Stream of Consciousness – week 20 #SOCSaturday #blogging #freewriting #NaBloPoMo
I’m a fan of People magazine. I have many in-real-life friends who understand my fascination with that website and magazine. For years, my home page was the newspaper website. The day I was laid off, I changed my default home page to people.com.
MTV reality star Diem Brown died after battling cancer for years. She was 32 and one of my favorite Challenge contestants. She was relatable (is that a word? my spell check is saying “no.”) Long after her stint on MTV, I followed her through her blogs on People and on social media. She remained positive (at least on social media) until the bitter end.
I’m in disbelief and I just feel for her family and friends.
And I hate cancer. I hate what it has done to many of my own family members and close friends. I hate what it has done to young children who don’t deserve that kind of fight – that kind of suffering.
When I read the news in September that Diem’s cancer had returned, I held out hope for her. She had fought ovarian cancer and survived. She battled cancer a second time around, and surely she’d kick cancer’s butt this time.
Sadly, she did not beat cancer. She did not go down without a fight, though.
And I know this isn’t the deepest post in the world, but it’s what I’m thinking at the moment. That’s what counts today, right?
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Welcome back to another week of Stream of Consciousness Saturday. This is the time where I spend 5 minutes free writing. I usually post this for Saturday morning, but sometimes that just doesn’t happen. It’s totally fine.
Want to participate? The rules….
1. Set a timer for five minutes. (Or keep tabs with your computer’s clock.)
2. Write freely. Any topic. Whatever is on your mind. It doesn’t even have to be completely cohesive.
3. Tag on social media with #SOCSaturday or #SOCSunday and link up below. You have all day Saturday and Sunday to join the link up. It closes Monday morning.
4. Click around and give some comment/blog love.
Ugh. I’m with you, friend. Cancer is invading my world these days as well. It’s a horrible illness.
I guess I’m just old because I have no idea who Diem Brown was. The story is very sad and I am with you in hating cancer after seeing what it has done to my family and friends as well. I do however love People magazine and it has been my fav for many years now.
This is my first time participating in #SOCSaturday and was incredibly nervous while I typed. But I must admit I enjoyed it as it helped to clear my mind just a bit.
Wishing you a lovely weekend.
xx
Lysa
Thanks for participating, Lysa! And I doubt you’re that old just because you don’t know how Diem was. 😉 Unless you’re hooked on MTV reality shows (and I was for a bit), you may not have heard of her!
I didn’t know of her till reading about her right at the end. Such a beautiful person inside and out. And that was my thought too. So sorry for those who loved her.
I didn’t really know who she was but I’ve seen the outpouring on social media and so I know that she had a lot of people who cared about her. It’s really sad. Cancer is the worst. My friend just had surgery for thyroid cancer and I am so scared for her.
YES, it IS what counts – speaking what is on your mind and honoring that. Cancer does suck. Much. So much.
It made me SO SAD to read this. Especially since a close friend is having a recurrence of her cancer right now. I effing hate cancer.
I know this is awful but I kept reading about her and had no idea who she was. But either way, eff cancer.
I wish beyond wishes there was a cure – and hope that someday there will be.