Skip to main content

You are Inspirational: Brenda

award


You are Inspirational is a wonderful meme idea that Mommy Moments host Chris invited me to check out. After reading about it I decided to join because there is indeed someone I found who fits the bill. Brenda is one admirable lady. Telling friends about her is something I want to do. Although I have done so with a non-blogger friend, I am 'officially' happy that the opportunity to spread the word this way, through a meme, came up. I am certainly enjoying the inspiration that Brenda's blog brings to readers. And it's double the inspiration that I get to share her blog with you so you can visit her and be inspired yourself.


Brenda's Blog from Paraguay


I met Brenda of Brenda's Blog from Paraguay through Friday's Fave Five. When I arrived in her blog from the linky I stayed longer than I planned to. I unexpectedly found something I wanted to read: Chemotherapy. A cousin of mine is battling cancer. We used to be very close til we had a falling out that lasted more than ten years. When I was told of her diagnosis I fought over whether I should ring her or not. Well, I realized that she was fighting cancer and there I was fighting over damn hesitation to make the first move to be on speaking terms again. I contacted her. We talked. She was travelling to Paris, with her 8-month old baby in tow for her first round of chemo treatment. And I was boarding a plane to Kuala Lumpur in suede shoes for a fun weekend. That was rather guilt-inducing, wasn't it? The need and wish to know more about breast cancer and chemotherapy was leaving me a bothersome blank. Coming across Brenda's post on chemotherapy was a serendipity.

What held my attention was not just the information I wanted to know, but her attitude towards the situation she is in. Brenda is honest, brave and positive. While we witness others who whine at their troubles or launch a how-unfair-life-is declamation, Brenda takes cancer only an amazing lady would and could. The way she handles things is extra ordinary. It shows in her entire blog. Just look at her May 22 FFF entry for example. Her perspective on life is not just a treat. It's a blessing!

Read Brenda's views on various topics. They are filled with wonderful lessons. You will learn a thing or two about life that you may not find elsewhere.

Comments

pehpot said…
Dropping by from our inspirational meme :)

Make or Break
Chris said…
wow, im heading to her site now! thanks for joining this week!
Tetcha said…
I'm just about ready to go to Brenda's site. Thanks for sharing. By the way, I have a tag for you.
Brenda said…
Thank you Hazel, for that touching tribute. I appreciate having a place where I can talk about what I am going through and get feedback from others.

Hope all your "bucket" wishes come true!

Popular posts from this blog

The Hunchback of Abella

A Duet When I was about 8 years old, I sang Something's Happened to Daddy in church. My father was not a church-goer so the guy I sang with was my mother's friend's husband. Papa keeps coming to my mind these days. January is the month he was felled by a massive coronary. Next week on the 14th is the anniversary of his death. The only times he ever set foot in church were during weddings and funerals of family and friends. I remember him being present in church eagerly when I was a flower girl at an aunt's wedding. Finally he entered church one more time. At his own funeral. I made sure church was the very place he went to before the cemetery. I only wished he was the one I sang with. Amy hosts head over to Signs, Miracles and Wonders for more music or to join ************************************ Guns n' Roses and the Hunchback of Abella My childhood was what can most likely be called normal. There was a balance of happy and sad memories. Today's

Sense and Sensibility: 200th anniversary

In 1811 Thomas Egerton of Whitehall, London published Sense and Sensibility . Quick math shows it has been two centuries since Jane Austen became a full-fledged author. Quite an anniversary, indeed. A celebration, I declare . Blogs regarding the publication anniversary of this romance novel picture Jane Austen 's engagements whilst making the final touches of her manuscript from Sloane Street. In letters to her sister Cassandra, Jane gave accounts of her shopping for muslin, the party that their brother Henry and SIL Eliza gave; mentioned several acquaintances, and referred to her book as S and S . As a fan I wonder which between sense and sensibility did JA deem more important since she portrayed both attributes equally well. I'm obliged to enthuse over my S & S reading experience. Alas, I only managed fourteen chapters before getting sidetracked by another novel, the very first that JA wrote. I will resume and complete my affair with the celebrant before 2011 end

Thirteen 13-word Quotes

1. I may be wrong , but I have never found deserting friends conciliates enemies. Margot Asquith , British Political Hostess (1864-1945) 2. Man's love is of man's life a thing apart; Girls aren't like that Kingsley Amis , English novelist and poet (1922-1995) "A Book Idyll" ~ see possible origin, also a 13- word quote: M an's love is of man's life a thing apart, 'Tis woman's whole existence Lord Byron (1788-1824) 3. An autobiography is an obituary in serial form with the last instalment missing. Quentin Crisp , English writer The Naked Civil Servant (1968) 4. Happy the hare at morning for she cannot read the hunter's waking thoughts. W.H. Auden , English poet (1907-73) Dog Beneath the Skin 5. Kissenger brought peace to Vietnam the same way Napoleon brought peace to Europe. (by losing) Joseph Heller, American novelist (1923- ) 6. Guns aren't lawful; Nooses give; Gas smells awful; You might as well live. Dorothy Parker ,