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By: JohnHolliday

JohnHolliday — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:23:18 +0000

I agree with Mr. Gallagher. Having someone taken away suddenly is almost unbearable. That may be selfish, especially when you see your loved one wasting away before your eyes. I saw my younger brother die that way but the family got to say goodbye while he was alive.

When my father passed away, it was very sudden. My greatest relief was that the last time I saw him, a week before his death, I told him, “I love you, Pop.” I don’t know what possessed me to say that at that time, but to this day, I am grateful that I did.

By: BizzyBlog » Positivity: Good-bye to Tony Snow and Denise Gallagher

BizzyBlog » Positivity: Good-bye to Tony Snow and Denise Gallagher — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:58:34 +0000

[...] Townhall.com (HT Michelle Malkin): July 14, [...]

By: CO2 Producer

CO2 Producer — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:30:58 +0000

Well, that was a tough read, one of the toughest in memory.

I think Mike Gallagher recognizes that it’s better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all, as the saying goes.

Forgive my poor wording on this, but you married couples out there better appreciate what you have, or should I say who you have. You never know when it’ll end.

By: mattymatt10

mattymatt10 — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:15:40 +0000

Goodness, what a heartbreaking column. My heart goes out to Mr. Gallagher.

This is why I never want to be a husband or a father. I don’t think I could handle grief like this.

By: JT

JT — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:08:54 +0000

Yeah, sometimes reading something this awesome in a cubical is hard. Godspeed Denise, Tony, and Bobby Murcer.

By: mom2jack

mom2jack — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:28:52 +0000

Wow. I just shouldn’t read stuff like this at work. A cubicle doesn’t give much privacy for a morning sob.

By: alt

alt — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:13:08 +0000

I can’t see the screen very well after reading that… Must be my glasses. All a little cloudy…

WOW!! Could not read the entire article without kleenex. Mike is certaninly right about several things including his ability to be a communicator. What an article.

By: otcconan

otcconan — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:50:43 +0000

Thank you, Michelle, for the sore throat I now have.

By: GladzKravtz

GladzKravtz — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:21:02 +0000

wighttrasch, my prayers are with you, your dad and your family. Blind_Mule is right, a positive attitude can work wonders.
If you are a person of faith, may I recommend a little book?
Name is “Streams in the Desert” by L.B. Cowman. Each day there’s a devotional that starts with a scripture from The Bible followed by words of hope and comfort. It’s a big help in times like these.

By: wighttrasch

wighttrasch — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:19:24 +0000

Thanks, Blind_Mule; we’re currently taking it all in stride. It’s all good if he feels like eating everyday. It has really made my husband & I take a harder look at how we enjoy life.

By: Blind_Mule

Blind_Mule — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:55:22 +0000

wighttrasch said:
I couldn’t finish the whole story before crying; my own father has been diagnosed with stage 4 renal cancer. He basically has a ‘year’ too.

God Bless, your family and your Dad, I’ll be praying for him, Don’t let the Doctors tell you how long, they gave my Father In Law 6 months, he lived for 5 years after his diagnosis because he refused to believe the Doctor’s.

By: JWS

JWS — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:46:41 +0000

My wife died of cancer 6 years ago, at the age of 42. I know exactly what Mike went through and what he will go through. God bless him.

By: meatpieandtatters

meatpieandtatters — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:42:14 +0000

Every day we have is a gift. Every single day! Keep this in mind when piqued to inveigh against someone. They could be in the midst of their own toil with life. Spend your energies on kind thoughts and deeds. Negativity and name-calling are the elixir in which bad things simmer.

By: On-my-soap-box

On-my-soap-box — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:24:50 +0000

I often wonder why it takes cancer or a death sentence of some sort of aweful disease to wake people up to the treasures of life.

I will pray for this family. May GOD comfort them.

By: katieanne

katieanne — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:20:34 +0000

Beautifully said and thoughts we would do well to remember.