It was a warm surprise to do my weekly GRS catch-up read today and to see my friend acknowledged in a place I hadn’t expected to see her.

Much love to Tyler.

JD, thanks for the reminder of the true meaning of wealth. Something we tend to forget a lot about.

Thank you JD for reminding us that all the money in the world cannot replace the love of family and friends. That is where out true priorities should be.

My wife (girlfriend at the time) battled an osteosarcoma at 18 years old and is currently 8 years in remission. However, there is not a day that goes by that I don’t consider and fear experiences like yours, even more so now with our first baby on the way.

Yesterday, I sat on my patio staring at the pacific ocean and reading your wife’s blog, every single honest and true word, and by the end I couldn’t get the lump out of my throat for nearly 20 minutes. This was the most “real” piece of writing I’ve read on the internet in years.

I wish you, your daughter, and your eternal watcher nothing but resilience; and may you one day begin to fill the void that has been left in your mind, body and soul.

One of my best friends died of cancer in 2010, and I still miss her every day.

So sad about how unfair it all is; my thoughts are with you and your family.

I am so very sorry for your’s and Katie’s loss. My thought and prayers are with you, your daughter and all of your family in this very sad time. Over the past four or five years, I have enjoyed your comments and perspective and feel that I somehow, a little bit, know you and your family.

I remember the happiness of life in the little house on the beach, the sadness when you and Jaime were having trouble conceiving, as well as the joy that Katie’s birth brought. Through it all, I felt I knew you a little bit, and when you first posted about the cancer, it literally took my breath away, all the sadness and unfairness of it.

Once again, I am so sorry for your loss.

Lindsay

Tyler, I am so very sorry for your loss.

Realizing before her second child was even one year old that she wasn’t going to see him grow up. Watching my brother in law have to juggle financially supporting a family and being a full-time care giver to two young ones and his failing wife. No one expects to have to bathe and change your 36 year old spouse’s diapers. No one expects to watch her lose her vitality so young and to hold her hand while she dies painfully on hospice in the bed you shared together. I’m sorry if this is too graphic for some, but it’s cancer and it happens far too often for my taste.

Tyler, if you’re still reading the comments, I would encourage you to seek grief therapy. My brother in law had someone come and talk to the children but neglected himself. I don’t think he has ever fully dealt with her death. He is now remarried, but to the rest of us it is obvious he could still benefit from some professional counsel.

Thanks for this post. I only know Tyler from his comments here and on your other blog but I do feel like I know him. As you mentioned, his posts can be polarizing and I do think that he sometimes makes an argument just for the argument’s sake but he does make his presence known:)

Tyler, although you do not know me, my heart goes out to you and your family at this tragic time. This is not what anyone expects to happen to those who are young and building a family. I can tell that you are strong and you will continue to be strong for your child. I am so sorry for your loss.