The Internet makes friends out of people who would otherwise never have met. One of my readers is named Karin. If you read the comments here, you may have seen comments she's left for me. Karin began as one of my readers. Then she became a commenter. Then Karin began to email me and share her story with me. Karin and I bonded and I'm proud and honored to call her my friend.
Karin doesn't want attention and she doesn't want sympathy but she is facing a tough battle right now. Karin has lung cancer and had one of her lungs removed this week. She's currently in the hospital. Before her surgery Karin asked if I would do her a favor. She has a blog and she didn't want to leave it unattended while she's in the hospital. She asked if I would guest post for her. In true Karin fashion, she was more worried about her "few readers" as she calls them than she was herself.
She asked if I could maybe make them smile.
I don't know that I had anything particularly funny to write, but I did share a story about Money Town with Karin's readers today. I hope you'll take the time to click over and read it. While you're there? I'd so appreciate it if you'd leave a comment for Karin wishing her well in her valiant fight against cancer. Karin could use all the support, love, and prayers you can send right now.
You can find my guest post by clicking here.
Thank you for supporting my friend!
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How sweet of you. I'm on my way over right now!
Posted by: Kristan | July 17, 2009 at 05:13 AM
I'm hopping right on over!
Posted by: Jan | July 17, 2009 at 06:00 AM
I adore Karin, and feel about her the same way you do. Have you heard any news?
I don't know if you saw my comment from the other day on Karin's last post before her surgery. I talked to her on the phone the night before (like you, I met her through my blog and we became fast friends -- hard not to like someone as sweet as she is) and she offered to have me put on the text message list from her husband after her surgery. But I haven't heard anything since that message. Have you?
Posted by: Andrea | July 17, 2009 at 06:35 AM
Another great post about the BBB and the candle!
Posted by: missy | July 17, 2009 at 07:57 AM
I will send some love her way for sure! I am SO happy I found this fantastic community in "Blog World".
Posted by: kathygee1 | July 17, 2009 at 09:28 AM
Will keep Karin in my prayers...that was a wonderful funny posting on her site. YOU Did her proud 24!
Posted by: Debrabby | July 17, 2009 at 03:55 PM
I'm on it. (Btw, you really are a good person.)
Posted by: sometimessophia | July 17, 2009 at 06:37 PM
I will pray. And pray and pray. So sad.
Posted by: Life with Kaishon | July 17, 2009 at 11:21 PM
My best to Karin. Cancer bites.
Now I will go to her blog.
Posted by: Jason | July 19, 2009 at 08:05 PM
This is so sweet. The Internet does bring some wonderful people into our lives.
Posted by: Suz Broughton | July 20, 2009 at 04:28 PM