15||0|881|0|yes 0|0|0|||1||Well damn.|Rachie||20:29:30|10/19/2002|What else can you say when very intelligent and experienced people tell you that you only really have about a 10%25 chance of eventually surviving your extremely aggressive cancer that they told you in the beginning that %22No one really dies from anymore%3F%22 I thought%2C after my first stem cell transplant%2C and after all the radiation%2C that it was probably over%2C at least for a while. I could go on with my life. I was finally taking some college classes... damn%2C I%27m almost 19 and still can%27t go to college yet because of this fucking disease... I even had a job. I was even%2C maybe%2C looking to move out of my screwed-up parents%27 house finally. At least I might have had college to look forward to in a year - living 300 miles away%2C finally. And now I don%27t know. Because if the radiation and the second %22mini%22 stem cell transplant they try don%27t work%2C I might not be around for that. Even if it does work%2C and gods%2C please let it work%2C I could still be set back again. I can%27t get a break.%0D%0A%0D%0AWell... maybe I can. There was new %28and very good%29 Symphony for me to read today. It doesn%27t make it all better%2C but little things like good writing%2C great characters%2C and a hopeful%2C magical future world do help. %0D%0A%0D%0AI think I%27m going to go try meditating again%2C like a friend of mine suggested. Hopefully%2C I won%27t fall asleep this time...%0D%0A%0D%0A- R. Mayo 1|1|0|||1||RE%3A Well damn.|Gryphon||22:23:46|10/19/2002|Yikes. That%27s... yikes.%0D%0A%0D%0AI hope you win.%0D%0A%0D%0ALess than eloquent%2C I suppose%2C but it%27s all I can say. I hope you win.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor in Chief%2C Netadmin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A 2|2|1|||||RE%3A Well damn.|megazone||22:28:49|10/19/2002|%3EYikes. That%27s... yikes. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EI hope you win. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3ELess than eloquent%2C I suppose%2C but it%27s all I can say. I hope you %0D%0A%3Ewin. %0D%0A%0D%0AYeah - shit.%0D%0A%0D%0AKind of puts my bitching about life in perspective...%0D%0A%0D%0A 5|3|2|||1||RE%3A Well damn.|Shadowhavoc||22:48:03|10/20/2002|%3EKind of puts my bitching about life in perspective... %0D%0A%0D%0ADitto.%0D%0A%0D%0AGood luck.... 3|1|0|||1||RE%3A Well damn.|Nathan||01:04:46|10/20/2002|Blessed be.%0D%0A-n%0D%0A%28well%2C that about covers it%2C doesn%27t it%3F%29 4|1|0|||||RE%3A Well damn.|Scrambler||15:49:19|10/20/2002|%0D%0A%3EWell... maybe I can. There was new %28and very good%29 Symphony for me to %0D%0A%3Eread today. It doesn%27t make it all better%2C but little things like %0D%0A%3Egood writing%2C great characters%2C and a hopeful%2C magical future world do %0D%0A%3Ehelp. %0D%0A%0D%0AYou see%2C Gryphon%3F The writing that you do is a beacon of hope for many of us. It shows us a brighter world to take comfort in when our lives fall to pieces. This is why many of us read your works. After all%2C one of the recurring themes is that you _can_ make a difference for the better%2C and that whatever may happen%2C if there is a will%2C there is a way. 6|1|0|||1||RE%3A Well damn.|Edenclaw||14:14:43|10/21/2002|Good luck.%0D%0A-Eden 7|1|0|||||RE%3A Well damn.|pfloyd||16:15:45|10/21/2002|You know%2C you try to think of something inspiring and such on the fly when you hear of something like this%2C but for some reason%2C you%27re just dumbstruck by what life has been dealing people. %0D%0A%0D%0AI%27ve been sitting here for a few moments trying to compose something about how life doesn%27t seem to have a fair trade-off%2C letting scumbags who are a waste of skin to keep going%2C and yet have a young person barely have a chance to make a mark in the world... and yet I can%27t truly get the words formed. %28Well%2C actually I just did%2C didn%27t I%3F%29%0D%0A%0D%0AWell%2C mate%2C I know that it%27s been said by others on here before I%27ve put my two cents in%2C but... I hope you beat this by any way that%27s in your power. In the meantime%2C live... live in the moment.%0D%0A%0D%0AKeep us posted on the progress.%0D%0A%0D%0ABright Blessings on you%0D%0A-- pf%0D%0A 8|1|0|||1||RE%3A Well damn.|Rainbow Six||02:23:11|10/22/2002|While browsing through my quote archives I found this one that I copied from a %27Pocket Positives%27 book%3A%0D%0A%0D%0ADeep peace of the running wave to you.%0D%0ADeep peace of the flowing air to you.%0D%0ADeep peace of the quiet earth to you.%0D%0ADeep peace of the shining stars to you.%0D%0ADeep peace of the Son of Peace to you.%0D%0A%0D%0A -- Celtic benediction%0D%0A%0D%0ABest of luck%0D%0A%0D%0AR6%0D%0A%0D%0A----------------------%0D%0AAdam Johnson%0D%0ARCW %23007%0D%0A---------------------- 9|1|0|||1||RE%3A Well damn.|Xervis||08:32:08|10/25/2002|Never give up hope dude.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe Rambling postings of a %0D%0ARandom idiot.%0D%0A%0D%0AXervis 10|2|9|||||RE%3A Well damn.|jer||13:00:25|10/25/2002|%3ENever give up hope dude. %0D%0A%0D%0Aor%2C as Cicero said%3A %0D%0A%0D%0ATo the sick%2C while there is life there is hope.%0D%0A %5BSp.%2C Aegroto dum anima est%2C spes est.%5D%0D%0A - Epistoloe ad Atticum %28IX%2C 10%29%0D%0A%0D%0Abest wishes%2C Ms. Mayo.%0D%0A%0D%0A -jer 11|1|0|||||RE%3A Well damn.|Logan_D_alt||01:37:56|10/26/2002|Rachael - %0D%0A%0D%0AI can%27t imagine what I can say that wouldn%27t seem trite and inadequate. Obviously I hope you get better - that you beat this damn thing. %0D%0A%0D%0AI am not a particularly religious guy most of the time. My belief in God is my own%2C and no one elses. And I try not to take up too much of his time on my own behalf%2C but I am offering prayers for your sake. And I rail against the fate and the disease that dogs your life. %0D%0A%0D%0ANo matter how bad it gets%2C keep us posted. We%27re going to worry. But we want to hear all the news%2C the bad as well as the good. If you don%27t post at all%2C we%27re going to think the worst. In case you have to stay in the hospital for an extended period of time%2C is there anyone we can contact or who can keep us all posted on your progress%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AI wish I could meet you and give you a hug. I know all of us on the list wish similar. Support over the net is good%2C but nothing beats actually physically being there. %28Maybe it%27s time for a Weasel road trip%2C everyone%3F%29%0D%0A%0D%0AIs there any material way we could help out%3F Is there some fund we could give money to in order to help with the cost of your treatment%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AAbove all - Keep fighting%21 Do not give up%21 A sweet and creative spirit like yours should NOT be taken from us%21%0D%0A%0D%0A 12|1|0|||||RE%3A Well damn.|WengFook||10:41:40|10/26/2002|%0D%0A Good Luck. May your second transplant work. %3A%29 13|1|0|||1||RE%3A Well damn.|trigger||11:53:21|10/28/2002|%5Bi%5D%0D%0A%22Do not go gentle into that good night%2C%0D%0AOld age should burn and rave at close of day%3B%0D%0ARage%2C rage against the dying of the light.%0D%0A%0D%0AThough wise men at their end know dark is right%2C%0D%0ABecause their words had forked no lightning they%0D%0ADo not go gentle into that good night.%0D%0A%0D%0AGood men%2C the last wave by%2C crying how bright%0D%0ATheir frail deeds might have danced in a green bay%2C%0D%0ARage%2C rage against the dying of the light.%0D%0A%0D%0AWild men who caught and sang the sun in flight%2C%0D%0AAnd learn%2C too late%2C they grieved it on its way%2C%0D%0ADo not go gentle into that good night.%0D%0A%0D%0AGrave men%2C near death%2C who see with blinding sight%0D%0ABlind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay%2C %0D%0ARage%2C rage against the dying of the light.%0D%0A%0D%0AAnd you%2C my father%2C there on the sad height%2C%0D%0ACurse%2C bless%2C me now with your fierce tears%2C I pray.%0D%0ADo not go gentle into that good night.%0D%0ARage%2C rage against the dying of the light. %5B%2Fi%5D%0D%0A%0D%0AWe%27re with you all the way%2C don%27t hestiate to call us for help%2C support%2C or a good primal scream.%0D%0A%0D%0Avaya con dios%2C%0D%0A%0D%0At.%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0ATrigger Argee%0D%0Atrigger_argee%40hotmail.com%0D%0AManon%2C Maccadon%2C Orado%2C etc.%0D%0ADenton%2C never leave home without it.%0D%0A%0D%0A%22Pretty ambitious for a tree%2C isn%27t it%3F%22%0D%0A%0D%0A 14|1|0|||||Here%27s a proper anthem for hope|Logan_D_alt||15:52:09|10/28/2002|Sometimes when your hopes have all been shattered%0D%0AThere%27s nowhere to turn%0D%0AYou wonder how you keep going%0D%0AThink of all the things that really matter%0D%0AAnd the chances you%27ve earned%0D%0AThe fire in your heart is growing%0D%0AYou can fly if you try%0D%0ALeaving the past behind%0D%0AHeaven only knows what you might find%0D%0A%0D%0ADare%21%0D%0ADare to believe you can survive%0D%0AYou hold the future in your hands%0D%0ADare%21%0D%0ADare to keep all your dreams alive%0D%0AIt%27s time to take a stand%0D%0AYou can win if you dare%0D%0A%0D%0AEverybody%27s trying to wreck your spirit%0D%0AKeeping you down%0D%0ASeems like it%27s been forever%0D%0AThere%27s a little voice if you%27ll just hear it%0D%0ASaying it%27s the last time%0D%0ALooks like it%27s now or never%0D%0AOut of the darkness%0D%0AYou stole into the light%0D%0AFighting for the things you know are right%0D%0A%0D%0ADare%21%0D%0ADare to believe you can survive%0D%0AThe power is there at your command%0D%0ADare%21%0D%0ADare to keep all your dreams alive%0D%0AIt%27s time to take a stand%0D%0AYou can win if you dare%0D%0A%0D%0ADare%21%0D%0ADare to believe you can survive%0D%0AYou hold the future in your hand%0D%0ADare%21%0D%0ADare to keep all your dreams alive%0D%0AThe power is there at your command%0D%0ADare%21%0D%0ADare to keep all your love alive%0D%0ADare to be all that you can be%0D%0ADare%21%0D%0AThere is a place where dreams survive%0D%0AIt%27s calling you on to victory%0D%0ADare%21%0D%0A%09--Stan Bush %22Dare%22 _Transformers%3A The Movie_%0D%0A 15|2|14|||||RE%3A Here%27s a proper anthem for hope|WengFook||08:52:02|11/02/2002|beautifully said. Shustal.