Since 2001 I’ve been a Cosmic fan. So it breaks my heart to read her husband Terry’s entry in her blog today.
I’m going to hope for a miracle but I understand that our little boobless fighter wants nothing to do with a ventilator.
Remember, long time Cosmic readers, when she had her breasts removed to prevent breast cancer and people sent her tube tops?
And her book? I own her book. Love her book. Love the character of the woman who lived it and wrote it.
My best to Karen and Terry and the kids and the grandkids.
I also was very sad to read Terry’s entry. I will miss Cosmic’s words of wisdom and good cheer…. we are all richer for having known her.
Oh I will miss her so. Meeting her last winter was so wonderful — she lit up the room with her smiles and her laughter. I thought maybe it would be awkward since we didn’t really have an online friendship yet, but she welcomed me in with open arms. Grace had a blast dancing with Terry, and we all felt so lucky to have found such a wonderful couple. She will be dearly missed.
I think it hit us all very hard. I’ve been watching for the red print that signals an update ever since Terry’s last post. She has been one of my favorites ever since I began reading D’land, some seven years ago.
All we can do — dammit — is send love and strength to the family.
I’ve always felt a special bond with her, and I think part of her magic is that almost everybody else does, too. It was hard to ready Terry’s entry, and harder still to think of the future.
You are all absolutely 100% correct. I have been following along since 2001. I wrote my own blog post here. You are all not alone in your thoughts and feelings. She is a fantastic woman. Fantastic really isn’t a big enough word either.
http://shishnit.org/2009/06/27/cosmic/
Nice little tribute, K~Lo. She has a special kind of magic that has touched everyone. I always have considered her the “Queen of the World of Blog”.
Oh no! I own her book, too, but haven’t read her blog in a long time so I had no idea she was so sick. My heart goes out to her family.
I own her book as well — (actually is was given to me as a gift) and I began reading her in 2001 after my son was born — and she is the just the funniest damn person and an amazing human. I adore her.
I was deeply saddened to hear of Karen’s passing.