tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79901499029447781.post60000789444850683..comments2023-05-01T07:37:05.642-05:00Comments on Catch Me If You Can: Things Could Be WorseUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79901499029447781.post-52043087608958764042012-02-07T12:52:03.929-06:002012-02-07T12:52:03.929-06:00Found your blog via rvsue. You now have several b...Found your blog via rvsue. You now have several blog readers! Cancer is bad. I just lost one of my best friends 3 days ago. Went to the hospital with pnuemonia, got ct scan and found his lungs full of cancer! 1 week later Richard was gone! I know it must be hard for you to face life without your brother. I wish you miles of smiles in your future!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18386689689391401164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79901499029447781.post-3098947079000389972012-01-30T15:08:12.052-06:002012-01-30T15:08:12.052-06:00Hobopals - yes I did read Bob's Speed Bumps - ...Hobopals - yes I did read Bob's Speed Bumps - hence my comment about it being poetry. Thanks for the link - I think I'll read them again.<br /><br />Bill in OntarioAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79901499029447781.post-9346295953215396232012-01-25T18:40:10.185-06:002012-01-25T18:40:10.185-06:00Bill, have you ever read Bob's Speed Bumps? ht...Bill, have you ever read Bob's Speed Bumps? http://www.arcatapet.net/bobgiddings/hobopalshttp://travelswithmrnimble.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79901499029447781.post-59741443764089573262012-01-07T07:45:03.582-06:002012-01-07T07:45:03.582-06:00Still thinking of you and Mike.Still thinking of you and Mike.hobopalshttp://travelswithmrnimble.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79901499029447781.post-82349389782870241412011-12-29T01:25:40.066-06:002011-12-29T01:25:40.066-06:00Google: Essiacs. It may help.Google: Essiacs. It may help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79901499029447781.post-44469205380528767262011-12-10T18:31:40.959-06:002011-12-10T18:31:40.959-06:00Hate being called Anonymous - but I saw your comme...Hate being called Anonymous - but I saw your comments on RVSue's blog and saw that you were still around - I followed your blog up to last December and figured that things had not gone well for your brother. I'm sad for both him and you that he got dealt a bad deal. You've been a great brother for him. My wish is that the past few months have been an Indian Summer for him - and a warm sunny one.<br /><br />My best wishes to both of you - I'll keep watching the blog more regularly and look forward to your writings - you're a blog poet.<br /><br />Bill in OntarioAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79901499029447781.post-71390148428814102842011-11-17T19:39:33.482-06:002011-11-17T19:39:33.482-06:00Thanks for the update. I'm still sending thou...Thanks for the update. I'm still sending thoughts and prayers.Shadowmosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17302898633500446571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79901499029447781.post-21112277020254695962011-11-13T15:41:15.153-06:002011-11-13T15:41:15.153-06:00We'll be here for your return.
I love my litt...We'll be here for your return.<br /><br />I love my little trailer and big diesel truck.hobopalshttp://travelswithmrnimble.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79901499029447781.post-43115675057656547762011-11-12T16:33:36.266-06:002011-11-12T16:33:36.266-06:00Damn. Sorry to hear this.Damn. Sorry to hear this.D0Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03778499275380067859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79901499029447781.post-12316427657597909532011-11-10T21:56:44.394-06:002011-11-10T21:56:44.394-06:00Thanks, Tammy, and the rest of you. It's been...Thanks, Tammy, and the rest of you. It's been more than a year now.<br /><br />Mike is fighting the thing with chemo and radiation, but the most he can hope for is to hold it at bay for a while. Maybe a long while.<br /><br />I am not blogging because I am exhausted most of the time, and not doing anything I want to blog about. Mike's disease is his business, and not something for me to go on about.<br /><br />I have sold the motorcycle and its trailer. I bought another travel trailer last week, and the LD is going up for sale as soon as I find time to clean it up a little. Motorhomes are okay, but I find I missed having my truck.<br /><br />Maybe I'll get to travel next spring. But that's out of my hands. Thanks for the caring comments.<br /><br />BobBob Giddingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05548428982269443255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79901499029447781.post-20270145387659925072011-11-10T21:37:39.164-06:002011-11-10T21:37:39.164-06:00I miss your posts. I have been checking back once...I miss your posts. I have been checking back once a month for what seems like forever. I hope your brother is doing much better, and that you are just too busy spending quality time with him that you are not travelling or updating your blog. <br /><br />Tammy R<br />tincanramble.comTammy Rhttp://www.tincanramble.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79901499029447781.post-77618766127493673682011-09-25T16:31:51.382-05:002011-09-25T16:31:51.382-05:00I'm holding on to what you wrote to Jennifer o...I'm holding on to what you wrote to Jennifer on her 'goodby' post in hopes that you will apply the same to yourself. Sending thoughts and prayers to both you and Mike.Shadowmosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17302898633500446571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79901499029447781.post-43860200413165358842011-09-19T09:59:50.293-05:002011-09-19T09:59:50.293-05:00I have nothing useful to add, and you see I am sti...I have nothing useful to add, and you see I am still trying to add it. You and Mike have my best wishes, which won't buy you much. Peace to you both.<br /><br />RoxanneThe Good Luck Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08448071993000984393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79901499029447781.post-79954464151827894362011-08-24T19:28:06.223-05:002011-08-24T19:28:06.223-05:00Sorry to read this Bob.... Life spins out of contr...Sorry to read this Bob.... Life spins out of control and we just hang on... KellyAl Bossencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04307619781955351484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79901499029447781.post-58123143466753937152011-08-24T18:20:32.903-05:002011-08-24T18:20:32.903-05:00Still thinking of you and Mike, Bob.Still thinking of you and Mike, Bob.hobopalshttp://travelswithmrnimble.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79901499029447781.post-84258873401894044442011-07-31T19:15:29.727-05:002011-07-31T19:15:29.727-05:00Dear Bob,
I've missed your comments on my blo...Dear Bob,<br /><br />I've missed your comments on my blog. My heart sank reading what you and your brother have been going through. I hate it.<br /><br />It must not have been easy to write about the events leading up to this day. Your tenderness and love for your brother is heart-wrenching. You choose to be with him, rather than run away as so many do . . . I admire you and am inspired. God give you strength.<br /><br />SueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79901499029447781.post-7358587731716252942011-07-29T17:25:03.718-05:002011-07-29T17:25:03.718-05:00There aren't words for a kick in the ass this ...There aren't words for a kick in the ass this bad. 'Prayers thoughts' just do not make the cut.<br /><br />I am so sorry.<br /><br /><br />TrishTrishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79901499029447781.post-27719627809653204852011-07-28T08:22:17.668-05:002011-07-28T08:22:17.668-05:00Bob, your brother is so lucky to have you for a br...Bob, your brother is so lucky to have you for a brother. Keep your chin up. One of these days we'll do lunch/dinner, maybe on the way back to AK. FMBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79901499029447781.post-440117006250026182011-07-27T10:17:46.796-05:002011-07-27T10:17:46.796-05:00I had almost quit checking to see if you were back...I had almost quit checking to see if you were back. I'm so, so sorry to hear what's been going on and about your brother's prognosis. He is so fortunate to have you in his life. It sounds like both of you are making decisions that will maximize his quality of life for however long he has left. For what it's worth, please know that you and your brother are much in my thoughts at this time. I apoligize in advance if this sounds crass or off-base, but maybe you and your brother want to go somewhere and share another adventure together while he's still able (IF he's still able?) I could see the two of you on a one or two-day bike ride to his favorite destination. Make it count. Is there anything readers can do to help??? Thank you for sharing your story, and the fact it's a sad one doesn't change things -- it's your LIFE, and you have such talent with words -- you inspire others. Thank you for sharing that gift. CathrynAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79901499029447781.post-24183002682598380262011-07-22T18:37:20.299-05:002011-07-22T18:37:20.299-05:00Checked in as I do every few days. So sorry to he...Checked in as I do every few days. So sorry to hear the details. I've assumed, as most have probably, that it was just a matter of waiting till your brother got better and you would be back. I'll be sending prayers, and checking back every few days as I have been.Shadowmosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17302898633500446571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79901499029447781.post-14222958165649514202011-07-22T14:44:18.933-05:002011-07-22T14:44:18.933-05:00I'm so very sorry to read this. It makes me sa...I'm so very sorry to read this. It makes me sad even though I've never met you or your brother, I have followed your stories and this is not what I was hoping the next post would be and of course, it's not what anyone thought was part of the plan. It's stunning that beyond the accident this was lurking. My very best to you and your brother as you go through this transition.Aeagleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06395340252307778757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79901499029447781.post-43379095091625057752011-07-18T22:04:16.889-05:002011-07-18T22:04:16.889-05:00I have waited and watched for what seemed forever,...I have waited and watched for what seemed forever, Bob, as many others have, for your return. I'm so sorry about Mike. For sure you have had your hands full, and for sure Mike has been through more than any of us ever want to endure.<br /><br />The only thing I can think of to say is that I hope Mike finds peace during the time he has, and when the time comes that he goes easy. I'm glad you'll be with him and that he'll be in hospice. I truly believe it's easier on the one who dies than on the people he leaves.<br /><br />Unfortunately, no words can prepare you for what you face, but in his wisdom, he's given you a reason to travel and ponder, again. You've been, and continue to be, a great brother.<br /><br />I wish I had your way with words, but I don't so you'll have to settle with knowing that my thoughts are with you. My first impulse, at times like these, is to run away and bury my head. I've had my share of grief, and I don't like to think of anyone else in that frame of mind. Write when you can. We'll wait.hobopalshttp://travelswithmrnimble.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com