tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post8226168247517699307..comments2023-11-05T03:34:05.463-08:00Comments on The Vegan Street Blog from the Vegan Feminist Agitator: The Universal Language of SufferingMarlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17051769657129028820noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-48042777173220342172012-09-06T17:42:10.738-07:002012-09-06T17:42:10.738-07:00Wow wow wow, Jennifer! I love it. How healthy and ...Wow wow wow, Jennifer! I love it. How healthy and happy everyone looks. May you have many years of happiness and community together, raising the next generation of compassionate children. Fantastic work! You are amazing. Marlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17051769657129028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-56782528430253989382012-09-05T14:58:16.728-07:002012-09-05T14:58:16.728-07:00Marla, I'm back to let you know how the kickof...Marla, I'm back to let you know how the kickoff lunch went—you can see for yourself! http://www.meetup.com/Long-Island-Vegan-Family-Network/events/76136762/<br /><br />We had four families (not counting me), which was perfect—parents enjoyed meeting each other, the kids played, and one family offered to host a backyard picnic at the end of this month. So we're off to a great start! The group already has over a dozen families signed up. <br /><br />Thank you again for being our inspiration! xoxo<br /><br />DOVE Projecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367829310734985332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-34134551015300743062012-08-23T07:05:02.849-07:002012-08-23T07:05:02.849-07:00Wow, Jennifer! Thank you so much for your kind wor...Wow, Jennifer! Thank you so much for your kind words. My sympathies for what you and your family have gone through. My mother also had early-onset Alzheimer's and started showing symptoms of it at around age 56. It is gut-wrenching to go through and I am very glad that your mother was able to be there for your father. My condolences on your loss. <br /><br />That is so, so exciting about your vegan family network, Jennifer! Wow! How did the first get-together go? Thank you for taking the initiative. I have found so many times people are just waiting for someone to take those initial steps and then it comes together easily. Thank you for being that person! You are a vegan superhero! I am excited to know that there are people like you in the world. <br /><br /> Marlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17051769657129028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-70400867482776028132012-08-23T06:59:38.431-07:002012-08-23T06:59:38.431-07:00Thank you, Bea. I appreciate your compassion. Thank you, Bea. I appreciate your compassion. Marlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17051769657129028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-2681195081398512472012-08-23T06:58:58.702-07:002012-08-23T06:58:58.702-07:00Thank you, Kasey! I really appreciate it. Thank you, Kasey! I really appreciate it. Marlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17051769657129028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-6460284154753017262012-08-23T06:58:31.924-07:002012-08-23T06:58:31.924-07:00Thank you, Rebecca, and you too!Thank you, Rebecca, and you too!Marlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17051769657129028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-80757921759672989822012-08-23T06:58:08.234-07:002012-08-23T06:58:08.234-07:00Oh, Rhea. I had no idea about your father. That so...Oh, Rhea. I had no idea about your father. That sounds like the epitome of suffering. I am so sorry that he went through that. "In the end, everyone shares the common desire for safety, comfort and life but not all receive it, especially those who cannot express those desires in words." That is the truth. My sympathies with you, friend. Marlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17051769657129028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-56393440152758779402012-08-23T06:55:42.420-07:002012-08-23T06:55:42.420-07:00Thank you, Lisa. You are a compassionate soul. Thank you, Lisa. You are a compassionate soul. Marlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17051769657129028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-70385627140401285002012-08-18T11:11:33.616-07:002012-08-18T11:11:33.616-07:00Marla, is this a good time, or not, for a fan lett...Marla, is this a good time, or not, for a fan letter? I'll start by sharing that my dad died from early-onset Alzheimer's after deteriorating for about ten years. My mom, an RN, was his caregiver; I was spared most of that burden, so I can only imagine what it must be like for you. I am sending you all the hugs and love I can pack into a blog comment. <br /><br />Here's why I'm a fan, and in your debt. A friend pointed me to your blog last year, when you wrote The Zombievore's Dilemma. I loved it. I should have become a regular reader, but life got in the way. I did, however, save the insightful The Emotional Pipeline of Food to show my spouse, in the hope that it would give him some new ways to think about his food choices. (It didn't make a noticeable difference at the time, but I was still so glad you'd written it.)<br /><br />Just a month ago, I came across a terrific article about Chicago Vegan Family Network which inspired me to launch Long Island Vegan Family Network. Our kickoff lunch is a week from tomorrow.<br /><br />VegNews arrived today, and it was reading your contributor blurb that sent me back here to your blog. So now I've finally put it all together—blogger, journalist, group organizer—these individuals to whom I'm grateful are all the same person. You! AND I gather you've even written a novel about a vegan superhero? Sure it's not an autobiography? Thanks for all you do, Marla.<br /><br />More hugs to you and your mother.<br /><br />Gratefully,<br />Jennifer<br />Vegan Long Island Organizer<br />Long Island Vegan Family Network Co-OrganizerDOVE Projecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367829310734985332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-6117886874371768802012-08-17T09:38:03.903-07:002012-08-17T09:38:03.903-07:00Thank you for courageously drawing the parallels b...Thank you for courageously drawing the parallels between the nonhumans and your mother's suffering. Acknowledging both as one and the same confirms that our empathy should also be undivided as well.<br /><br />My sincere wish is that you and your family find strength, hope and peace while this life-experience unfolds.Bea Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13981537551810309024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-61059167137321603512012-08-17T08:55:15.141-07:002012-08-17T08:55:15.141-07:00Beautifully said. Thank you for sharing your mothe...Beautifully said. Thank you for sharing your mother's story and making such a clear, true connection to the lives of animals.Kaseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02514826925652944960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-62005510128156512002012-08-17T08:28:18.181-07:002012-08-17T08:28:18.181-07:00Thankfully, there are beautiful people like you, M...Thankfully, there are beautiful people like you, Marla, who continue to light the way for those in the dark.Rebeccanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-3796533027773970562012-08-16T14:44:09.010-07:002012-08-16T14:44:09.010-07:00No one can even begin the agony of feeling pain an...No one can even begin the agony of feeling pain and having awareness and being unable to express it in any form, not even a primal scream.<br />I went through this with my father who suffered from Locked-In Syndrome for 13 months before he died. Completely paralyzed except for blinking, completely able to hear, see and feel all that went on, he was treated as something much less than human in ways I wil not describe here.<br /><br />There is a definite analogy to how people who cannot communicate are treated and how animals who cannot communicate in human language are treated. In the end, everyone shares the common desire for safety, comfort and life but not all receive it, especially those who cannot express those desires in words.<br /><br />My prayers and wishes to your mother.Rhea Parsonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00381206444697433742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-25898276220515334052012-08-16T10:26:57.094-07:002012-08-16T10:26:57.094-07:00oh marla, i had to stop and start again bc i could...oh marla, i had to stop and start again bc i couldn't read through my tears. i had no idea how ill your mother was and i am so sorry about her fall and the fear and misery she is experiencing. leave it to you to be able to have such abundant compassion and empathy to take her/your challenges and extend it to our animal friends. lisanoreply@blogger.com