Comments on: “Dream as if You’ll Live Forever, Live as if You’ll Die Today”

By: Leah

Leah — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 21:27:32 +0000

Oh, Dee, I am so sorry to hear that you had to spend your time in Colorado in a hospital bed. Next time, come see us in Denver (much lower altitude, much easier to breath) and you can stay in our guest bed instead. I love the quote by James Dean–it has always been one of my favorites. When I was a senior in HS, they asked us our favorite quotes and put them in the school newspaper, and that was mine.

By: bill

bill — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 02:08:06 +0000

Dear Sis, Your posts have left me with my mouth gaping open, as I’ve read and re-read them this evening. I’m so glad to hear that you made it through your ordeal and are on the mend. Wow!Don’t know why it has been, but I’ve been feeling a bit homesick during the last couple of weeks. As I read through your posts, I could visualize every road you were on and every place you described, even the Curios Shop at Cline’s Corner. Thanks for sharing these details. You’ve warmed my heart.You are in my prayers!Blessings,-bill

By: aggiema

aggiema — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 00:05:24 +0000

I just reread my comment and it sounds like hubby and I like to make fun of people and that is not what I meant, only that we find humor in odd situations.

By: aggiema

aggiema — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 20:35:02 +0000

I am convinced that laughter is the only thing that keeps me sane. There is no way on God’s green earth that hubby and I could have ever made it through some of the heartache and stuff we have been through if not for the ability to laugh at ourselves and others in the midst of horrible circumstances. I am thankful that God lead you and Tom to each other and that you can find joy in every situation.

By: Patrick Mead

Patrick Mead — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 20:32:51 +0000

Good to hear that you are doing all right, Dee. We need you! I appreciate your sharing the love between you and your husband. May we all enjoy growing old together with our once-young loved one. God bring you back to full health. And… when do we get a photo of you in your T-shirt?

By: Vonnie

Vonnie — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 01:32:56 +0000

Like the shirt. I subbed today. Check out my blog. BTW I will be going back tomorrow.

By: TCS

TCS — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 22:09:48 +0000

You laugh a lot? nooooo. Not you. I can’t imagine it. For those lacking in the "real live Dee experience and extravaganza" I can say that this post is JUST like talking to her … but insert more laughter. I like the quote and the shirt.

By: janice

janice — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 19:41:18 +0000

Dee, you are a Heartwarming Inspiration, and from the way it sounds your Husband is too!

thank you

and God bless you both

By: Dee Andrews

Dee Andrews — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 17:08:58 +0000

I like your sense of humor, too, Greg!As for my "GOT OXYGEN?" shirt, I showed it to everyone else in the hospital who came by for whatever reason and told everyone else about it when I went for a bunch of tests on my heart (about a possible heart attack) and lungs & legs (to rule out any thrombosis, or blood clots in my lungs and/or legs). Tom and I laugh more than anything else we do and I just read some extensive health studies that show the medical value in myriads of ways from laughter and having fun. Plus, it greatly increases your mental capacities and abilities (which is why I'm so brilliant and wise, I'm sure! ha!) I DO laugh a whole lot and even did so in the ICU and made friends with everyone.I exchanged addresses and email addresses with one of my night nurses, Robin, and we got a business card from one of my Critical Care doctors and we've invited about 1/2 of the ICU staff to come visit us here in south Mississippi and I do hope they'll all come. Truly!

By: Greg England

Greg England — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 16:38:41 +0000

Love Tom’s sense of humor and that you can take that sense of humor! Some people just don’t take humor well.The last Sunday evening Celebration! at our church, we did a set of very country / bluegrass style songs. Actually they were old, old hymns played to that beat and style of music. Our people loved them. Our bass player hates country and bluegrass music, which is why we decided to do this because the other guitar / mandolin / pennywhistle / dobro / banjo / fiddle / hammer dulcimer player in the praise band loves bluegrass more than I. But the bass player brought me a black T-shirt w/ white print: GOT BANJO? and dared me to wear it that night. I wore it with pride because I do "got banjo" … two of them!