I recently found out that one of the bloggers I had been visiting died. She had been fighting her illness for a while and I knew it was a possibility but without confirmation I hoped for the best. I had been checking in on her blog and since I saw no new post I continued on. Until Ann told me that the news of her death had been posted in the comments. I never thought to read the comments.
It's been a strange feeling knowing she's gone. I never REALLY knew her right? On the other hand she had let us into her world and even though we never met in person I was pulling for her. I had hoped that she would be granted some sort of reprieve. I didn't cry but I still had this feeling of sadness.
Do you find yourself attached to your blogger friends? Do you talk about them (blog pals) with other people? I was just wondering.
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i'm just dropping by to say that I'm still here :) I may not post anymore, but I'm still around.
Never had an experience like what you just posted. When I was an active blogger, I only had a tightly knit group of blogging buddies, and I guess I was the one who dropped off the face of the earth. :(
-TM
I just had a blogger die that I read from too. She died of cancer. Her dad has been posting on her behalf.
I was sad to hear about fairscape, knowing what little I do about cancer the type of metastases didn't sound like she had the best prognosis.
I only got reading her blog through you, she sounded like a formidable lady.
I get very attached to my blogger friends---hate to see them drop out (like Rhodester, who may be coming back...) but have never known one to die. I know that Laurie has a plan for what to do with her blog if she dies---knowing her though, it would be hilarious, probably.
Do I talk about my blog friends with other people? Oh, you don't know the half! I've got friends who have never even touched a computer who will ask me "So, what did OGO (or Shane or Slade or any of the others) have to say today?"
It's like a weird kind of connection thing....there are billions of people on the net and you run into some that you never would have met otherwise. They become your friends. Even though you may have never even seen them, their friendship is just as real and valid as the one you have with the person that lives just a block away. Just my opinion:)
I get attached. I remember posting a while back about someone I regularly read who was sounding very depressed and then disappeared for a bit. I was concerned.
As for fairsCaPe - definitely. She was my first regular reader. I guess there's something about actually having someone come back to read your stuff, when you first start blogging.
I feel like I should have commented here when I first heard - since I knew you read her blog, but I felt bad about posting a sad comment on your happy holiday post.
Blogger friends are just friends. We know many of them better than lots of our other friends. I think we each need to make arrangements for someone to post on our behalf when crisis or computer crashes occur in our lives. I'm going to do that today.
Some of my closest friends are people I originally met from blogging.
It's terribly sad about Fairscape. I, too, found her thru your site and I way always impressed with her outlook on life. So sad to hear she's gone now.
TM-I'm glad you are ok. Even if you don't post anymore it's nice that you check in now and then. I miss you.
Myutopia- I'm glad you found out what was going on.
Mrs.Thistletwat-Thank you for letting me know about her.
Lorna-I'm glad I'm not the only one who gets attached.
Sprinkle4-I kept holding on hoping YOU would come back.
Caramaena-Don't worry about not posting. I should have looked in the comments. It just never crossed my mind that someone who knew her might let us in on why she was gone. My fault. I'm just glad you posted it.
Granny Annie-That's a good idea. I'm not sure if my husband remembers my password!
Bekah-Really? I'm scared to meet blog friends in real life. I'm afraid we'd both be disappointed.
I think the people we read on the internet, thru blogs, become our friends. I think of them as frieds. I enjoy reading them and that is why I come back and read their posts. I am so sorry to hear about Fairscape. I have been going to a natural health care doctor in the last few months and I am highly impressed what he can do for his cancer patients.
I've found that one of the neat things is when you meet someone via blogging you get to know them in a way that you don't get when you first meet someone face-to-face. Of all the folks I've met in person after knowing them online first it's been so great to get together with them because it feels like you're meeting up with an old friend, not like you're meeting someone new.
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