"Very touching and wow, what growth you have to be able to forgive as you know you must. Resentment is like swallowing poison and expecting the other person to die. Great and moving post."
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Nicki Johnson commented on the blog post 'A Motherless Child'
"I am awed by your capacity for understanding and forgiveness."
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A Motherless Child
My mother passed away yesterday afternoon, far from where I live, in her sister’s home in Delaware. Two of her sisters were with her, but none of her children. Nor her husband. The reasons are a long story, as complicated and sad as my mother herself. To say we had a fractious relationship would be an understatement. Although I have never been a sparrer, just a sponge for wounds and hurt. My mother, young, beautiful and smart when I was born, had an impossibly deep capacity for both being…See More
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Twenty Years On, Still Sorely Missed
I am blessed to have so many wonderful friends in my life, people who sustain me with laughter and encouragement and love. But, I guess because I am human, it is one who is missing that often occupies my thoughts and my wishes for things to be different. I first met my friend Sheila in my capacity as a La Leche League leader. It was more than thirty years ago that I received a routine phone call from a mom who had a breastfeeding question. It turned out we had much in common besides being young…See More
Marie Cooper posted a blog post
The Best Things I Have Done Since Learning I had MS
Well, the biggest mistakes I made were all pretty big and pretty dramatic. The best things I have done pale in comparison, mostly rather small and practical, but things that have helped all the same. Best Thing #1: Writing my Blogs Hands down, the best thing I’ve ever done for myself, period. I have been writing since I was old enough to know what it meant, but I never made the time or had the courage to put it out there. Oh, in high school I would write suspense stories on the bus. They would…See More
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The Five Biggest Mistakes I Have Made Since Learning I Had MS
I am a relatively smart person, but I have made some pretty dumb mistakes in my life. A lot of the dumbest of the mistakes came after finding out I had MS. I thought if I listed the top five, it might save someone from repeating my blunders. MISTAKE # 1: Not immediately making long term financial plans.I was eight weeks into a brand new job in 2005 when I was hospitalized with Transverse Myelitis, which would subsequently lead to my diagnosis of MS. I should have looked into disability right…See More
Marie Cooper left a comment for Ryder Islington
"Hi Ryder,
I saw your comment about needing some navigation. Re the A to Z Challenge, I followed Kathy's link to her blog and found the link there to the April A to Z Challenge. I wish I had known about it sooner, it sounds like…"
Marie Cooper replied to the discussion 'Stories of Keeping Going'
"My life story is almost comical in the amount of adversity I have faced: the loss of an eye in a childhood accident, growing up with an abusive and mentally ill mother, a difficult marriage, widowhood, raising four children as a single mother,…"
Marie Cooper posted a blog post
April 10, 2011: Where Has the Time Gone?
Where is the time going? It seems as though it simply slips through my fingers and the next thing my children are grown and I am 56 and I wonder how on earth did this happen? It was only yesterday I was a student in nursing school with four children and a husband. I went to school, managed the kid’s schedules, came home and made…See More
Christine Bartsch left a comment for Marie Cooper
"Hi Marie! So glad to meet you via the SheWrites YA chat. Looking forward to getting to know all the fabulous people who took part in that lively discussion better! Cheers!"
Marie Cooper left a comment for Christine Bartsch
"Hi Christine, welcome to She Writes! Thanks for adding me. :)"
Marie Cooper replied to the discussion 'What did you blog about Today?' in the group Blogging about Books and Writing!
"After a year of being out of work and with Multiple Sclerosis taking it's toll, I am feeling bereft and panicked. I write about trying to find comfort from a drawing my now-grown daughter did for me when she was nine in "God Will…"
Marie Cooper replied to the discussion 'What did you blog about Today?' in the group Blogging about Books and Writing!
"Today's post is about, GASP!, letting go of some of my books.
I can't believe I am finally acknowledging the number of books I have is getting out of hand. So I am doing a giveaway on my blog, every week or so I will offer a few…"
Marie Cooper replied to the discussion 'Our Blogs' in the group Blogging about Books and Writing!
"I write three blogs, but my book blog is The Shore Bookworm, www.theshorebookworm.blogspot.com. I write about the books I am reading and the books I have read, the books that I love and why I love them. I also have written about my…"
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For blogging readers, writers, collectors, reviewers. Please no all-caps posts or jumbo book jackets/other imagines anywhere in the group, please. We're trying to avoid self-promo hell. Thanks!See More
Marie Cooper commented on the blog post 'Heartsick for Japan--She Writers Respond (and HELP)'
"Thank you so much for referencing my post. It is such an overwhelming catastrophe and ours is, really, such a tiny planet. The Japanese are us.
In today's New York Times I left a comment following a piece on how best to aid…"
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A Motherless Child
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 6:12am 3 Comments 0 Likes
My mother passed away yesterday afternoon, far from where I live, in her sister’s home in Delaware. Two of her sisters were with her, but none of her children. Nor her husband. The reasons are a long story, as complicated and sad as my mother herself.
To say we had a fractious relationship would be an understatement. Although I have never been a sparrer, just a sponge for wounds and…
Twenty Years On, Still Sorely Missed
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 6:07am 0 Comments 0 Likes
I am blessed to have so many wonderful friends in my life, people who sustain me with laughter and encouragement and love. But, I guess because I am human, it is one who is missing that often occupies my thoughts and my wishes for things to be different.
I first met my friend Sheila in my capacity as a La Leche League leader. It was more than thirty years ago that I received a routine phone call from a mom who had a breastfeeding question. It turned out we had much in common…
Continue The Best Things I Have Done Since Learning I had MS
Posted on July 5, 2011 at 5:44am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Well, the biggest mistakes I made were all pretty big and pretty dramatic. The best things I have done pale in comparison, mostly rather small and practical, but things that have helped all the same.
Best Thing #1: Writing my Blogs
Hands down, the best thing I’ve ever done for myself, period.
I have been writing since I was old enough to know what it meant, but I never made the time or had the courage to put it out there. Oh, in high…
Continue The Five Biggest Mistakes I Have Made Since Learning I Had MS
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 12:46pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
I am a relatively smart person, but I have made some pretty dumb mistakes in my life. A lot of the dumbest of the mistakes came after finding out I had MS. I thought if I listed the top five, it might save someone from repeating my blunders.
MISTAKE # 1: Not immediately making long term financial plans.
I was eight weeks into a brand new job in 2005 when I was hospitalized with Transverse Myelitis, which would subsequently lead to my diagnosis of MS. I…
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- At 9:43pm on April 4, 2011,
Christine Bartsch said… - Hi Marie! So glad to meet you via the SheWrites YA chat. Looking forward to getting to know all the fabulous people who took part in that lively discussion better! Cheers!
- At 11:30pm on August 8, 2010,
Margaret Andrews said… - Hi Marie! It was awesome meeting you as well! I'd probably have more friends here on SheWrites if I put that button on my blog so people knew I was on it. It's how I usually find out other people are on it.
- At 7:37pm on July 30, 2010,
Julie Jeffs said… - Hi Marie,
Welcome to the Bloggers Let’s Make it Work group! So glad you are here. Please visit the discussion New Members Visit Here First, tell us about your blog so we can list it on the members blog index.
I hope you will find, as I did, a great sense of community, loads of information and resources, and an incredible amount of talent.
Jump in on ongoing discussions or start one if there is an issue you would like to discuss.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Look forward to reading your posts.
Warm regards,
Julie Jeffs
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- At 1:58pm on July 30, 2010,
Renee Belinda Cooper said…
- At 1:32pm on July 30, 2010, Renee Belinda Cooper said…
- At 10:23am on February 10, 2010,
Gala Delmont Benatar said… - Greetings Marie,
Welcome to She Writes!
I think you'll find a great community of passionate, inspiring women writers.
Please feel free to drop me a line if you have any questions about making the most of your time on the site.
Saludos!
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