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Another friend lost.

 

I lost yet another friend this week to breast cancer. The journal world is mourning the loss of Kim from  I Shaved My Legs For This.  Even though I never met her face to face, we supported each other through our long months of treatment. We sent each other encouraging emails while we were going through chemotherapy. An email went unanswered recently so I knew there had to be something wrong.   I went to visit her journal and I saw all the comments left that she had passed away. I spent the day going back and reading parts of her journal. She had such a sassy attitude towards her fight with breast cancer and she was so confident that she could beat this. It is just a shame that cancer has won. Her journal was honest, brave and humorous. She had a lot of readers who followed her through her fight and I know they are going to miss her. I am so sorry for her family and her children. She wrote about the love for her husband and their love for going to the lake and spending  time together. I know she is going to be missed by her friends and family. She was a wonderful person and I will miss reading about her adventures in life. I will miss you Kim.

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Anonymous said…
This was surely a tough one, Trish.. for all of us in Jland.  I want you to know something though...  I may have known Kim longer, but I prayed just as hard for  you as I did for her.  God just wasn't through with you yet.  You still have things to do.  It was Kim's time to put her sword and shield down, and rest..    

I'm so happy that you are doing well... :)

Hugs
Jackie

December 28, 2007 at 8:55 PM
Anonymous said…
Yes, my prayers go out to the families of our 2 wonderful, inspiring ladies (Kim & Lahoma) that left us on 12/25 & 12/26. May God be with their families through this difficult time.
I made a litle post re them in my journal too.
God bless,
Sugar
http://journals.aol.com/sugarsweet056/SUGARSLIFE/


December 28, 2007 at 9:56 PM
Anonymous said…
To many loses due to cancer recently!  Don't let that discourage you however!!
Missie
December 29, 2007 at 10:27 AM
Anonymous said…
I too. am so very sad to hear of Kim's death. It is still hard to believe she is gone. But thank God you are still here! Keep on fighting! You are such a wonderful woman.

God Bless,
Tia
December 29, 2007 at 5:00 PM
Anonymous said…
You are right about too many losses to Cancer. My uncle died Christmas Eve morning from cancer. He is my mom's youngest brother so it was really hard on her. In my journal I put the music video to one of the songs that they played. You stay strong and take care of yourself.
Sharon
December 31, 2007 at 12:27 AM
Anonymous said…
I too was very saddened to hear of Kim's death.

She was such a warrior...... she had an amazing positive attitue towards this dreaded disease unfortunately she was unable to fight any longer.

May she have a safe journey home. God Bless you. You will be sadly missed

Happy New Year..... may you continue with your battle and may 2008 bring you health and happiness

hugs Jayne
January 1, 2008 at 8:31 PM
Anonymous said…
Kim is missed dearly in Jland..such an inspiration to many...she was such a wonderful  person....her sister has started a journal...it is great!

Hugs
Terri
January 12, 2008 at 3:57 PM
Anonymous said…
I came across your journal while surfing through some others and saw that you were an admirer of Kim from I shaved my legs for this? Kim is my family's Golden Shamrock, who we like to call our Irish Diva. We miss her dearly and there isn't a day that goes by that tears aren't shed. I thought that you may want to know if you don't already that her sister also started a journal Kim/Demandnlilchit.

You're in my prayers.

Aileen
Raising Awareness
February 5, 2008 at 2:16 PM
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