Thursday
Feb162012
you all are a bunch of straight up angels.
Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 3:07PM my gratitude is beyond words at this point.
the outpouring of support both emotional and financial has been great and i intend to thank each of you personally.
i am making my way down the list of you angels.
please bear with me.
and again, i cannot thank you enough.
words are not great enough.
thank you for all of the insurance advice as well..it is perhaps the most valuable.
love.
in amaze
amaze 
Reader Comments (30)
many prayers will go out to you. keep lifting it up to the Lord and he will answer.
Kelley
I haven't been able to post yet about the previous 2 entries, but I love you and your posts, and we all do! I am sorry for your situation, but you have a huge group of supporters out here - even if we don't all regularly comment - we're here. I do have things I'd love to pay you to do for me like paint me some arts or figure out my crap hole of a basement space, but I don't know how much those cost, and I don't know if I can pay for it right now since I have a 5 week old, and my husband is being a finance nazi for the moment. I'll revisit the idea later. Keep us updated!
You're welcome. You're not alone. We love you!
Oh no, that video is NSFW lol. Cryin' in my cube :) Love you Jenny!
My DARLING girl. You are one of my bestest friends and favorite people in the world, and I love you with all of my heart. Seeing you cry makes ME cry my eyes out... and I only wish I were there to put my arms around you and squeeze you SO tightly! I want to brush your hair, rock you and tell you its all going to be ok. I KNOW this. This world isn't nearly done with you yet, my love. Your beautiful spirit shines so brightly in this video, and I love seeing your sincerity and your transparency; thank you for that. You give us the gift of laughter, inspiration, insight and so much more every day--YOU are a GIFT! And no matter what, I know you are a child of a God who LOVES you. As we all do. It is SO amazing and wonderful that your incredible readers are showing out in such a major way--YES YES YES, people! Hell YES! So thankful for you and for your outpouring of gratitude and love. WE LOVE YOU.
How does someone commission a painting? Prices??
Sweet girl, I was crying right along with you. This is why I got into blogging. People live millions of miles apart from each other, there is very little real "community" left in people's day to day lives -- but in blogging one can find that, I really believe it.
I read Gabrielle Blair's blog, Design Mom, and last year when she posted about her daughter's pneumonia, I just had this flash moment of clarity and I knew that the little mini-cough Julia had had for a couple weeks was not just a cold and flew into the pediatrician. It was walking pneumonia.
Blogs are amazing and I have followed yours for over 2 yrs now. I think we all gravitate towards "our tribe", you know? A vibe comes off from people's blogs and you just know, THAT'S a place I want to be.
Your blog has always been a place I want to be. Just want you to know.
ahhh i didn't get to read your blog till later today! I am so so sorry to hear this! I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers and I have been wanting a painting, but am not sure how much they cost! Maybe my boyfriend and I can go halfsies! You deserve all the best! iI had a similar scare in college with "abnormalities" but a year later things cleared up. Keep your chin up and warmest thoughts being sent your way!
Hi Jenny,
I'm so sorry to hear your news. I love reading your blog. It makes me laugh and for that , I'm very thankful.
Sheila
HUGS!!!!!!! This too shall pass, I promise!
Jenny, I read your blog every morning -- you are incredibly talented and funny as hell. My husband lost his job (and there goes the insurance) last Fall and you have made me laugh during a really stressful time. My thoughts and prayers go out to you. I am going to scour my house for things to sell on Craig's list so I can make a donation to you.
You are so funny you have great taste and so talented!!! I know you will e fine try not to worry, I love your blog I've been reading for a a couple years but never commented...I wish I lived near you imwould love to meet you!!
I don't know what to say. I don't know. But I want you to know that I'm thinking of you --- we all are --- and that I admire and appreciate your honesty. Your willingness to put yourself out there and say it like it is inspires me every day.
Hi Jenny,
Your heartfelt video made me like you even more! I know it is corny or whatever, but maybe this bad thing is happening to show you how much love is there in the world, and how much you help other people with what you do every day. I read you every morning, and your wit, irreverence and especially the beautiful, inspirational images that you post are like a little door that I can escape into. I swear, I went though a terrible time last year, cancer diagnosis that was scary but all is really okay now, but many mornings your blog really helped me through - corny again, but oddly true.
Anyway, pay pal and I can't seem to get along, no matter what I do - I live in Canada (where we have universal health care so people don't need to go through at least the financial hell part of what you are) and would love to send you something if you feel comfortable replying to my email, and will happily commission some mood boards that I desperately need, and that will be right up your alley. Stay strong and let others lift you up.
Jenny, Jenny , Jenny.....after viewing this I wanted to reach through and hold you tight . The not knowing can be the most difficult part . Unfortunately at this point you have no control of the situation. So you need to take a deep breath and BREATH. Stay focused , on your handsome husband, your sweet daughter .....throw yourself into your art , let this be your therapy while your waiting for answers .You need to get your peas and carrots in line , asap . You need to pull off a academy awarding winning performance of being in control and making sure Fiona does not know that there may be something wrong with you , she needs to feel safe and know that “Mommy is OK !!! "
In 2001, I was 39 and I had Cervical Cancer that spread into my Uterus. I had a Hysterectomy and Radiation for 7 weeks . Honestly, it was not a stroll in the park , but I did it and I’m here , better than ever ! I kept my sick sense of humor intact , when people asked what I had my response was “Beaver Cancer” . I ordered 1000 of those rubber bracelets ( like the yellow one for Lance Armstrong) But, mine were blue and with the letters BBC .....BEAT BEAVER CANCER . Believe it or not more men wore them than woman !
I read your crazy ass funny shit everyday .......I know you will kick ass with what ever is put in front of you ! You need to stay strong ! The insurance part puts extra pressure on you and your husband ....I know it’s easy for me to say , but focus on your health first , the $$ part , it will all work out .
I’m really am sorry you have to go through this waiting . Thank you for sharing your life with all of us . I bet you’ve already helped another woman by sharing your story. It’s amazing how many woman still don’t get paps WTF ???
Paint jenny , Paint !!!!
love you like crazy ! xoxo
I’m here if you want to yell , scream , cry, laugh or ask questions
Hi Jenny, maybe you can give a very rough estimate of the price of your paintings by size. As an artist I know it's hard to estimate because we sometimes don't know how long a painting will take, how much paint, etc.... But a ballpark estimate of what you would LIKE to get for particular sizes might give some of your readers an idea of how much to send ahead of time??? It's so hard to put a price on art, I know. Selling prints will make your originals more valuable too. You can also print limited editions of each painting... Sign and number them, so those too will have value as we all know you are going to grow up to be a super famous artist or movie star. I was also thinking about all those artists at the Dogwood Festival, et al, who sell smaller shrink-wrapped prints of their original works. They're usually stacked in bins just outside their little tent?? Who prints those for them? Let's find out!! I'll do some research for you... I used to have my placemat designs (for kids) printed and then laminated by the same company that laminates the Waffle House menus here. I sold hundreds in stores. I'd watercolor the originals and have them printed. It's like printing MONEY, girl! :) XO deb
i've never posted before but your blog is one of my favorites--you're so damn funny and what an eye you have. i'm really very sorry about the latest news...like you said, you're "not dying," but it's still so scary and you probably feel so helpless right now. but you're not helpless. you have a loving, supportive husband (who is damn funny in his own right) and a beautiful daughter whose hugs are magic. hug those two, hug yourself, know that you are not alone and not helpless and that we are all out here in the world pulling for you. the money stuff is super stressful, but like another poster said, it WILL all work itself out. focus on your health and everything will fall into place. ends will meet. promise.
i totally hate that i saw this days later.....BUT your "thanks" was so beautiful and sincere. you made me cry with you!
i hate diseases.
and insurance companies.
they blow.
keep that pretty little head of yours up. you've got this. :)
I'm not religious nor am I like hippy-dippy, but I want to wish you strength & light throughout this moment in your life. It's sad that sometimes what can scare us more isn't our health but how we will pay for our health. But no matter how shitty these moments feel, and they ALWAYS feel the shittiest, they work themselves out in the end. I turn 26 in a month & I will lose my health insurance. As a woman that is terribly scary feeling. I've always been a bit naive & haven't been to a doctor since I was probably 21. Tonight my boyfriend was telling me how I need to see a doctor/dentist/anyoneinthehealthfield before I lose my insurance. Then I came home & read this & I just wish I could give you my last month of insurance so I knew it was being used for someone that mattered. Just remember things work themselves out. No matter how many bumps in the road, it always gets smoother. Love to you & yours.
Jenny, I think you are great, love your blog and your personality - I wish you all the best!!
I'm 53 years old. I LOVE your blog! I check in every day, and read all the comments. I even read it out loud to my husband. You've shared so much of yourself with everyone. You are bawdy,hilarious and poignant, and EXREMELY talented. You have a real gift, and have shared it with everyone. These same people have a connection to you now, and like me, they will be there for you in whatever way they can. k
Jenny, I've been reading your blog every day for at least a year now, but somehow I've never commented. I was initially drawn here by your crude humor and filthy language (which I happen to enjoy very much), but what has kept me here is your eye for design. And your posts about Fiona, who I intend to kidnap b/c she's so cute. You're the perfect combination of not taking life too seriously, being pretty damn good at what you do, and loving your family something fierce.
Thanks for brightening my days. My prayers are yours, from now on...
i miss one day of blog reading and everything falls apart in MFAMB-land! yikes! i'll never miss a day again i promise. i tried to comment once before, but i don't think it worked, but i LOVE your blog and your design perspective and i love your paintings. i would love to commision, but i don't have the money right now. soooo, your video mentioned it would take time to get supplies. maybe tell us where you like to get supplies? do they have gift cards? i could do something small to help like buy some paint. or maybe i should just do the paypal...anyway, there are people in austin who think you're super great. thank you for the giggles and pretty pictures....hang in there. oh! i don't know if anyone has mentioned this but hospitals (if you go to the hospital for any of these procedures) will let you go on a payment plan and in my experience with that they did not charge interest and let us pick the length of the term. we paid off a sizable bill over 18 months without a drop of interest. waaaay better than putting it on a card. we had to ask for it though. they weren't going to offer it up but once we asked it was treated like a routine option. hope that helps. :)
That is the sweetest most sincere thank you ever done. We love you so much! Your blog has brought this older woman so many hours of pleasure. You are a dear, sweet soul even if your bad ass self does not want to admit it. :) . Here's to good health and no woes. Love you!
Aaaaw, guh - you welcome. Now, here is something to make you laugh: http://ghettohikes.tumblr.com/