poor christ

[mikeatthemadfro]

13128 hours of slow, debilitating death from breast cancer after diagnosis...

another 13128 hours of not saying anything to anybody as the cancer spread throughout her body before diagnosis...

chemo...lot's of time to feel sad about parting from friends and family...missing her daughter's wedding...

so my mother in law passed away at 53, just before my wife's 23rd birthday...


could anyone tell me how:

Christ's 72 hours (actual suffering probably less) in the garden weeping and sweating blood because of his fear of death...

his whining to himself about why he's been forsaken by his father/ self...
when he "knew" he'd be perfectly fine for the rest of eternity...(while my mother-in-law had to rely on faith)


how was christ's suffering really such a big deal in the whole scheme of things ?...

sure i guess being whipped and stabbed is no picnic...but neither is a lake of fire with an eternal amount of hours to spend in it, for some of his creatures who dared not to worship him...

jesus was a slacker...3 years out of 33 years isn't much of a career when it comes to saving the world...

jesus was probably a pretty cool dude...

but the folks rewrote his history to create born again christianity and the like were definitely NOT cool.

rambling, ranting, and

seacrest out.

[postfeminist]

sorry to hear about your mother-in-law...best thoughts & big hugs to you & yours...

[foolsgold]

Mike, please extend Michelle and my sympathies to Julie and her family. We're going through the same thing right now with her father and it is horrible how much of a toll it takes on everyone involved.

I can't answer your questions or thoughts about Christ and won't even try. Just know that with the love of your family and your friends, you both will get through this. Stay strong for her, but because you loved her mother, you have every right to break down and let the full impact hit you.

Again and again and again, fuck cancer.

[DaHood]

My condolences to you and your family. We're going through it right now with my dad.

[guamie]

From our home to yours, lots of prayers and good thoughts.

[Duemellon]

Mike, I'm sorry to hear that. I am sending positive energy in your direction and hope you will find some peace in this soon.

[mikeatthemadfro]

thanks for the good wishes,

I should have mentioned that she passed away about 2 years ago, and I was working today and it hit me...

so, I guess I'm still grieving a bit, but most of the levels of grief are over...

thanks again.

[Slar]

Condolences. :(

[sleepingbeauty]

I'm so sorry to hear about this.

My dad is in his fiftys as well. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer four years ago and counting.

I understand the suffering and I dread the loss.

I wish your family peace.