another year, another seder...

[lagilman]

A nice seder, a good seder. We went though the entire order, which proves that we're all grown ups now, even the kids. Fabulous food, as always. Good wines. Incredible desserts. Fantabulous stories (including my folks retelling what their parents and grandparents did for seders when they were gowing up, which was fascinating).

This one, though, was special. For as long as I can remember, when my sister has hosted the seder (some twenty years now) her friends Sam and Christie have attended. I remember changing their daughter Sarah's diaper years and years before, during one.

Christie was diagnosed with cancer last year.

She's with us this year. Using a walker (from an infection after chemo), but she's with us. Sarey has been accepted to Skidmore, my alma mater, and Christie will be there with Sam to take her to her dorm.

Next year in Jerusalem, hell. This year, in life.

Comments

[jonquil.livejournal.com]

From your lips to God's ear.

[matociquala.livejournal.com]

Thank you for posting that.

[aitchellsee.livejournal.com]

Next week in the Revlon Run/Walk (go Suri! go Fellowship of the Scribes! go, donors, go! fund those cures!)

[lagilman]

Exactly. If you folks haven't donated, you still have time... (even $5 can make a difference...). Link is to the side of my journal-page.

[greeneyedkzin.livejournal.com]

Damn. I'm sorry about your friend.

[lagilman]

She's one of the lucky ones. Despite ignoring symptoms for too long (don't DO that, people!) we think they caught everything and nuked it dead-as-can-be-guaranteed.

[qnotku.livejournal.com]

.This year, in life.

YES

Teri *thinking of her 11-yr-old nephew who was just told his left ventricle will never work again - and who also has MD*

[lagilman]

One of the things the past 18 months has reminded me of us that just 'getting through the day' isn't living. Passivity isn't living. We shouldn't wait for Major Life Shakeup to remind us of that.

[nick-kaufmann.livejournal.com]

Next year in Jerusalem, hell. This year, in life.

Right on. I'm very sorry to hear about your friend. I hope she beats it.

[lagilman]

beats it with a stick (or at least, her crutches). I can't even imagine how tough it was for her to come out to the seder last night...but am so glad she did, and told her so.

She looks, btw, fabulous. Too thin, and too pale, and too...shadowed... but fabulous.