Mila and Marlen are letting their shirts do the talking about how they have been touched by Kindra!
Barbi and Kyle make a cute couple while spreading the word and remembering their dear friend!
Jaya is celebrating her Kindra-d Spirit!
Ben is showing off his love for Kindra!
11 comments:
I came across your blog through the Tribune article. I just wanted to say how sorry I am for your loss, and to thank you for sharing her story with others. Her spirit will certainly live on!
What an inspiring story and life Kindra had. We are very sorry for your loss, but happy that you even had the opportunity to be with such an amazing sounding woman. Her spirit will certainly live on as she has inspired me.
I've had the high-risk type of HPV for a few years (I'm 23) and though it's still at CIN 1, I have worried myself sick over whether it might progress to actual cancer. I just spent a long time reading this blog and I have to say how ashamed I am of my immature behavior. I've been acting like a baby while Kindra dealt with her diagnosis with bravery and humor. I am recommending this blog to everyone I know who has cancer, HPV or is otherwise going through a difficult time. I wish I had a shred of the courage that Kindra had. What an inspiration her blog is to anyone fighting an illness, especially since she was diagnosed at such a young age. Thank you Kindra. I am so sorry for your loss, but I am certain this blog will inspire many!
Hello, I just read Kindra's article on the Trib's site and I just want to say she seemed like such a great person with such a beautiful soul, and I'm sure she will be sorely missed. She seems like someone I would have loved to know. To Mark and the rest of her family I'm deeply sorry for your loss.
I too came across the blog through the Tribune. After reading from start to finish, I almost feel as if I actually knew Kindra. Her courage and humor is an inspiration to all; and I hope she knew she'd continue to touch lives including ones she didn't know.
Mark & Family/Friends - Kindra was so very lucky to have such a support system and I hope you all find peace and comfort some way, somehow. You are all in my thoughts.
Hi Mark,
I read about Kindra in the Tribune. I well remember talking to you about her before you were married and then you sent me your beautiful wedding pictures, which I have often looked at with respect and joy. How sad I am that she left this life so early, she truly taught us how to live and love. All of us at North Shore Country Day send our love and prayers to you.
Sallie Smith
I am trying to survive cervical cancer also. I am 8 months out of treatment and they found spread. I am trying to be strong and learn from Kindra's spirit. She was so positive through all of this. She was truly inspiring and I can tell she will be missed dearly.
I am an oncology nurse practitioner in Milwaukee and the physician I work with happened to show me the article about Kindra in the Tribune article this past Monday. I was so intrigued by it that I wrote down the blog site. I have been reading it on and off all day and am really just speechless.
I can say that from my experience seeing cancer patients on a daily basis, it is indeed rare to find someone as positive and encouraging as Kindra was. It sounds as if this would come as no surprise to those who knew her personally as she sounded more than special and unique. Both she and the story she has told has inspired me so deeply and I truly believe that it will make a great impact in my care of cancer patients...I believe it already has. I hope that you are all able to find peace soon, and know that this story....Kindra, has made an amazing difference to your lives and those of people she never even met.
Hello,
It's funny - and, in this case, completely devastating - how the internet can connect so many unrelated people.
I first heard about Kindra from my cousin, who was also a communication major at the U of A, and is good friends with one of Kindra's friends from there. My life was also touched by cancer last year, as a wonderful friend and mentor of mine - someone who, like Kindra, still had a lot of life ahead of her and so much to live for - lost her battle with pancreatic cancer on April 15, 2008.
My friend dealt with her disease in much the same way that Kindra did - with honesty, grace, humor and gratefulness for all of the good cards that life had dealt her in the midst of her ultimately tragic diagnosis. People like Kindra and my friend have taught me so much about what it means to truly be grateful for each day as a gift. And for having been taught this lesson by such amazing people, I know I am a lucky one.
Thank you to Kindra for being able to be so honest. Thank you for sharing your story. And to her friends and family - I am so sorry for your loss; you are lucky to have been graced by such an incredible woman.
with love,
KP in California.
Thank you for sharing Kindra's blog with the world. My mother-in-law has been battling breast cancer and reading Kindra's blog has taught me how to be more supportive and to better understand what my MIL is going through.
Kindra's amazing spirit will live on - especially through all the people who have read her words.
I hope all who knew her will find comfort as time goes on.
-Karen Davidson
Hello Mark,
My son is a student at Central School, and I just heard about the loss of your lovely Kindra. I've spent the afternoon reading her blog, and I must say that she was an amazing young woman. I am in awe of her dignity, grace and sense of humor in her darkest hours. She will continue to be an inspiration not only to those who are dealing with a medical crisis, but also for those of us who have forgotten to appreciate all that we have, every day. Thank you for sharing your personal and intimate story. My heart goes out to you and your family.
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