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[apocalypsos]

Elizabeth Edwards, wife of former Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards, was diagnosed with breast cancer the day her husband and Sen. John Kerry conceded the presidential race.

Fate can officially blow me. That sucks.

EDIT: Everybody's been saying that if you're upset about how the election turned out, you should do something about it, like help out at a soup kitchen or donate to Planned Parenthood or something. I think in light of this, I'll see about making a donation to breast cancer research this week. Elizabeth Edwards is a nice person, and I'm sure she'd appreciate it.

Comments

[tinylegacies.livejournal.com]

Wow that does suck.

[shadowcat]

Oh goddess!

[alicamel.livejournal.com]

How awful. :(

[rowanberries.livejournal.com]

...Morbidly curious as to what you have to blow...

But moving on and pretending I didn't have that thought, yes it sure does. Being all-powerful has given God a sick sense of humour.

[malhablada.livejournal.com]

*gapes* What an awful day for the Kerry family! That's just so massively unfair.

[malhablada.livejournal.com]

Grr, make that Edwards family. Freudian slip.

[tinylegacies.livejournal.com]

Love your icon!

There's a map posted in my journal that's along the same lines.

[malhablada.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I'm venting my thwarted political rage through icons. It helps. ;)

Love yours too. I'm a participant as well. Although I've fallen three days behind because the election hubbub ate my brain...

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

Speaking of icon love ... *swoons*

[malhablada.livejournal.com]

Why...this old thing... ? hehe. I wore that one JUST FOR YOU! Steal it, please. Spread the Obama-lovin'.

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

Yay! Stealing when I get home. :)

[tinylegacies.livejournal.com]

Hey whatever works :)

And thanks - ciri made it for me - my creative pursuits are strictly writing related - I'm graphically impaired :)

And you still have lots of time to catch up. I didn't write anything election night either because on top of the results, being sick, and finding out my grandpap was having heart surgery this morning - well - I was distracted.

[malhablada.livejournal.com]

Jeez. Rough week all-around, yeah? Good luck on your novel, too. We all must suffer together. :P

[adjectivegirl.livejournal.com]

Yep. God's a Republican.

[ex-zombieham605.livejournal.com]

May I steal your icon, please?

[adjectivegirl.livejournal.com]

Sure, credit testaclese

[vivian-shaw.livejournal.com]

Holy fuck.

Yeah...we're living in end times, man; any day now a kid from Tadfield is gonna take over the world, and it'll turn out that not even the infernal and divine bureaucracies are going to be able to deal with it.

[wonderlander.livejournal.com]

Good Omens!

[hawklaw.livejournal.com]

I don't blame God for the election. I blame the people who think they are entitled to do God's thinking for Her.

Donating to Breast Cancer Research is always a good idea. I think I'll be a sheep and follow your lead.

[tinylegacies.livejournal.com]

I think in light of this, I'll see about making a donation to breast cancer research this week. Elizabeth Edwards is a nice person, and I'm sure she'd appreciate it.

I think that's an awesome idea.

I've been a huge breast cancer supporter for the last three years - since my gram was diagnosed and then died from it.

[florahart]

https://www.cancer.org/asp/donate/don_multi_donate.asp?navToScreen=don_1

in case anyone would like to do so while they're thinking of it. You can specify breast cancer research in particular as you fill out their form.

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

And for lack of a better address, just in case anyone wants to have a card sent to Elizabeth Edwards to acknowledge the donation, the John Edwards campaign headquarters address is:

Edwards for President
PO Box 300034
Raleigh, NC 27622

[paradisacorbasi.livejournal.com]

Or a very cheap way to make a donation: www.livestrong.com

The livestrong braclet you get in return is a tangible sign you did something.

[tinylegacies.livejournal.com]

Is that the Lance Armstrong yellow bracelets I've seen everywhere?

[paradisacorbasi.livejournal.com]

Yes, those are the ones!

[usernamenumber.livejournal.com]

Another place you might consider donating money is here. They are raising money for the biggest Freedom of Information Act request in history, trying to gather all the logs for all the Diebold "voting" machines in the race.

Between this video (30 mins long but very, very worth it) and the information on their webste (scroll down to "MONDAY Nov 1 2004" for the really interesting bit), they make a scarily convincing case.

Add to this the fact that Diebold, based in Ohio, is run by a major Bush supporter who said last year that he is "committed to helping Ohio deliver its electoral votes to the president next year." and it's enough to at least be worth seeing the information.

[sabra-n.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I know some people at Swarthmore. Some of their students totally beat Diebold in a lawsuit over posting revealing memos online. Good stuff.

-blue

[anne-jumps.livejournal.com]

I'm planning to volunteer at the Planned Parenthood near my house.

[secretbutterfly.livejournal.com]

Fate can suck my non-existant dick. As soon as I'm alble I'm going to take a cue from you, my friend.