Blogs Galore

Lately I find myself exploring and finding new blogs to enjoy. I hate to admit how much time I spend reading blogs. The fact that the Weblog 2008 awards voting has been open for the past few weeks really facilitates the discovery of new blogs. One of my new favorite blogs was nominated for the Best Humor blog is written by a conservative with a wonderful sense of humor. I've found myself laughing out loud more than once. Another blog that was nominated as Best Humor blog is written by a Korean American who shares the funny things that her mother, and sometimes her father, says.

What prompted my musing about blogs today is a new blog that I stumbled upon through one of my "favorite's list" and this blog stopped me short. The title of her posting today is "Hospice." She is fighting ovarian cancer for the third time and she has made the decision to stop chemotherapy and to spend her remaining time at home with her husband and two children. This is not your garden-variety posting. It made me pause and wonder, what goes into making a decision like this? Is she scared? I'm sure she is, but her posting seemed very calm and like she was at peace with her decision. What kind of challenges do you have to face to bring you to a point of acceptance and peace with this decision? My heart immediately went out to the woman who I didn't even know existed just moments before. I wonder how I would handle fighting cancer. Would I be a warrior? I'd like to think so. One thing I do know with certainty is that one never knows how one will react to any given situation until one is actually facing it. I pray that I won't have to face a terminal illness until my children are raised and living on their own. This woman has two children who still have a lot of growing to do. My thoughts and prayers are with her.