I’ve been intending to write of my own experiences lately, but going through Elizabeth Blue’s writing this afternoon, this showed itself, and it feels important for this time. by Elizabeth Meagher (Blue) 2.7.09 (age 19) The Kingdom of God In reading the chapter “The Kingdom of God is Within” I continually return to an idea that […]
Read moreFor some reason I decided to log in to Elizabeth’s email account a few weeks ago, just to see if there was anything important there. I discovered she had folders that I’d not noticed before, and in one called “treasures” I found this beautiful birthday email she’d sent me, on my birthday, when she was 15. […]
Read moreI am slowly going through Elizabeth’s writing, wanting to share more here, as I know she wanted to share her work with the world. It’s a way for me to know that she was real, that she existed, to keep her spirit fed and nurtured, though it’s also painful for me. This one she wrote […]
Read more(One of Elizabeth’s essays when she was almost done with her first (and we thought only) round of chemo, followed by her musings on titles and structure for the book she planned to write about this experience. God I love her mind and and am so grateful to have these writings…) Beginning to Leave the […]
Read moreA Reason to Keep Living This is a piece Elizabeth Blue wrote, from the period when she was going through chemo for the first time. She was being treated for non-hodgkins lymphoma which was diagnosed 2 months earlier. The doctors had told us she had an 85-90% chance of full recovery at this point. 1.20.12 […]
Read moreA short and heart-wrenching piece written by my daughter Elizabeth Blue, while she was in the middle of her first round of chemo treatment for non-Hodgkins lymphoma, which ended her life on September 23, 2012. This was written 4 days after her 22nd birthday. Motherhood Monday January 16, 2012 7:57 PM I just burst into tears. I […]
Read moreTwo Moments December 7, 2011 I guess I could try and say a bunch of cliche and profound things about having cancer. “I’m lucky to be here.” “I shouldn’t be here” “I’m fighting for my life.” That one really gets me: I’m fighting for my life. The thing is, it doesn’t feel like fighting, […]
Read more“There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and be lost. The world will not have it. It is […]
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