post-67876510975674721092008-08-14T14:56:00.000-07:002008-08-14T14:56:00.000-07:00no thanks are necessary, like the song says "that'...no thanks are necessary, like the song says "that's what friends are for"<BR/><BR/>nwAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763532437435602439.post-89118241103490036762008-08-14T14:47:00.000-07:002008-08-14T14:47:00.000-07:00Lovely and heart-felt. So sincere, the words just...Lovely and heart-felt. So sincere, the words just flow out of you.Leorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12303493764579879710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763532437435602439.post-26485678548750764632008-08-14T12:32:00.000-07:002008-08-14T12:32:00.000-07:00SR,No way, don't apologize, I didn't mean to be sn...SR,<BR/><BR/>No way, don't apologize, I didn't mean to be snarky in my reply....just letting you know what my thought process was, and that your comment did occur to me.<BR/><BR/>Friends, right?<BR/><BR/>And thanks, Ilana-Davita...Bailahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14115498582378133552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763532437435602439.post-73820488444831812972008-08-14T12:24:00.000-07:002008-08-14T12:24:00.000-07:00Baila-I'm sorry. I realize now that I came off as ...Baila-<BR/>I'm sorry. I realize now that I came off as sanctimonious and obnoxious. My apologies.SuperRaizyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06742653185025562286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763532437435602439.post-89979442906139641572008-08-14T12:14:00.001-07:002008-08-14T12:14:00.001-07:00Raizy,Every day I wake up and Thank G-d for the b...Raizy,<BR/><BR/>Every day I wake up and Thank G-d for the blessings he has given my family. He is of course the Ulimate Healer. I thought about this while I was writing. But Juggling Frogs specifically said in her instructions: "Let's stipulate that there are plenty of reasons to thank G-d, and leave Him off the recipient list. While it's okay to mention being grateful to the Almighty in passing, the point of this carnival is to work on our relationships with other people, and to work up the courage to express gratitude to people that Thanking G-d is a given as we are indeed all grateful for all that He does..." <BR/><BR/>So I chose to focus this piece on the human aspect; G-d Himself can't fault me for that, can He?Bailahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14115498582378133552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763532437435602439.post-49179433820861925302008-08-14T12:14:00.000-07:002008-08-14T12:14:00.000-07:00This is very moving Baila. Great tribute to your f...This is very moving Baila. Great tribute to your friends.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763532437435602439.post-37869944034255353512008-08-14T09:26:00.000-07:002008-08-14T09:26:00.000-07:00Baila-That was so moving. I am almost in tears. It...Baila-<BR/>That was so moving. I am almost in tears. <BR/>It is indeed difficult to adequately express appreciation for people who have done so much for us, but with this post you have done a masterful job of it. <BR/>You need to add a postscript, though. The only one that you didn't thank is Hashem, for restoring your little girl's health.SuperRaizyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06742653185025562286noreply@blogger.com