you guys have me in tears here, the best kind, I am so so very grateful for all of you, you have no idea of the dimension this community has for me......
You are one of the truly special people in this world Cynthia, the support you give everyone is amazing and you always make me smile with your praise. We all love you so much and wish you nothing but the best on your path to getting well. Take care of yourself and keep fighting (that doesn't really need to be said- you are a fighter always!)
love and lots of hugs your way xx
one thing is for sure, you guys always make the fighter in me be stronger... I'm not sure I'm all that but having my families, including The Pad's family and people like you whom I admire for years and keep me smiling and in awe with your art & storytelling is a treasure
I am sending you prayers and good thoughts. With my husband dealing with kidney failure and dialysis right now I know a little of why you don't want to get dialysis.
You and your family are in my thoughts
I have been meaning to write to you to see how things were going, so happy to see you back to scrapping, I so wish he didn't have to go through it.... but I am so so glad he is at the same time, I need to catch up with you, promise will do very soon. Thank you so so much for being here
Oh Cynthia! We've talked about this many times - about the toll chronic pain and illness takes out of us. It's so terribly unfair. It's hard to suffer and see others around that aren't suffering. Like, why me? But I do know this: if He has brought you and I to this place, then He will bring us through it. Praying for you, always.
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When I first heard it on Monday 23rd, one of the first things I said to Jenn, was that I wished my Faith was as strong as yours or Anne's or Vivie's (ViVa)..... and I went back to read many messages we exchange, and it gets me back to a stronger place. So so grateful to have you
@MrsPeel sto pregando per te! (e ti ho capito perfettamente!
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ahhh carina, um altro abraccio
!!!!!!
I love you, my friend. I have been so worried about you and I don't like this latest update about your kidneys. A big part of me wants to hop on an airplane, head over to you and start bossing your doctors around until you get everything you need to be healthy again. I am praying for you and believing that you WILL get better. ((hugs)) I am here for you and so is our community. We're holding you up and thinking of you every single day. xo
Oh and how I would LOVE to be in the same country at least so I could get together (bake some gluten free/sugar free cookies!!!) with you, and most certainly know doctors would have to listen to you!!!!
I'm so so grateful to be here, the privilege of being part of this family is one of the major things that have kept me happy (almost 5 years now!) and you know how much I love you and admire you. Thank YOU so so much, for believing in me and giving me a place in this awesome family. And the prayers
I treasure you
(Sarita does too, by the way!)
Actually, that hug isn't big enough for all the love we feel for you. So it's group hug time!
Thank you for telling us what's been going on. I'm glad you got the appointment but I'm frustrated that it took so long and you had to still have some hassle with it. It's not like a haircut or something: this is major and it couldn't have been easy to hear that news. Please know I've been thinking about you!
You know I love you...since the time of The Dares, I have always loved your art and getting to know you more only confirmed the feelings your pages were giving me... love having you around (even though I haven't been that good at keeping in touch lately, I need a huge catch up with you at the moment!! ) thank you, so so much for being here
So sorry for all of this, Cynthia. Being sick all the time is so discouraging! We love you very much. You are the spirit of the lilypad. Where would we be without you? I will keep you in my prayers!
You got me tearing away here. Thank you so so much for your super kind words..... I'm trying, not easy but having people like you in my life, even if we don't always talk , makes my path easier
So sorry you have more trouble ! I can not be easy to hear what the doctors have to say sometimes. Thinking about you, and sending you the gentlest of hugs, and a cool cloth for your brow, so you can get up a bit refreshed, and enjoy scrapping a page.
You are ALWAYS here for me, every time something has happened, of major in my health, you have reached and talked to me and you know how important you have been for me all these years...thank you so so much.
Dear Cynthia my hearts breaks reading about all the you have been thru and still have to...
I'm thinking of you and I really hope it will be better for you, hugs!!!
thank you, thank you.
Sending so much love and healing energy your way!! I am so sorry to hear what you have been through mentally and physically lately. Anyone would be feeling low, but you always amaze me with your ability to stay radiant and generous no matter how difficult your health or how sad you are feeling inside. I can't tell you what a blessing you've been to me, with your supportive and encouraging comments and warm friendship. You made me feel so welcomed when I first joined the Lilypad: You are a big reason I am here!
oh Christina! it isn't difficult at all to be loving and welcoming with people like you!!!!! I'm not sure I'm all that good, you only see this part of me, I am grumpy and almost a total pain the rest of the time LOL no seriously... it is thanks to having the best families one can hope for, including this, you guys here, makes things easier and it fills my heart with joy having someone like you around..... Thank you so so much, once again, for your amazing words
Oh Cynthia -- I just love you so much even though we only know each other through The Lilypad. I am praying for you dear friend!
it works both ways... I love you hugely, you are one of the special part of this family, and always make my day a much better one after messages or chats, scraps, pages of yours..... I'm blessed with this community and people like you especially
Oh,
@MrsPeel. I am just sobbing here at work. To be going through so much and come back and fill up an update with thanksgiving for others just speaks to the incredible light you are to all of us. Please know you are always in my thoughts & prayers. You are one of the very best parts of the Pad.
thank you, thank you so so much for this amazing words...not sure I deserve all that, as I mentioned before, I can be really grumpy and loud and stubborn ..... but having people like you in our lives makes a huge difference for the better. That I am sure. I remember you from the ScrapMatters (if I'm not mistaken- my short term memory is bad but I am sure that was where I first saw you?) and how happy I was to see you coming here and your pages gracing the gallery, your stories so amazingly told..... I'm so rich for having people like you, the Pad family means the world to me, and you are one of thoise special ones
you never pester Cyn! the more of you, the better!
thank you for encouraging me to be over at TLP more and to participate in the challenges. I love it and feel very comfortable here
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and how sweet of Sarita to think of Filip!! if all goes well and I can save enough money, I'd love to come to London next year!
LOVE YOU!!!!!
thinking of you 
