tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4000456857305276591.post774464733965607712..comments2022-12-11T09:49:30.387-06:00Comments on Grace Blog: Living Out Loud into the Future with Lisa AdamsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052957486520374440noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4000456857305276591.post-76047019218535393542014-03-19T21:21:37.379-05:002014-03-19T21:21:37.379-05:00I finally discovered your blog, Deanna! What has ...I finally discovered your blog, Deanna! What has taken me so long? At any rate, as a fellow blogger of my cancer journey, I read this piece with great interest. I fully agree with what Sheila says--we don't choose the stories we're given but we can choose to tell the ones we have. Sharing my story has been, at times, cathartic, healing, scary, humbling...and a myriad of other emotions. But stories are powerful, both for the teller and the listener. I've had SO many people tell me how much my sharing has helped them. Who knew? That was not my reason for starting my blog. I started it for very self-help reasons---I wanted to keep track of what I was experiencing so I wouldn't forget what this experience is all about. Well....there's more I could say...and likely will as I now am connected with you in the blog world!! Thanks for sharing your story/stories! CarolynAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4000456857305276591.post-73267158657488142652014-02-24T17:56:54.012-06:002014-02-24T17:56:54.012-06:00Such a thoughtful piece. I suppose the question c...Such a thoughtful piece. I suppose the question could be asked--Why do we follow anything, by anybody? Why do we read memoirs? Or fiction for that matter? I'm not an opinion writer, but I believe there's tremendous power in story, both the struggles and the triumphs, and those shared stories are the way we learn what it means to be human. You story is changing me, and for that I'm grateful. We don't always get to choose the stories we're given, but we can choose to tell the ones we have. And telling is a gift. Thank you. Sheila O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03636639345410591196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4000456857305276591.post-45297158173063200392014-02-24T11:42:07.988-06:002014-02-24T11:42:07.988-06:00Deanna, Another group listening to you and other ...Deanna, Another group listening to you and other bloggers and finding insight and guidance in your words are persons in the healthcare field. I've shared your book with my daughter, a first-year medical student, who already is in a clinical setting twice a week. She regularly sees patients confronting serious health issues and has a profound desire to respond with compassion and understanding to patients with "lousy diagnoses." Some of these patients are invited to her class to tell their story. My daughter's curiosity in hearing these stories is not rooted in voyeurism but in a recognition that her medical education entails learning about the human side of disease which is as important as scientific knowledge. Medical students need to hear thoughtful voices like yours. Students' initial responses to patients with cancer fall across the same spectrum as that of the general public, with the variety you have discussed with such insight over the past several years. My daughter is going to be a better doctor because of hearing your story and that of others with "lousy diagnoses" and reflecting on the insights you share. Medical students need more, not fewer, persons willing to "live out loud into the future." Thank you. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02665674563432039586noreply@blogger.com