tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post8865048300562009051..comments2024-01-12T06:12:35.838-05:00Comments on StorytellERdoc: Heroes Among Us--GigiStorytellERdochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14371229500424449124noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-87748684731804637842018-12-24T00:56:32.136-05:002018-12-24T00:56:32.136-05:00I remember being touched by this story when I firs...I remember being touched by this story when I first read it. Today it hit and sat with me in a new way. I'm bi-vocational in two vastly different fields, neither of them medicine. One job often requires me to diagnose and deliver bad news, at times even intentionally destroying hope to help the other person come to terms with a new reality. While I definitely don't enjoy it, I am comfortable with it. I <b>cannot imagine</b> having to be the diagnostician sharing those heart-breaking results with Gigi. My other career invites me to sit with people in those terrible and hard situations, often being the first to know of life catastrophes, acting as a compass to get them pointed in the right direction, and encouraging them to cling to hope amidst a hard reality. I love how she trusted you with the secret she was scared to bring up to her doctor. That speaks volumes! Thank you for also sitting with her in the hard, crying alongside her, and praying for her. I'm sure someday my worlds will overlap the way yours did here. When that happens, I have no doubt this post will come to mind. Thank you for modeling what it looks like to do both--to be honest even when it's painfully difficult, to love (both received and expressed), and to care (beyond what's expected of you).Katie Axelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09361471654719262744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-75826420304600448512011-09-18T21:39:42.025-04:002011-09-18T21:39:42.025-04:00Gigi---A hero amongst us. I believe, an Angel all...Gigi---A hero amongst us. I believe, an Angel all around us.Nanci, RNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11665750450961867467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-36550451776426669882011-09-18T21:36:47.932-04:002011-09-18T21:36:47.932-04:00Gigi---Yes, a hero amongst us. I believe, though,...Gigi---Yes, a hero amongst us. I believe, though, she's <br />an Angel..all around us.Nanci, RNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11665750450961867467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-74846375524006333392011-09-17T07:54:57.447-04:002011-09-17T07:54:57.447-04:00Just beautiful. In hope that when I work, I find ...Just beautiful. In hope that when I work, I find someone like you as my supervisor, who knows that medical care extends far past the obvious, and reaches into places no CT, MRA, or US can gather information. <br /><br />As an older PA student, I thank you.Annika Kostrubalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964237047389005785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-25179015751400827512010-02-01T20:37:08.771-05:002010-02-01T20:37:08.771-05:00I'm so sorry for the loss of your friend.
&q...I'm so sorry for the loss of your friend. <br /><br />"The only measure of your words and your deeds, is the love you leave behind when you're gone." -Fred SmallLouisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06306854459459257368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-62234595505112077602010-01-18T03:22:14.394-05:002010-01-18T03:22:14.394-05:00Beautiful post. You never disappoint! Gigi is my...Beautiful post. You never disappoint! Gigi is my new hero. That is the kind of person I want to be. In fact this post inspired me as to what "my quote" should be. My quote? Remember the one you asked about for New Year's that has influenced our life. I was pondering what could be a quote to influence me for the coming year. Reading about Gigi answered that question for me. <br /><br />Here's the quote. Enjoy!<br /> "In the end, the number of prayers we say may contribute to our happiness, but the number of prayers we answer may be of even greater importance. Let us open our eyes and see the heavy hearts, notice the loneliness and despair; let us feel the silent prayers of others around us, and let us be an instrument in the hands of the Lord to answer those prayers” (Dieter F. Uchtdorf,“Happiness, Your Heritage,” Ensign, Nov. 2008, 119, 120).<br /><br />LeslieLesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15897067084988651970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-13663603499743025482010-01-17T03:53:04.892-05:002010-01-17T03:53:04.892-05:00This is a very moving post and a beautiful tribute...This is a very moving post and a beautiful tribute to your friend.<br /><br />She sounds like she was a precious lady with a beautiful spirit and you were both blessed to have become friends.<br /><br />I agree with Angel ..she knew and wanted to feel your love and compassion. It probably helped her to have you discuss it with her because no doubt she trusted you greatly and even tho the news was bad ..it was still reassuring to have you there for her because she knew you cared.<br /><br />The news was devastating enough ..but she got to know you as a physician and a friend. She knew you cared and trusted you to be the one to give her the official news.<br /><br />I'm sorry you lost your friend, Jim.SeaSprayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07906503090688697222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-36478941571544945242010-01-16T21:55:37.630-05:002010-01-16T21:55:37.630-05:00What a well-told tribute to such a dear soul.What a well-told tribute to such a dear soul.mommy-medichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09840535408488261923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-11378418953331106452010-01-15T14:46:46.501-05:002010-01-15T14:46:46.501-05:00I just found your blog today through a mutual frie...I just found your blog today through a mutual friend. Your story about Gigi touched me. I'm a Medical Social Worker and have built many bonds in my almost 12 year career. I look forward to reading your blog.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10971585546385499123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-18325856992475464802010-01-15T05:32:17.972-05:002010-01-15T05:32:17.972-05:00As oncology nurses, my co-workers and I have frequ...As oncology nurses, my co-workers and I have frequently noticed that cancer seems to prefer the nicest people.D'Vorah RNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03640835891364839498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-6187144290565227142010-01-13T18:32:24.580-05:002010-01-13T18:32:24.580-05:00What a heartfelt account of your experience with h...What a heartfelt account of your experience with her. Now, If I could smack you for making me tear up, I would.MLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02844329474927366269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-47981869585958733702010-01-13T16:51:51.954-05:002010-01-13T16:51:51.954-05:00Gigi was obviously a wonderful person and enriched...Gigi was obviously a wonderful person and enriched the lives of those who knew her.<br /><br />There are so many good people in the world and I am sure they outnumber those who are not so good.<br /><br />I know you are one of those people too.Nikitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13491645703410762245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-75572687044305165862010-01-12T18:12:12.040-05:002010-01-12T18:12:12.040-05:00You write beautifully and from the heart. You are...You write beautifully and from the heart. You are a gifted soul, too. Keep warming us with your thoughts and your observations. They are blessings; each and every post.Johannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07368247801900355396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-22169240867319031982010-01-12T09:15:37.605-05:002010-01-12T09:15:37.605-05:00What an amazing person she must have been. I know ...What an amazing person she must have been. I know many a people who just go throughout their day and do the everyday work without a second thought but she reminds me that our pt's are more then a job they are people and we need to remember that she truely was that some one who cared for the ones she was helping not just looking at it as A job but as an opertunity to help others more then just the health pat but the emotional part.fdmedichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07468048507992920749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-49597581804013700792010-01-12T03:11:43.013-05:002010-01-12T03:11:43.013-05:00That was a moving tribute to Gigi. She sounds like...That was a moving tribute to Gigi. She sounds like she was a lovely person. My thoughts go out to her family and friends...Mahahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04860979377398925052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-30853351400825521012010-01-12T00:33:44.438-05:002010-01-12T00:33:44.438-05:00This is such a beautiful and sad story, a wonderfu...This is such a beautiful and sad story, a wonderfully written tribute. Gigi sounded like a rare genuine person, one of the few who have this special intuition and ease in reaching in a deep and meaningful way into our souls. Something alluded to briefly in your post, is the silence of others when one is going through a cancer diagnosis. I thing this was one of the hardest thing for me, people would just ignore the subject, pretend it was not there, perhaps because one does not know how to behave or is afraid (of interfering? of smelling their own mortality?) and instead politely does not touch the subject. I found this frustrating, and had wished coworkers and others would take a minute to ask me how I was instead. And, this is why the Gigis of the world are so important in those times. Best wishes for your son.Calhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17204635978443190089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-15185551391169102112010-01-11T16:50:16.107-05:002010-01-11T16:50:16.107-05:00I don't know how you do it, Doc, but you alway...I don't know how you do it, Doc, but you always manage to leave me either laughing or teary-eyed after reading your posts. I'm thinking that perhaps someday you should turn all these great little stories into a book or something. Consider me a reader for the "duration"!thecatsmeowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16269681849332498912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-78259626578835175172010-01-11T14:09:58.668-05:002010-01-11T14:09:58.668-05:00Not just a beautiful tribute, but one that will le...Not just a beautiful tribute, but one that will lead to her spirit living on not only in your memory but in the memory of those of us fortunate enough to share her through your story.t.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15078067225523297368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-10826866696307585202010-01-11T11:09:38.105-05:002010-01-11T11:09:38.105-05:00I meant, Ramona. Sorry I dropped the a, Ramona.I meant, Ramona. Sorry I dropped the a, Ramona.Chrysalis https://www.blogger.com/profile/00757696627388704079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-90921707134813008712010-01-11T09:18:05.088-05:002010-01-11T09:18:05.088-05:00Ramon said exactly what I was going to say. She...Ramon said exactly what I was going to say. She'll just love how beautifully you wrote this.<br /><br />She already knew...she just wanted you to be the one that told her.Chrysalis https://www.blogger.com/profile/00757696627388704079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-66285548816524187642010-01-11T08:38:15.504-05:002010-01-11T08:38:15.504-05:00What a lovely tribute to Gigi. {{{hugs}}}What a lovely tribute to Gigi. {{{hugs}}}rlbateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15236331355857884458noreply@blogger.com