what brings me home...

By debora
•4
written 8/13/07 10:09 PM, published 8/14/07 7:23 AM
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I have just returned home (to Texas)
from being in New Mexico for quite some time.
After my sister was diagnosed with brain cancer
- everything once important to me is now lame, tasteless and pale.
All my efforts are going to her and her survival.
Here are photos of my hometown & family.

All of our lives have changed - and there is NOTHING more important than
living your moments & telling  that person you love them.

So...breathe life in deep and let your heart soar!!!

rolli-polli hunting
rolli-polli catching
crack kills
mother and daughter
they call it Cloudcroft for a reason...
the grasses at home
wonder and amazement...
grand daughter and grand mother
reading is...
driving on another planet
feeling Wilkish
tracey (my sister) feeling the love
crown of fog
matt, tracey's husband
cancer sucks
affirmations  
from cloudcroft to alamogordo and beyond
red sky at night
tracey in the shop with the crew
mom turned 63 while i was there
my brother mark
ode to whistler's mother


cheers!

http://www.forTracey.org


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  • Ashton
    •3
    8/13/07 11:17 PM
    Diggin Whistler and driving!!

    - Say...CHEESE

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  • Blizzard
    •4
    8/13/07 11:25 PM
    When faced with such news, it definitely puts life in perspective. Things I've learned when I had cancer: ~ Holding grudges doesn't make anyone a better person. ~ Forgiveness is weightless. ~ There is more beauty in dirty dishes than I could have possibly imagined. ~ Sometimes it's better to say "I'm sorry", than it is to be right. ~ I love the sound of my husband snoring. ~ Because the alarm clock is set doesn't mean you're going to hear it. ~ Why be negative when it's much more rewarding to be positive. ~ Don't just talk...live. Now, I checked out forTracey.org. I will be attempting that Tracey Shake tomorrow. I'll let you know how it turned out. ;) You and your family will be in my thoughts. Take care.

    - I want to pull your teeth

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  • chef009
    •6
    8/14/07 12:49 AM
    A Hell of a post...powerful and meaningful. So true, so true. My prayers to you and your sister..and your family.

    - With these Hands

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  • loweho
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    8/14/07 2:42 AM
    Tracey will be in Barb and I's thoughts, Deb! It looks like she's going to put up the good fight and attitude is a big part of treatment. As for the pictures...I think they are evocative (got a new thesaurus), they all make me feel something or remember something from my own life. Photographically, I like "mom turned 63", "wilkish", and "reading is" best. But for sheer spit-in-your-face freakin' attitude gotta go with cancer sucks! Hang tough, Tracey!

    - Fickle Finger of F8

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  • smalltown05
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    8/14/07 4:26 AM
    Grasses, the portraits of your mom and brother, wilkish--all especially lovely. But Tracey's energy and spunk are really inspiring. Her positive energy will serve her well. Beautiful post Debora--as always. And even though the catalyst was not a good one, I know you had marvelous moments in NM and I'm glad you're back. I knew there was a hole in Texas and it's filled again!

    - blow.....hard

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  • LadyBee
    •2
    8/14/07 4:55 AM
    Wonderful and thoughtful post. I realized a bit ago when my little one was born with medical issues. Live with no regrets. I call people out of the blue just to let them know I'm thinking of them, they may think I'm a bit wierd but that means nothing to me. I'd rather not hesitate then to live with that regret. We make life way too complicated. My prayers go out to your sister and your family.

    - Lady

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  • Pablo57
    •6
    8/14/07 5:05 AM
    Beautiful Debora. I toast you and your family with tears in my eyes, TO LIFE!!

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  • Pyro43
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    8/14/07 5:40 AM
    Oh, my. Touching and poignant, Deb. My thoughts shall be with you, your family and especially Tracey. Beautiful images, all. It's good to see your 'stuff' again.

    - Mmmmmm... Multiplicative

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  • Penny
    •7
    8/14/07 6:08 AM
    Very powerful post. I will be thinking of you and your family. I love several of the shots. The last two of your mom, another planet and Wilkish are my favorites. I love Traceys attitude! It is great to see your work again Deb.

    - Smile

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  • gaileyes
    •4
    8/14/07 6:10 AM
    beautiful post, Deb. i can feel your love and passion for life. hugs to you, prayers for Tracey.

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  • bullshoalsview
    •5
    8/14/07 6:32 AM
    As it is said, Home is where the Heart is.... I can feel your heart in every one of these shots. I send my love, and prayers for Tracey to be healed. Mother and Daughter is such a beautiful shot, I know it will be a treasure. You are so right, illness rearranges all of life's priorities and nothing is an important as love and family. God bless you all.

    - Run Bubba Run!

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  • Phantoms Wife
    •3
    8/14/07 7:23 AM
    Powerful tribute to life and perserverance. Tracey looks like a lovely person and your photos are all very heartfelt and special. Mother and Daughter, Feeling the Love, and Whistler are particularly poignant--and I love your Wilk styling. My thoughts and prayer will be with all of you--but I think you have the main ingredient for life already in place, which is "live every moment". Time seems to be the commodity of which we waste the most and have the least. I hope you and Tracey have a lot more of it to spend together.

    - learning never ends

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  • debora
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    8/14/07 10:46 AM
    :D Thanks everyone for your comments and thoughts about moments, life and family! I am certainly a changed person for having this disease effect my most cherished. Now a traffic jam becomes an opportunity to meditate and or call a friend! note *The shake recipe on www.forTracey.org is a preventative as well as a cancer killer. The Dr. said there is something about the molecular structure of the blended cottage cheese with flax seed oil that makes the cancer cells think is it simple sugar, consume it and die! (Sugar feeds Cancer)*

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  • james88
    •2
    8/14/07 10:53 AM
    Nobody asked me to pick a favorite so I'm not going too!I love them all!God bless you and your family.I will be praying for you all and I must say I had tears in my eyes reading and viewing this post.The shake looks yummy!I'm going to try it for sure.God Bless James88..

    - Let Freedom Ring

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  • wilk
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    8/14/07 5:16 PM
    Deb, thanks, I'm honored. Someday we're going to have to coordinate our trips so we can spend a few hours walking through Whitesands together and then review the results over a few beers. I think what I like best about "cancer sucks" is just how uncomfortable Tracey looks giving the finger(s). She looks like a kid caught doing something naughty and in my mind that speaks so well of her. I love the shots of Vivian, especially the finger through the piercing shot, but someday she is going to get you for that crack photo. Keep well friend and know I have your family and Tracey in my prayers.

    -      Oh Shoot

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  • RobinG
    •3
    8/15/07 10:57 AM
    My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family and especially your sister. Wonderful post, great shots. I am so glad you are with your family thru this. Take care. :o)

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  • Sopris
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    8/15/07 11:48 AM
    Our prayers and best wishes to Tracey, you and your family! The shots of your mother and wilkish are spectacular!

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  • Miztli
    •2
    8/15/07 8:22 PM
    I toast you and your family too Debora, to LIFE WITH LOVE AND HEALTH! I will keep you and your family in my heart and my prayers.

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