Thanksgiving

[Blue Star Broon]

Big holiday here in the US Thursday. By the time the Maritimo match comes on, (3pm here) most likely Cannyman and myself will be in a deep serotonin induced coma on our couches from eating too much turkey. But it is a brilliant holiday because we take time out from our busy lives to join with family and give thanks for all we have. This year I will be giving thanks for so much more than I ever have before. First I will be giving thanks for anyone who has given even so much as a nickel towards research for a cure to cancer. Second I will be giving thanks for people afflicted with this disease who heroically trialed experimental treatments so those that came after had a better chance for a cure themselves. And I will most certainly be giving thanks for the friends I have made on this forum. These have been desperate times for my wife, son and myself yet I have received PM’s, emails and such as thoughts and prayers. There are people on this forum that have firsthand knowledge of this disease yet go back to a difficult time in their life to counsel me, how unselfish of them.
Last week my wife received a “magic card” signed by forum members, I’ll repost it when I get more time. Anyway, it truly was magic as we received a scan report that very same day that said the foul growth within my wife’s body was indeed shrinking from the treatments she has been getting. It is difficult for me to write this and cannot find the words to express what we felt. It has been six month since we started this journey and this was the first positive report we’ve had since the beginning. There have been setbacks and some complications alone the way but Mrs. Broon has soldiered on and we are very encouraged by what her Doctors are telling her.
Today my wife received a beautiful bouquet of flowers from you good people. Her days are long and sometimes full of illness from these treatments but not today. As she does not type much she has employed me to express her deepest thanks for the flowers, card and all your kind thoughts and prayers. She really was moved that people from so far away had her on their minds.
So tomorrow my wife, son and I will be giving thanks for an awful lot.
ATVB, Broon

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Nov 22, 2012 3:30:30 GMT 1 Blue Star Broon said:

Big holiday here in the US Thursday. By the time the Maritimo match comes on, (3pm here) most likely Cannyman and myself will be in a deep serotonin induced coma on our couches from eating too much turkey. But it is a brilliant holiday because we take time out from our busy lives to join with family and give thanks for all we have. This year I will be giving thanks for so much more than I ever have before. First I will be giving thanks for anyone who has given even so much as a nickel towards research for a cure to cancer. Second I will be giving thanks for people afflicted with this disease who heroically trialed experimental treatments so those that came after had a better chance for a cure themselves. And I will most certainly be giving thanks for the friends I have made on this forum. These have been desperate times for my wife, son and myself yet I have received PM’s, emails and such as thoughts and prayers. There are people on this forum that have firsthand knowledge of this disease yet go back to a difficult time in their life to counsel me, how unselfish of them.
Last week my wife received a “magic card” signed by forum members, I’ll repost it when I get more time. Anyway, it truly was magic as we received a scan report that very same day that said the foul growth within my wife’s body was indeed shrinking from the treatments she has been getting. It is difficult for me to write this and cannot find the words to express what we felt. It has been six month since we started this journey and this was the first positive report we’ve had since the beginning. There have been setbacks and some complications alone the way but Mrs. Broon has soldiered on and we are very encouraged by what her Doctors are telling her.
Today my wife received a beautiful bouquet of flowers from you good people. Her days are long and sometimes full of illness from these treatments but not today. As she does not type much she has employed me to express her deepest thanks for the flowers, card and all your kind thoughts and prayers. She really was moved that people from so far away had her on their minds.
So tomorrow my wife, son and I will be giving thanks for an awful lot.
ATVB, Broon

Broon....you have realised that we geordies may joke about ourselves, and mock anybody different, but deep down when it really matters, we embrace hardships and fight them all together.
I am however , still humbled by the spontaneous actions of brothers who I barely know more than you..........it is all powerful, all conquering.....how can Mrs Broon fail? .....its not possible.
Cant speak anymore....too much.

[Captain Marvel]

Nov 22, 2012 4:01:37 GMT 1 @cannyman said:

Nov 22, 2012 3:30:30 GMT 1 Blue Star Broon said:

Big holiday here in the US Thursday. By the time the Maritimo match comes on, (3pm here) most likely Cannyman and myself will be in a deep serotonin induced coma on our couches from eating too much turkey. But it is a brilliant holiday because we take time out from our busy lives to join with family and give thanks for all we have. This year I will be giving thanks for so much more than I ever have before. First I will be giving thanks for anyone who has given even so much as a nickel towards research for a cure to cancer. Second I will be giving thanks for people afflicted with this disease who heroically trialed experimental treatments so those that came after had a better chance for a cure themselves. And I will most certainly be giving thanks for the friends I have made on this forum. These have been desperate times for my wife, son and myself yet I have received PM’s, emails and such as thoughts and prayers. There are people on this forum that have firsthand knowledge of this disease yet go back to a difficult time in their life to counsel me, how unselfish of them.
Last week my wife received a “magic card” signed by forum members, I’ll repost it when I get more time. Anyway, it truly was magic as we received a scan report that very same day that said the foul growth within my wife’s body was indeed shrinking from the treatments she has been getting. It is difficult for me to write this and cannot find the words to express what we felt. It has been six month since we started this journey and this was the first positive report we’ve had since the beginning. There have been setbacks and some complications alone the way but Mrs. Broon has soldiered on and we are very encouraged by what her Doctors are telling her.
Today my wife received a beautiful bouquet of flowers from you good people. Her days are long and sometimes full of illness from these treatments but not today. As she does not type much she has employed me to express her deepest thanks for the flowers, card and all your kind thoughts and prayers. She really was moved that people from so far away had her on their minds.
So tomorrow my wife, son and I will be giving thanks for an awful lot.
ATVB, Broon

Broon....you have realised that we geordies may joke about ourselves, and mock anybody different, but deep down when it really matters, we embrace hardships and fight them all together.
I am however , still humbled by the spontaneous actions of brothers who I barely know more than you..........it is all powerful, all conquering.....how can Mrs Broon fail? .....its not possible.
Cant speak anymore....too much.

Spoken from the heart Canny, I totally agree.
ATB

[Fairscup]

Have to agree. Have a great Thanksgiving!!

[Roma]

Hope you and your family have a lovely Thanksgiving.

[99eipgam]

Touching post Broony. Happy Thanksgiving to the Broon household.

I have 99 things to be thankful for in my life but the one biggest thing I thank the lord for is Newcastle United