tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598558136160705007.post4402080432225045663..comments2024-01-28T21:33:18.654-08:00Comments on VANESSA GEBBIE'S BLOG: UPDATE - JULY 16thVanessa Gebbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09088301040602803489noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598558136160705007.post-8683799516126875622010-07-17T13:18:44.378-07:002010-07-17T13:18:44.378-07:00So typical of you, Vanessa, to be thinking of othe...So typical of you, Vanessa, to be thinking of others when you have so much sadness and difficulty to contend with yourself. Thank you for the update and for being a wonderful role model.<br /><br />A friend is going through a similar time with his father - I'll pass on the recommendation.<br /><br />Congratulations for your successes and best wishes for upcoming publications. Storm Warning sounds excellent.Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598558136160705007.post-53375582140882210262010-07-17T01:32:07.183-07:002010-07-17T01:32:07.183-07:00So sorry about your father. My parents both died y...So sorry about your father. My parents both died young so I never had to deal with such things but I did work at a nursing home and as an in home nusing assistant when I was at university so have a lot of experience with various forms of dementia. I'm so sorry you have to go through it all. <br />Glad your novel is progressing and congrats on your poem.Laurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598558136160705007.post-72226005921104247682010-07-16T19:18:55.852-07:002010-07-16T19:18:55.852-07:00It's great to read this update, even though th...It's great to read this update, even though the most important part of it is so difficult. I can only imagine what it must feel like to watch your father decline like this. My love and thoughts are with you.<br />But there is also so much that is wonderful and exciting happening in your life. I can't wait to read the novel. I know it will be fabulous, not to mention the new collection due out. And, of course, thank you again for making the trek up to town to see John and the CurvingRoad plays. It really was a very special evening.<br />Sending lots of love.Sue Guineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13556228394020314560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598558136160705007.post-90694361445748086882010-07-16T12:28:47.708-07:002010-07-16T12:28:47.708-07:00Thanks for sharing it all with us, V, the good and...Thanks for sharing it all with us, V, the good and the not so great. I could say something like "I'm sure your dad will know the book is for him, even if he doesn't seem to", but I know that won't help. But lots of good things happening for you - congrats on the poem, and the novel is nearly there. I'm delighted to have been - and to be - involved in so much of it! Can't wait for Storm Warning, wow!Tania Hershmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15781460794034586895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598558136160705007.post-63218120883984112192010-07-16T11:18:09.161-07:002010-07-16T11:18:09.161-07:00Vanessa, copine et cariad, great that you are find...Vanessa, copine et cariad, great that you are finding such energy in these circumstances - and taking the time and trouble to keep all your online friends and followers informed. <br />I know (sadly, from personal experience) a little about what you are experiencing with your dear father. Also, Nick Drake's famous (and thoroughly infernal) Black Dog has been snapping at my heels for over 7 years - so I really wish he weren't visiting you as well. Que faire? Bosser, quoi - alors, c'est chose faite: that's just what you are doing! As ever, lost in admiration. Oh, and thank you very much for your kind words which mean so much. Bon courage from a fellow opera fan (I agree: there's very little in cinema that can beat live performance). Bisous-ciao - M xxMinniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07341793959676202077noreply@blogger.com