Comments on: Living with injustice… and with grace

By: Patricia Taylor

Patricia Taylor — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:43:56 +0000

Sweet Julie, full of such passion and zest for life, a loving friend and a fighter for justice. As you know, Katherine’s father died of pancreatic cancer 14 years ago, so I lost my husband, and the suffering was so hard to bear. Yet, pain is a clarifier, and suffering is a part of life. Even in the birth pangs, we can celebrate life, even the hard days. Love to you, dear one. And a belated Happy Birthday, too.
Love you,
Patricia

By: chas Redmond

chas Redmond — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 03:46:16 +0000

Julie, yes, welcome back and thanks for such a wonderful tribute to Anita. Knowing both of you makes your comments even more heartwarming. Thanks.

By: Tania

Tania — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 06:05:42 +0000

hey girl,
just googled you out of the blue. i have been missing reading your blog. there you are again. what a relief!
welcome back and keep writing.
love t

By: Air

Air — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 21:44:44 +0000

This post made me sad. I don’t tear-up reading blogs very often. You are a good writer. Thank for your positive thoughts, and remember to enjoy every day.

By: katy

katy — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 21:01:05 +0000

I can imagine how hard it was for you to write this – with a big box of tissue next to you no doubt.
I have a couple of friends now who are battling cancer. While it is certainly not a pleasant experience to say the least, I think an experience like cancer can change your perspective about life. It boils life down from all the superficial to the essential. In the end, we find there is more to life than this world. It is there that we find fulfillment and peace.

By: jenzug

jenzug — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 05:50:20 +0000

Such a beautifully written post. I didn’t know Anita as well as you did, but I still felt quite an impact at her passing. Maybe it’s because I, too, still see her face on my twitter page, and I think about all the wonderful things people have said about her kindness.

By: Roland Tanglao

Roland Tanglao — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 10:23:23 +0000

welcome back, i feel the same way about c*ncer and Anita.words can’t soothe the loss of her and others! i’ll never forgot the good times lindy hopping with her and at Northern Voice

By: Derek K. Miller

Derek K. Miller — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:19:18 +0000

It’s good to have you blogging again, Julie. Glad I’m still around to read it!

By: Nancy White

Nancy White — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 16:07:48 +0000

I thought about Anita all during Northern Voice. I wanted to suggest that we honor her in some way but I didn’t do it.

The week of her memorial here in Seattle, I participated in another online memorial for a friend in Australia, who died of breast cancer.

The loss of an electronically mediated friend and friendship, I have learned, is just as significant. How we mark it may be different.

I miss Anita too. Thanks for this beautiful post about her.