# Little Tassie's Son is Sick!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 26, 2001, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-tassies-son-is-sick/59548 "2001-03-26T15:33:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![reprise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea666f/32.png) [@reprise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/reprise)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2001, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-tassies-son-is-sick/59548/41 "2001-03-27T22:43:45Z")
Tassie, please feel free to use the phone numbers we’ve sent you. It’s fine it you just freeze up or cry; the people who’ve posted here want to support you in **whatever** you need to do at this point in time. No matter what comes Tassie, the thoughts of many people on this board are with you and Sonny right now, and you will remain in our thoughts and prayers through the coming days and weeks. Please take care, and again, feel free to contact anyone who’s given you their contact details any time you need to. {{{{{Tassie}}}}} {{{{{Sonny}}}}} ---
**Author:** ![McMurphy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e19adc/32.png) [@McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/McMurphy)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2001, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-tassies-son-is-sick/59548/42 "2001-03-27T22:45:16Z")
{{{{Sonny}}}} {{{{Little Tassie}}}} I’m so sorry that you have to go through this but you mustn’t give up. My thoughts are with you and Sonny. ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2001, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-tassies-son-is-sick/59548/43 "2001-03-27T22:49:44Z")
A card has been made to show our support and well-wishes for Tassie and Sonny. You can sign it here: [http://www.homestead.com/GetWellSoonSonny/index.html](http://www.homestead.com/GetWellSoonSonny/index.html) (bump) ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2001, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-tassies-son-is-sick/59548/44 "2001-03-27T23:07:35Z")
Great initiative, Crunchy. Little Tassie, what can I say. I’m hoping for a miracle here. Fuck, life’s not fair at all, sometimes… The two of you are still in my thoughts. Hang in there, dear. ---
**Author:** ![herownself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8baadc/32.png) [@herownself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/herownself)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2001, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-tassies-son-is-sick/59548/45 "2001-03-27T23:13:00Z")
I’m crying out loud. I wish there was something we could do for you beyond sending you our most supportive thoughts. ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2001, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-tassies-son-is-sick/59548/46 "2001-03-27T23:13:30Z")
Thanks **Coldy** , wish I could take credit, but Honesty was the one who made it. She knows Tassie from FFF, but asked me to post the link here so people from this board can sign the card also. ---
**Author:** ![Padeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@Padeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Padeye)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2001, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-tassies-son-is-sick/59548/47 "2001-03-27T23:13:47Z")
Tassie, you have my hopes and prayers too. I feel powerless to help but I hope you can share this burden with the lord and with your friends here. ---
**Author:** ![TruePisces](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/truepisces/32/13628_2.png) [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2001, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-tassies-son-is-sick/59548/48 "2001-03-27T23:16:16Z")
Crunchy, it was a great idea she had. And a wonderful card. Thanks for sharing it over here. Little Tassie - I should be on late tonight, about the same as last night. If you need me, you know how to reach me. I just wish it was more than words on computer. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2001, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-tassies-son-is-sick/59548/49 "2001-03-27T23:19:52Z")
**Moderator’s Notes:** Please desist from posting links to this thread in the other forums of this message board. While your concern for the son of a fellow doper is admirable, and we, the staff, aren’t unsympathetic, crossposting of topics for _any_ purpose is strongly discouraged. Crossposting topics is a line we do not wish to be crossed lest it become blurred Thank you for your adherence to the SDMB guidelines. ---
**Author:** ![Mnementh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@Mnementh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mnementh)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2001, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-tassies-son-is-sick/59548/50 "2001-03-27T23:25:54Z")
Wishing Tassie and Sonny all the best. Hoping things will work out. And good vibes to the both of you. ---
**Author:** ![Mauvaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mauvaise/32/11084_2.png) [@Mauvaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mauvaise)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2001, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-tassies-son-is-sick/59548/51 "2001-03-27T23:25:55Z")
Tassie, I’ve never interacted with you on the boards or off, but I am very sorry to hear what you and your son are going through. For what it’s worth, I’ll send good thoughts your way and if you ever need an ear, please feel free to email me anytime ([mauvaise3@home.com](mailto:mauvaise3@home.com)) ((((( Tassie ))))) ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2001, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-tassies-son-is-sick/59548/52 "2001-03-27T23:32:22Z")
**Little Tassie** , my heart is just breaking for you. I lost my mother to cancer many years ago, so I know how hard it is to see a loved one suffer under such circumstances. But I simply cannot begin to imagine the pain of seeing your _child_ dying and there being nothing you can do to help him. A mother’s instincts to protect are worthless at the hands of this insidious disease. Comfort will be hard to find, and most especially difficult to draw from words alone on a screen. But perhaps it will be easier on your heart if you realize that his comatose state prevents him from feeling the pain he’d feel were he conscious. He may be slipping away, but he is not suffering - trust that. I wish I could wrap my arms around you from across the ocean. I will keep you and Sonny in my thoughts and prayers. May you find strength from the love and concern of those both near and far from you. _HUGS_ Shayna ---
**Author:** ![MysterEcks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f475e1/32.png) [@MysterEcks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysterEcks)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2001, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-tassies-son-is-sick/59548/53 "2001-03-27T23:49:47Z")
I’m very sorry, **Little Tassie**. You and your son are in my thoughts. {{{{{{Little Tassie}}}}}} {{{{{{Sonny}}}}}} Rich “MysterEcks” ---
**Author:** ![Spider\_Woman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cdc98d/32.png) [@Spider\_Woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spider_Woman)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2001, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-tassies-son-is-sick/59548/54 "2001-03-28T00:00:12Z")
My heart aches for you and your precious little boy. My best wishes, and hopes for a miracle, if that is in the realm of the possible. ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2001, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-tassies-son-is-sick/59548/55 "2001-03-28T00:05:41Z")
For those people who may not be reading _all_ of the first page, here’s a card that’s been made which anyone can sign: [http://www.homestead.com/GetWellSoonSonny/index.html](http://www.homestead.com/GetWellSoonSonny/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![JeffB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeffb/32/188_2.png) [@JeffB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JeffB)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2001, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-tassies-son-is-sick/59548/56 "2001-03-28T00:43:59Z")
My thoughts are with you and your son. Thanks for the links, **Crunchy**. ---
**Author:** ![JavaMaven1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@JavaMaven1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JavaMaven1)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2001, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-tassies-son-is-sick/59548/57 "2001-03-28T01:46:05Z")
It is _always_ heartbreaking when a child is in pain. My prayers are with you, and I’ll certainly be praying for a miracle tonight. ---
**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2001, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-tassies-son-is-sick/59548/58 "2001-03-28T02:28:18Z")
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**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2001, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-tassies-son-is-sick/59548/59 "2001-03-28T03:06:28Z")
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**Author:** ![Lord\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecccb3/32.png) [@Lord\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Jim)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2001, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-tassies-son-is-sick/59548/60 "2001-03-28T03:18:09Z")
My thoughts are with you and Sonny and hoping that you come through this ok. Jim [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-tassies-son-is-sick/59548.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-tassies-son-is-sick/59548.md?page=4)