tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621529041443323750.post3769897488075396294..comments2023-09-18T05:20:04.380-07:00Comments on PABLOg!: Sending Up A Spiritual FlareThe Pablove Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09033665285054064069noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621529041443323750.post-51078135425925378342009-07-15T21:57:53.132-07:002009-07-15T21:57:53.132-07:00Just re-read this post and it broke my heart. The...Just re-read this post and it broke my heart. Then I saw that there were 101 responses and I felt better. Brian and I are the "knock on our door anytime day or night if you need us kind of peeps" and of course we offer that to you. Seeing this reminds me that most people are those kinds of people. Jeff, we're here. It seems we're everywhere. A big chunk of all of our hearts are tied to you right now... breathless, paused, loving you all, wanting to hold you up, and thinking of you all the time.Tracy Marcellinonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621529041443323750.post-40485825042053191102009-07-11T13:00:24.734-07:002009-07-11T13:00:24.734-07:00i only met pablo once, but his story of courage ha...i only met pablo once, but his story of courage has touched me beyond i ever imagined. i see his sweet smile everywhere and there's not one single day that goes by that i havne't thought about pablo and your family numerous times. sending you so much love . . . pablo will live in our hearts forever and ever.<br />leilyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621529041443323750.post-37360748844312002112009-07-10T09:51:03.163-07:002009-07-10T09:51:03.163-07:00We've been out of town without internet access...We've been out of town without internet access for just a couple of days. I felt so far away. I'm back to the Pablog now, and always. Pablo, you and your whole family is forever connected to us. Always.<br />Love & Light, MK, MK, L & AMKPatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16968821555320926735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621529041443323750.post-20492566803725102202009-07-09T18:19:11.171-07:002009-07-09T18:19:11.171-07:00I'm here and won't be going anywhereI'm here and won't be going anywherechadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621529041443323750.post-53859222727177096452009-07-09T15:43:52.544-07:002009-07-09T15:43:52.544-07:00I have been through a very traumatic experience in...I have been through a very traumatic experience in my life, and when close friends have had traumatic experiences too, they have asked me what was the hardest part and how do they get through it. Of course every person's experience is different but I tell them, "The hardest part is watching everyone move forward, call less, go about their daily lives, as you feel stranded and frozen in time, without the same fill to move on." But the good thing is that eventually you do move forward, because that is what life is about, has always been about. Moving on, experiencing the new. Make new friends, making new family. There's too much happening in life to stop moving, as hard as it may be. In a way it is inevitable, and it happens in your own time.<br />Your friends are there for you. Strangers like me are there for you. You may feel alone at times but there are so may eyes on you, hearts beating with yours, good thoughts surrounding all of us. Peace be with you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621529041443323750.post-7005010626830849842009-07-09T12:38:04.400-07:002009-07-09T12:38:04.400-07:00we're here. i can't stop thinking about pa...we're here. i can't stop thinking about pablo. i keep feeling his presence in other children and i've never met him. <br /><br />after reading this blog it is impossible to forget pablo or your family. <br /><br />thank you for sharing your grief with us just as you shared your joy. my mom passed away from cancer when i was 14 (i'm now 21) and i have just not dealt with her sickness and dying at all. I'm so thankful for this blog so that i could see what other people did and bring myself back to that place. your honesty has helped me immensely.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03224402932763859872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621529041443323750.post-25453847418337677872009-07-09T08:38:37.573-07:002009-07-09T08:38:37.573-07:00we're not going anywhere!we're not going anywhere!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621529041443323750.post-89090288802873072692009-07-08T21:31:04.716-07:002009-07-08T21:31:04.716-07:00I am here.
You don't know me, but I have been...I am here.<br /><br />You don't know me, but I have been here for a long time; although, I've never said anything until now.<br /><br />I know you've been told 94+ times already, but I feel that *I* need you to know that I am here. That we are here.<br /><br />I think about Pablo every day. I think about you and Jo Ann and Grady and Polly and everyone else every day. As so many people have said before me, you all have become a part of my life, and I know that you always will be.<br /><br />You and Pablo and your family are constantly in my thoughts. And I am constantly in awe. Of your words, of your love, of your friendship, of your optimism, of your vulnerability, of your faith, of your strength, of everything.<br /><br />I hope you find strength in knowing that you bring strength to so many of us. A strength that I didn't even know I needed.<br /><br />I am not going anywhere. And neither is anyone else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621529041443323750.post-24144157319398859982009-07-08T20:24:02.087-07:002009-07-08T20:24:02.087-07:00This is my first post to you and your wonderful fa...This is my first post to you and your wonderful family, and I feel it is the perfect time. I found your family through Zoey Needham's blog and have been keeping a prayerful watch over you ever since. Please know that my family and I are keeping you and your precious angel Pablo in our daily thoughts and prayers. We will continue to watch your blog and keep you all on our minds. I am a teacher in San Diego and today we released our butterflies we have watched through their life cycle. I could not help but smile thinking of Pablo as those butterflies flew towards the light of the sun. He will always be with you and thanks to your prolific words, he will be with those of us who did not have the great pleasure of meeting him in person, but knew him through your words. Love and light to all of you now and always!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06317322969327395491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621529041443323750.post-23662561828029217012009-07-08T20:14:34.114-07:002009-07-08T20:14:34.114-07:00we will be visiting and talking to you about pablo...we will be visiting and talking to you about pablo and things big and small. you all are in our hearts and minds. <br />pabloveoneanother is a message for all time and we will be tuning in for as long as you want to write.<br /><br />xo<br />the kim family.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07874062305172006011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621529041443323750.post-89202648691857436332009-07-08T19:55:41.724-07:002009-07-08T19:55:41.724-07:00Thank you for sharing your beautiful words and for...Thank you for sharing your beautiful words and for helping me put things in perspective. I wish I could be there with you. I can only imagine the depth of your pain. I think of you and Pablo every day and will be there for you in any way that I can. Sending lots of love and support from Chicago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621529041443323750.post-55730684850462067812009-07-08T17:41:32.675-07:002009-07-08T17:41:32.675-07:00Going nowhere. In fact, you're going to get s...Going nowhere. In fact, you're going to get sick of me. loving Pablo. <br /><br />Eliz HAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621529041443323750.post-36650930155511836132009-07-08T15:59:12.961-07:002009-07-08T15:59:12.961-07:00i walk past dangerbird everyday on my way to work ...i walk past dangerbird everyday on my way to work (we live on lucile & i work at KCET) and i've been watching the progress of the memorial. <br /><br />i wasn't reading blogs for a while & that's how patty & i found out about pablo's passing. every morning when i walk by, i think of pablo and his amazing family...<br /><br />you don't know me {although you know patty from way back when...} but we're here. and i have faith that pablo is here, in a different form, contributing his beautiful spirit and energy to that life force, guiding us all...<br /><br />sending love,<br />christina + pattychristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17780331196723830632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621529041443323750.post-38822304606258812352009-07-08T15:09:20.532-07:002009-07-08T15:09:20.532-07:00Your spiritual flare has been seen and we are here...Your spiritual flare has been seen and we are here and not going anywhere. We all wish we could take the pain away and do more. <br />Stay strong!Shawn Vezinawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621529041443323750.post-24562780598181070722009-07-08T15:06:21.935-07:002009-07-08T15:06:21.935-07:00Your spiritual flare has been seen, and we are all...Your spiritual flare has been seen, and we are all here and wish we could do more and anything to take your pain away. You won't lose me. <br />Stay strong!! <br />ShawnShawn Vezinawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621529041443323750.post-41752518701065584822009-07-08T14:44:53.748-07:002009-07-08T14:44:53.748-07:00ARMS AND HEART WIDE OPEN HERE! You can't get ...ARMS AND HEART WIDE OPEN HERE! You can't get rid of me either! There is the give and take, the ebb and flow, the yearning to know everyone is going to be okay. We all have your back on this and in your profound writing, you have ours. Jeff, when I had my one and only child (single mom here) and things got overwhelming, I remember asking my mother "when does this all get easier?" and she told me "It's never gets easier, it just gets different". Inch by inch, it will get different and I so wish I could give you another hug or handhold with him....just one more time....I would, I would. XO, CindiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621529041443323750.post-91097511894997647412009-07-08T14:23:23.815-07:002009-07-08T14:23:23.815-07:00praying and sending you love and peace. i think of...praying and sending you love and peace. i think of you all and dear pablo daily...<br />love,<br />kristinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621529041443323750.post-64913366109943188472009-07-08T13:27:43.994-07:002009-07-08T13:27:43.994-07:00Think of all of you all the time - sending our lov...Think of all of you all the time - sending our love & peace to you xo A, P, B & TAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621529041443323750.post-54862220129699391202009-07-08T13:05:00.829-07:002009-07-08T13:05:00.829-07:00well, this is serious pain. to say that i know wh...well, this is serious pain. to say that i know what you are feeling makes it seem small. there is a huge hole and nothing can fill it. AT THIS TIME. that big hole will be there for a time, and you know this. when the person i loved the deepest left me i walked around asking myself "where is he now?". he was a farmer, and the land that he farmed was still there, with his tractors, the herd, the barn where he went every morning of his life to milk the cows ~ it was still standing. the house was there. his car. his daughters, his wife. all there. <br />you have it right. there are no answers to the questions that are before us when someone we love transitions to the spiritual realm. the questions and the pain remain long after they go. i have no advice for you. it has all been said before. we will still be here no matter what. we aren't leaving and we will read what you have to write. just try to occupy yourself with something which will honor Pablo's life. do what you think he would want you to do and just try to busy your hands. i guess that is my advice. busy your hands. you and your family have become a part of me and my life and i am all the better for it. a mimi farena song keeps playing in my mind ~ <br />"Well, if somehow you could pack up your sorrows,<br />And give them all to me.<br />You would lose them, I know how to use them,<br />Give them all to me."<br />it is my hope that you will soon find a small bit of peace. i pray for you and Joanne and Grady.miss beckyhttp://imwellthankyou.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621529041443323750.post-61924401981423498802009-07-08T12:40:57.865-07:002009-07-08T12:40:57.865-07:00Not leaving. Still praying, lifting all of you up...Not leaving. Still praying, lifting all of you up.<br />Dana J<br />www.caringbridge.org/visit/emyDanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494583863062744611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621529041443323750.post-87304475697223995162009-07-08T11:50:50.715-07:002009-07-08T11:50:50.715-07:00I've never met any of you, yet I feel such a s...I've never met any of you, yet I feel such a strong connection. That's how powerful and moving your words are. Not going anywhere. As long as you write, we will come.<br />Keep seding those flares, we are here for you, Jo Ann and Grady.<br />The mural is beautiful. Pablo will live on forever in all of you, and in all of us because of your generosity in sharing his story. May God bless the Castelaz/Thrailkill/Gallagher families & give you all strength.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621529041443323750.post-27169719814662553232009-07-08T11:31:13.430-07:002009-07-08T11:31:13.430-07:00Sigh...I can exhale now because I worried that may...Sigh...I can exhale now because I worried that maybe you would not be up for writing or think this wonderful amazing blog would no longer be needed! But I am so relieved to read you will continue. I still need it...we all still need it. It remains our own little connection to Pablo that we will continue to crave for, well, forever! Thank you, Jeff, for your strength, honesty, and ability to share Pablo's story with all who read your words! I will continue to read as long as you continue to write! You are a strong voice in the advocacy of pediatric cancer. You are invaluable!!! Thank you!!!<br /><br />Kerry and Sicily Zeka<br />Fellow Wilm's Warriors!Kerry Zekanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621529041443323750.post-79065956010439057892009-07-08T11:16:48.573-07:002009-07-08T11:16:48.573-07:00I will read for as long as you write. You keep Pab...I will read for as long as you write. You keep Pablo's spirit alive in all of us by continuing to write. You will mourn forever, you lost someone so precious. I don't think the pain ever goes away, it just becomes a part of you. Your days will brighten again...Haleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03577334177197616786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621529041443323750.post-84488167313989756562009-07-08T10:40:46.157-07:002009-07-08T10:40:46.157-07:00I am a fairly new reader, started reading just a d...I am a fairly new reader, started reading just a day or two before Pablo left this life. As I read your post I remembered that the Lord Jesus Christ said, "I will never leave you, nor forsake you". Although at times you may feel lonely, He will be there, ready to provide whatever it is you may need.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16706540975476582141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621529041443323750.post-53526244930064851602009-07-08T10:35:05.843-07:002009-07-08T10:35:05.843-07:00Jeff, Jo Anna, Grady
We are all here and will rema...Jeff, Jo Anna, Grady<br />We are all here and will remain!<br />here with you<br />in despair along with you<br />sadness beyond words<br />tears, weeping<br /><br />Luka is just back<br />he made a memorial fro Pablo in Wisconsin<br />We would like to give you the pictures of it<br />Maybe we can come by one evening?<br /><br />Lots and lots and lots of Pab-Love and enormous hugs<br /><br /><br />LineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com