thatabdguy

Thanks, Judy, for recommending this book. It's about cancer, yet somehow it's not depressing. Kelly Corrigan's descriptions go right to the heart of the matter with a few well-chosen words: On her relationship with her father: "He sees me as I would like to be seen". On being a daughter: "Even when all the paperwork . . . clearly indicates you're an adult, but all the same, there you are, clutching the phone and thanking God you're still somebody's daughter." On happiness: "Allison and I catch eyes, and she tilts her head up and smiles, and when I smile back, we both well up with tears, I think because we both recognize that whatever else may be unfolding, this is happiness." On coming home: " . . . the whole point of leaving home is so you can come home again, new and improved." On babies: "Our girls are alseep in their car seats, like drooling, boneless drunks on park benches." On her nutritionist: "I write down "GO ORGANIC" like I'm on the Pep Squad at Nutrition High." On her father's spirituality: "He seems so comfortable with mortality, totally engaged in life but somehow unattached to it, more Buddhist than I've ever been." I would LOVE to meet her father - what an optimistic guy. I love that he calls her Lovey and that he calls her daughter Peach because her real name is Georgia. He just seems like the kind of person who could make you feel good about yourself, no matter what.

2022-11-14 14:05