February 10, 2008...9:30 pm
and then…
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she came home.
beatdown #2: complete.
may beatdown #3 be a hangnail.
and may you never hear about any of this nonsense again.
she came home.
beatdown #2: complete.
may beatdown #3 be a hangnail.
and may you never hear about any of this nonsense again.
44 Comments
February 10, 2008 at 10:11 pm
So glad she is home!! Tears of joy from here~~
No#3, for a while just rejoice for now in her being home.
Thank Goodness!!!
February 10, 2008 at 10:54 pm
THAT IS AWESOME!!!!! I’ve checked on you guys five times in the last hour…just hoping for good news. I will probably never even meet you, but I pray for Leanne often. I hope #3 is just a battle with your publisher over how long your book tour is going to be! Praise the Lord! God bless you guys. I’m so glad Lydia was wrong. :)
February 11, 2008 at 3:19 am
i haven’t checked on you a million times in the last 36 hours…
i was afraid.
but!
now i do a dance of joy!
also, i have to say this: after your last post, i was thinking it would be better if we never hear from you again (after hearing that the current situation has ended well, of course), because you seem to write in times of distress, and we don’t want you guys to be in distress anymore.
but i have to say, i don’t want to live in the absence of your way with words. ok, that’s an overstatement…of course i can live without your words…but, i don’t know how to put it the right way…there’s just something about the way you construct a phrase, and when you couple that with the love that you have for lingling and lydia…it’s just this beautiful thing that we’re all very lucky to have been witness to.
i don’t want anything bad to happen to you guys. but i hope that you will find inspiration in the good, and that you will decide to share those moments with us, too.
if not, i’ll be forever grateful that i got to share this little (in time, but not in meaning) span of time. i know it served as a much needed outlet for the two of you, and i know it must have been worth at least a little something to have so many people reading and praying/hoping/thinking/worrying about you…but you also did a service to us. i learned a lot through you guys, and since i will probably never think of a phrase fitting enough, i will just say: thank you. i hope you keep writing (both of you), but if not, thanks for what you’ve written so far.
February 11, 2008 at 5:51 am
Yes! I knew she’d be home! Can’t tell you how happy it makes me to hear that!
February 11, 2008 at 5:52 am
Thank goodness! I held my breath as I clicked the link from the feed reader… Leanne is one tough cookie! What a fighter.
February 11, 2008 at 5:54 am
Hooray! Welcome home, Leanne! We love you!
February 11, 2008 at 6:52 am
When I see you have updated in Bloglines, my heat skips a beat.
So glad she is home now.
February 11, 2008 at 6:55 am
Amen.
February 11, 2008 at 8:13 am
Thank God.
From one Baltimore girl to another, i knew she’d be home.
February 11, 2008 at 8:25 am
Yay!! Thank God.
We all knew that she kicked cancer’s ass. A little e-coli couldn’t keep her down.
February 11, 2008 at 9:34 am
YAY!!! Thats the best news I have heard in quite awhile! May you all continue to grow stronger & healthier!
February 11, 2008 at 11:38 am
WooHoo! Welcome home …
So, so glad to hear it!
February 11, 2008 at 11:48 am
so glad to hear your good news! thanks for keeping us up to date. now go rest! :)
February 11, 2008 at 11:57 am
I’m so glad Leann is home. I can’t take the stress! :-)
February 11, 2008 at 12:23 pm
You are one of the strongest families out there.
Rejoice!!! I am so happy to hear the news.
February 11, 2008 at 3:37 pm
THANK GOD….tears well up in my eyes b/c i’m soo happy for leanne, lydia and you. i have several people i pray for every day…your little family is always in those prayers. as a healthcare worker, i know how bad e.coli can be, so small but such a deadly little bacteria…leanne is definitely a kick-ass woman…beating down lymphoma and e.coli. ROCK ON!
February 11, 2008 at 5:45 pm
Thank God!
Now take it easy and enjoy your life!
February 11, 2008 at 6:44 pm
Whew. So glad to hear she’s home & OK.
February 11, 2008 at 6:50 pm
Three cheers for a beatdown, but so sorry that was something you all had to endure. Here’s to smooth sailing from here on out.
February 12, 2008 at 12:16 am
Yeah! Woohoo!
I am so very happy for all 3 of you!
February 12, 2008 at 12:26 am
YAY!!!!!!!!! Double phew.
February 12, 2008 at 3:23 pm
Thank God.
Hopefully when you keep us posted in the future, it will be with all sorts of wonderful and happy things.
February 13, 2008 at 9:41 am
So glad to hear you are home! Stay well! My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family!
February 13, 2008 at 8:01 pm
I’m here from Dani’s site….I just read through your posts..I’m so glad Leann is home!!! I’m so happy for you!! Here’s to GOOD HEALTH!!! Keep on fighting!!
February 15, 2008 at 9:28 pm
I’m rejoicing right along with you. So good to hear the splendid news about Leann’s homecoming!
February 16, 2008 at 8:43 pm
Dear Family, I have sent so many prayers of thanks up to the heavens for you 3, and now tears of joy to know that things are better again. Little do you realize what your words mean to many. In your struggles you witness and give us strength to go on in adverse conditions not near what you 3 have been through, of course, but thanks for sharing your thoughts, fears and hopes. I continue to hold you all in my heart. Sondra
February 17, 2008 at 5:24 pm
Such wonderful news.
You are all in our prayers and good thoughts. Give your girls big, gigantic hugs from Gracie and Kathleen. Your Tahoe buddies.
February 18, 2008 at 9:52 am
Hey guys!! I have been keeping tabs though the PT 97 network. I am so glad that you are home. By the way I sent you a hanukah card- it was returned. I still have your old address in my book.EEEK. Yes I used to be organized. So late late late happy holidays. You are in my thoughts and prayers often.
Sweeney
February 18, 2008 at 3:18 pm
I am so glad to read that Leanne is home. The image of the kiss on the knee broke my heart. Happiness and heartbreak …
February 19, 2008 at 12:12 pm
Leanne and Dan,
So sorry you had to go through this. I’m very happy to hear that you are all together at home now, safe and well. Your family is in my thoughts and prayers.
Love, Beth
February 19, 2008 at 9:14 pm
Glad you are all home again.
February 20, 2008 at 12:29 pm
Boo-freaking-yah! I am so fiercely happy to be reading this post.
February 21, 2008 at 10:38 pm
Dear Sweet Leanne,
Saw you for the first time since before your illness, trying to take care of others while you were still ill.
How many people call into work sick with a headache, cold, whatever. Not you Leanne, you were there “caring for others” and you were miserable, feeling quite ill.
I wanted to jump up from my chair and give you the biggest hug and whisper in your ear, give some of that misery to me, let me take some of this away from you. We both know you can’t give it to me, but I would happily take it, so you can become strong, well and smiling again.
We all have so much to be thankful for and we all have aches and pains, we complain and whine. We have no clue as to the suffering roller coaster you have been on this last year.
I am keeping all of you in my heart and praying that your shining smile and beautiful black hair be able to again flow freely, with health and happiness.
You have been through so much, ups, downs, good news, bad news, severe loss, lots of support, lots of questions, few answers.
I pray you continue to get better and not suffer with anything else but to much to do to catch up with your life again.
You are beautiful inside and out. Your smile always held sun shine, your eyes, stars, your heart, gold.
Holding you close in prayer and love,
Sondra
February 23, 2008 at 12:28 am
Next year: My Hangnail and How I Cured It.
February 28, 2008 at 7:10 am
Checking in after a long absence. Glad that she is home and like everyone else, really hoping that there is no next worry.
But please know that you are complete strangers to me and yet…..well, I do think of you and like some many other complete strangers now in your world, I care and hope the best for you and yours.
sm
February 28, 2008 at 10:17 am
She’s one tough customer & so glad to hear it!! Lots of love to you all!!
February 29, 2008 at 11:31 am
I am so relieved to hear the news.
March 5, 2008 at 1:03 am
Thanks for sharing your battle with the world. What incredible people you must be. I’ve posted your family photo on my blog - hope that’s ok.
Hugs from Holland (from a total stranger),
Liz Kraft
March 8, 2008 at 8:20 pm
Oh, all this time I’ve been imagining you guys refreshed and relaxed after the trip to Mexico. I am so so sorry Leanne, you and Lydia, had to deal with life-death again.
I pray for no more beatdowns. Although Leanne is one tough lady…no more beatdowns, God. Only life skipping along happily…mundanely happy and healthy.
March 9, 2008 at 7:35 am
How are you guys doing…post-beatdown #2?
March 9, 2008 at 10:16 am
Hope everything’s still going well. Keep us posted. Good job, Leanne!
March 27, 2008 at 4:16 pm
I am so very happy to know she is home.
April 2, 2008 at 9:29 am
I am glad she’s home.
We are dealing (or really not dealing) with a spot or a scratch or a mole or something on his neck. Weird stuff. Did I mention it was head & neck cancer?
Never ending bs.
Holding my breath and glad you are breathing again.
C
April 7, 2008 at 1:20 pm
Hi All! It had been eons since I had checked on you and I guess I chose the right moment — once you had gotten through the latest storm. Yet again, you prove how amazing you all are. So glad Lee is feeling better. Hope Dan is feeling better too. Never thought you would enjoy the boring and mundane day-to-day stuff so much, huh?
Anyway, we are all hanging in there and just wanted to drop you a line to say hi. My friend here in France battling with breast cancer has been given a clean bill of health after chemo and surgery. But, as I am sure you know, the C-word is never too far from your mind. Every little ache, pain, or bump becomes a source of enormous worries.
Hang in there and here is hoping that the day when a bump is JUST A BUMP and nothing more will come very soon.
Much love to all three of you —
Jen, Fred, Alexi and Julia
P.S. We will be in Denver from July 9-ish until early August. Let’s get together. Smooches –
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