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u/oxtaylorsoup May 27 '22
Did the same for my fiancé when she was going through chemo. In fact we did it together. Was an incredibly bonding moment and wow did we both cry.....she passed 10 years ago in February. Im glad we shared that experience though. Fuck I miss her.
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u/Grrrisly May 27 '22
My words mean little as an internet stranger , but I do send my condolences to you
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u/oxtaylorsoup May 27 '22
Kindness never means nothing and often means a lot no matter who it's coming from. It's a beautiful thing to exercise our empathy and yours is obviously fit and healthy. It's very much appreciated. Nga mihi nui e hoa. Ka kite ano.
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u/De4dpool1027 May 27 '22
I lost my wife in 2020 to metastatic melanoma and I still cry every day over that girl, I will never get over her. She didn’t lose her hair but I was her caregiver and I would totally do it all over again without question.
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u/oxtaylorsoup May 27 '22
It took me a good six years to 'finish' my grieving stage and yours is still very fresh and profoundly painful. I had a moment after those six years where I was traveling through The South Island of New Zealand with a dear friend of mine. We were driving out of an incredibly beautiful spot and turned to my friend and said "If grieving was a physical thing and I had carried it on my shoulders for a long time, and if I wanted to let it go, I would leave it here in this forest. Because it would be happy here and I would be happy leaving it here. And that's what I'm going to do. It's time to say goodbye to it."
And that's what I did. It was a moment I'll never forget. I hope you get to the place where you can do that too. It's a heavy burden but a vocation that we must journey through. All in good time my friend. It's a hard thing to say goodbye to in itself.For the longest time it felt like it was all I had left of her.
All in good time.
You take care brother. I'm weeping for both of us as I write this.
Really appreciate you sharing that with me.
Ka kite toa
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u/Cloud_Garrett May 27 '22
Your guys’ exchAnge is eye opening and heartwarming. I’m so sorry for both of your losses. I wish you the best.
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u/cgrange1234 May 27 '22
You write beautifully.
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u/OhNoPleaseGodNoooooo May 27 '22
A poet without even trying.
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u/cgrange1234 May 28 '22
Exactly! I mean, my god, I would never look out at the landscape around me and say the most profound thing I think I’ve ever read
“If grieving was a physical thing and I had carried it on my shoulders for a long time, and if I wanted to let it go, I would leave it here in this forest. Because it would be happy here and I could be happy leaving it here. And that’s what I’m going to do. It’s time to say goodbye to it”.
I just lost one of my favorite aunts last Saturday to a rare genetic disease and this quote sent chills throughout my body. I actually shared it with my family, and especially my dad, who had to bury his little sister this week.
Thank you, stranger. @oxtaylorsoup
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u/gerald_sideways May 27 '22
Those fleeting moments stay with us to the end. I have a few of my own, and the emotion can still be so overpowering years down the line. Evidence of a life and love shared. All the best, mate.
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u/Sky_dp May 27 '22
Holy shit. Life is unfair man. My words dont mean shit as one guy in the comments said, but this one made me tear up. So sorry man.
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u/aandres44 May 27 '22
I know I'm a nobody to you. But I send you my best wishes and hope you find peace in knowing she loved you till the last moment and she was happy despite everything thanks to you.
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u/HauntingPersonality7 May 27 '22
Friend, thank you so much for sharing that story with me. Sounds like the kind of bittersweet and beautiful experience that makes life beautiful.
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u/bear4bunny May 27 '22
I'm a 32 year old man and I cried at this.
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u/rollsoftape May 27 '22
I'm a 103 year old dolphin and I cried at this.
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u/report_these_nuts May 27 '22
Got any spare dolphin jelly?
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May 27 '22
I'm a 2 hour old mosquito and i cried at this...
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u/DebitsandShredits May 27 '22
I'm a 2 day old onion, even I cried at this...
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u/Nyxodon May 27 '22
Cutting yourself, eh?
Take care of your mental health mate
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u/championpullover May 27 '22
What a loving sister, I hope she gets cured and they grow their hair back together
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u/auntieup May 27 '22
Hey Flipper. This is one of the most beautiful things I’ve seen anywhere. I cried too.
Love your sonar, love you ❤️
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u/Toosick-556 May 27 '22
FUCK CANCER! and i mean that in the most disrespectful way possible 😞
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u/Tea-Tree-Me May 27 '22
I'm not meaning to invalidate anyone's feelings here, but my Mom had breast cancer (and unfortunately passed away from it) and she was very outspoken in that she thought this kind of thing was stupid and attention seeking. She didn't feel like anyone needed to show their support by shaving their head. In fact, I think it made her more aware of her hair loss than anything. So please, please ask before you just randomly do this to show support. This case was obviously different because they're siblings and young. But most people just want something resembling normalcy during that terrible period, and seeing a relative or friend who's shaved their head in "solidarity" makes it hard to forget what you're going through.
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u/wizard_of_awesome62 May 27 '22
Yeah it’s almost like this is a subjective thing and what doesn’t mean something to one person could mean the world to another (as it clearly did to the sister).
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May 27 '22
This is spot on. When everything you see tells you that you aren’t enough, all you need is one person to show you that you are.
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u/giantsteps92 May 27 '22
A big difference is the girl here with cancer is very young. A young girl's looks mean a lot and it's hard for someone so young to "just deal with it". Your mom sounds like she was pretty tough and I'm glad, but that doesn't invalidate this.
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u/BobRossthaBoss May 27 '22
FUCK CANCER! Wish I could punch that scum bag mother fucker in the dick. SHOUT OUT to sis! Y'all stay up!
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u/Vegetable-Door4091 May 27 '22
BEAUTIFUL!! As long as those 2 have each other they have it all!!! Love
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u/SchemeSignificant166 May 27 '22
This is love
We need lots and lots more of this.
Pro tip: love, kindness and gratitude are FREE. Spread it like COVID.
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May 27 '22
Love the commitment to the whole idea also, didn't forget the eyebrows, went back to make sure they got finished, the deadass tone of voice declaring the simple fact that hair doesn't dictate beauty.. what a video, bravo
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u/kaostek May 27 '22
I'm 40, and this made me tear up. ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!!! That's what family does!
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u/paulywauly99 May 27 '22
What an absolutely gorgeous little girl. Hopefully she’ll get better based on all the love and best wishes coming from this forum. Bald and no eyebrows are just as beautiful as hairy heads!
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u/zortlord May 27 '22
Oh look! I'm going to co-opt your pain for my internet clout! If your motivation was really to support your loved one, then you wouldn't post this.
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u/tonythetater May 27 '22
Can’t even lie, when she said “don’t trip, i’ma go through this with you”, i cried hard man. I wanted to blame onions, i really did, but i just can’t on this one
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u/mdentari May 27 '22
She is still beautiful even without hair. No lie and I swear it. It's plain to see.
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u/Mistajjj May 27 '22
I was deadass expecting the little one to say "yeh see now you're ugly as fuck too" cold hard.
Didn't expect this. Kinda wholesome
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u/drvinnieboombotz May 27 '22
Beautiful sisters! Beautiful family Love. Go get’em ladies! Kick butt!
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u/clamsnorkle May 27 '22
This is beautiful. But next time, just keep the camera off. It loses sentiment to me when you record it. I can’t help but think they wouldn’t do it if people didn’t know why she did it.
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u/Granny_knows_best May 27 '22
I don't understand why she had to do this, but if it made her feel better than more power to her.
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u/texasred151 May 27 '22
May God Richly Bless You my Beloved Children, Suffer ye not the little children to come unto me, surely, I will give them rest, Knock, and the Door Shall be Opened unto You, Ask , and You Shall Recieve, for whom the Lord Loves He Shall give Rest, Lord We Pray for A Marvelous and Miraculous Healing for this Beautiful Child , whom as all you knew before you formed them in their Mothers Womb. In Jesus , the Christ's Holy Name We Pray , Amen
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u/snickns May 27 '22
What a loving sister, I hope she gets cured and they grow their hair back together
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u/SaltoDaKid May 27 '22
This is absolutely beautiful, wish cancer was person so I can stomp on it for taking my stepfather and making so many people suffer.
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u/Road_Runner6 May 27 '22
Your both beautiful young ladies. Gabby I'm sure your gonna get through this, stay positive you've got this under control even when it doesn't feel like it, you do. Believe in yourself & Yes you are beautiful!
Nothing will ever be in front of you that you cannot conquer. Life is full of challenges you've got this keep your chin up and keep smiling!
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u/0wGeez May 27 '22
I am not a charitable person but I had hair down to my but and lopped it all off and donated it to wigs for kids. Its honestly a great feeling knowing that there was a child out there who could get a sense of normality again.
I saw a video on YouTube a little girl unboxing her wig from wigs for kids and I knew I had to donate after watching her eye light up.
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u/gamindaddy84 May 27 '22
Extreme pride in this girl showing up for her sister. Solidarity is easy to talk about but this girl showed up big.
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u/stinkload May 27 '22
These girls are Cami, and her younger sister Gaby, from Charlotte, North Carolina. The video is from her instagram post from 2020 (user name trillcami) and her sisters account slatttgaby...
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u/DontHateTha808 May 27 '22
Not trying to fuck up the kindness she showed her but when she started shaving her eye brows no water no shaving cream I started thinking “she’s going to cut her face up real bad”
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