tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462665789660058576.post5991522309677234512..comments2024-02-02T16:10:41.327-06:00Comments on Superman Sam: Loss of FearPhyllis Sommerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16654761832717723000noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462665789660058576.post-35749705881668998652013-12-26T18:55:57.272-06:002013-12-26T18:55:57.272-06:00You probably don't remember me, but I will alw...You probably don't remember me, but I will always remember your family. I saw you in the ER right before he was diagnosed. As soon as I walked into the room, I knew that Sam's symptoms were worrisome and I was amazed at how well you were handling everything! You were so good with him, so comforting and he was such a delightful little boy! I was very sad to hear of his diagnosis and even sadder to hear about everything else that you went through. I have seen many sick kids in my career, but your family really stood out for being so wondeful in spite of the cards that you were dealt. I wish you and your family all the very best and am thinking of you during this difficult time.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07889071782959785644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462665789660058576.post-31275498032274685702013-12-20T08:58:19.622-06:002013-12-20T08:58:19.622-06:00So many beautiful comments that already say what i...So many beautiful comments that already say what is in my heart about Sam's battle with cancer, your family's struggles and loss, and your heartfelt and moving blog entries of the journey. I can't thank you and Phyllis enough for your bravery to share it all with so many strangers around the world who have adopted your entire family into their hearts and lives. We read your words, we absorb the emotions, we cry for your family, ourselves and a world which is lessened without Sam in it and celebrate the good work against childhood cancer that the fundraising efforts in memory and honor of Superman Sam will bring. Thank you.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04661454852289807611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462665789660058576.post-86591936440509407332013-12-19T12:14:16.216-06:002013-12-19T12:14:16.216-06:00I have gotten to know your family and Sam for the ...I have gotten to know your family and Sam for the past few months. I am grieving with you. What an amazing boy; he was lucky to have you as parents! I'm crying and crying. What a sweet and brave boy!<br />I'm thinking about him all the time and hugging my kids tighter. <br />Because of Sam, I am donating more money to childhood cancer research. Sam has made difference for the future of childhood cancer research. I am so sorry for your tremendous loss. May your family be comforted among the morners of Zion. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11377823453355174020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462665789660058576.post-85714842144430330172013-12-19T12:13:22.611-06:002013-12-19T12:13:22.611-06:00You have moved me. My sons are 9 and 3 months. I...You have moved me. My sons are 9 and 3 months. I cannot imagine. May God bless your family and Sam's soul and may you find peace in carrying on. God bless you.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12936585713879877178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462665789660058576.post-61287988512343892002013-12-19T08:09:26.880-06:002013-12-19T08:09:26.880-06:00You don't know me either, but I feel the ache ...You don't know me either, but I feel the ache in your family's heart. I have had two immediate family members affected by leukemia. One is no longer with us, and my only sister continues to fight the long battle ahead of her. I too am a member of Team In Training and I will most certainly put Sam's Super Man strength in my legs and heart when I run mile upon mile. My thoughts and prayers are with you during this time! ((Hugs))Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09685102544455199969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462665789660058576.post-90543176362149680562013-12-19T07:02:23.866-06:002013-12-19T07:02:23.866-06:00I am so touched by your posts. I do not know your ...I am so touched by your posts. I do not know your family, but I cry and greive with you. I am currently a participant with Team in Training, I think of your sweet son every time I jump in the pool, pedal my bike and put my running shoes on. Please know that down here in Georgia Sam is remembered. May his memory be for a blessing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06368798131371272931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462665789660058576.post-77652021227709604412013-12-18T18:59:41.090-06:002013-12-18T18:59:41.090-06:00You are the most amazing family. I have read every...You are the most amazing family. I have read every single post on this blog. I am a funeral director and a widow...your words of love, hope, sorrow and grief are a gift to the world. PEACE to the Sommer Family.<br />Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03880170518984044268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462665789660058576.post-75018320555152900042013-12-18T15:38:23.277-06:002013-12-18T15:38:23.277-06:00Michael and Phyllis, Thank you for sharing your th...Michael and Phyllis, Thank you for sharing your thoughts and deepest inner feelings. We are all forever changed by Sam, and your experience. I was a child who lost a parent. These things make no sense. Life is not fair. It was certainly was not fair to Sam, or your family. Your experience has given us something we would not have had, and someone to cherish we may not have known as well. There are no words, just questions. We have been brought closer together through your writings and I am grateful for that and to know you. Our hearts are with you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462665789660058576.post-56042427917267259742013-12-18T13:17:44.730-06:002013-12-18T13:17:44.730-06:00thank you for sharing your writtings with us. yhei...thank you for sharing your writtings with us. yhei zichro baruch. may hashem comfort you and your family amongst the mourners of jerusalem. rochelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13500239033148201774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462665789660058576.post-3040387002284479792013-12-18T10:58:43.322-06:002013-12-18T10:58:43.322-06:00Simply beautiful Michael. Simply beautiful Michael. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07023506754633181622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462665789660058576.post-31677656741605672952013-12-18T10:26:56.521-06:002013-12-18T10:26:56.521-06:00Oh, Michael, I was so glad to see your post. I re...Oh, Michael, I was so glad to see your post. I remember back in the days when we had your class and you caught us up on Sammy's exploits and how he was faring that week. We were all so full of hope. Because of you and Phyllis sharing Sam with us, we have had the honor of getting to know him and love him. I love that boy as if he were my own. I grieve for your anguish and pain but I know that Sammy will be with you forever. I feel that he'll be with me forever. Thank you, Michael. Thank you Phyllis. I pray that your darling children will bring you some solace.<br />With much love,<br />FranAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17230590187402100318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462665789660058576.post-43019208171738695042013-12-18T09:48:49.835-06:002013-12-18T09:48:49.835-06:00I am crying with you because Sam was right about L...I am crying with you because Sam was right about Life not being fair. You and Phylls are so incredible; your strength and love has touched us all. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15039812583292626901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462665789660058576.post-79091154682684651382013-12-18T09:14:12.131-06:002013-12-18T09:14:12.131-06:00Thank you for your courage, for being such a lovin...Thank you for your courage, for being such a loving parent, and for sharing Sam with us. Yours and Rabbi Phyllis' devotion has opened the eyes and hearts of the world.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15796205770281153968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462665789660058576.post-79991297987922292722013-12-18T05:48:41.114-06:002013-12-18T05:48:41.114-06:00About a year and s hslf ago I lost my 17 year old ...About a year and s hslf ago I lost my 17 year old daughter. Msy you memories of Sam bring smiles to your soul. HaMakom inachem eschem.Rickismomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078192111057725026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462665789660058576.post-18691503560217635202013-12-18T00:38:54.438-06:002013-12-18T00:38:54.438-06:00So beautiful. So much love. What a wonderful ble...So beautiful. So much love. What a wonderful blessing, to have so many kisses. How I wish you could still be kissing him now. Much love coming to you from another parent who has also lost a child to cancer, and who also wants to scream how unfair it is. Sam's memory will be a blessing to us all.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00269331464632659168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462665789660058576.post-65621576886549775342013-12-18T00:25:53.706-06:002013-12-18T00:25:53.706-06:00You, Phyllis, and I were at HUC in Cincinnati toge...You, Phyllis, and I were at HUC in Cincinnati together for a bit. I remember you as a smart couple in love. You both have shared Sam, and your other children, with us with such openness, grace, and light. Every time some one else discovers the magical and beautiful boy that was your Sammy, a part of him is created again. His memory will truly be a blessing. Superman is lucky to have him on his side. Sending peace and comfort, Rabbi Lauren CohnAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02726596108362367570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462665789660058576.post-39537374758239675762013-12-17T22:20:11.328-06:002013-12-17T22:20:11.328-06:00I agree with Sam- life is not fair!!!! Thank you f...I agree with Sam- life is not fair!!!! Thank you for sharing your amazing little boy with all of us! Sending love, hugs and prayers.Rabbi Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16599347218444303689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462665789660058576.post-9063953549733709682013-12-17T21:08:40.103-06:002013-12-17T21:08:40.103-06:00I'm one of the thousands who has been reading ...I'm one of the thousands who has been reading this blog religiously. I don't know your family (we have common friends), but just like everyone else here, I wish I did. The honesty, openness, affection, humor, frustration that you have shared allowed for the creation, growth and continuation of Sammy's eternal community. This past Saturday, I did my daily check-in of Superman Sam's blog and let out a gasp. My sister who was right next to me asked "did he die?" She's never read this blog, she didn't even know I was checking your site. But I've shared the story and the amazingness that is your family and she just knew what the gasp meant. You all have touched and will continue to touch each and everyone who reads this blog. The impact will continue to spiral out of control (in a good way!). Parents will love more, people will be less inclined to take things for granted, trivial worries will seem less significant, people will tackle illness differently....all because you shared realness. Real love. Real worries. Real decisions. Real emotion. Real community. Thank you. Sammy sure did leave a lot of happy memories to look back on and I hope the laughter that you all were able to keep up over the last 18 months will continue to fill your home. Thinking of you all!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462665789660058576.post-20129297415054555612013-12-17T20:57:50.481-06:002013-12-17T20:57:50.481-06:00Thank you, MIchael, for sharing these thoughts. Wh...Thank you, MIchael, for sharing these thoughts. What amazing parents you both have been to each of your children. Heartbroken for your loss - heart shrieking, as Julie Pelc Adler said. Just stood across from you during maariv just now, I hope you felt all the love and support flowing toward you from every direction.<br />HaMakom ynachem etchemLiz Feldmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12396633754525085438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462665789660058576.post-60147146030335529072013-12-17T17:15:29.868-06:002013-12-17T17:15:29.868-06:00I have never met you or your family yet my heart b...I have never met you or your family yet my heart breaks for you. It is unthinkable all that you have been through. Your steadfast love and your stories about Sam are a blessing to all. Sam sounds like an amazing kid. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09667970507666590939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462665789660058576.post-36511358688203190762013-12-17T17:00:58.731-06:002013-12-17T17:00:58.731-06:00I believe with all my heart that your sweet son...I believe with all my heart that your sweet son's name IS a blessing, and that the residue of his soul upon the hearts of you and his mother and siblings, and the many people he, you have all touched blesses us all too.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349928247626849914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462665789660058576.post-79470537739837590022013-12-17T16:49:09.233-06:002013-12-17T16:49:09.233-06:00This blog, the posts by you and Phyllis, not only ...This blog, the posts by you and Phyllis, not only served as an example of courage in the face of unspeakable challenge, but also to the potential for good in the world of social media. Although we have never met, I feel blessed to have been able to travel this path with you. Sam's memory, Sam's life, will always be a blessingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462665789660058576.post-76489347182180747502013-12-17T16:29:01.036-06:002013-12-17T16:29:01.036-06:00HaMakom yenachem
May Sam's memories, memories ...HaMakom yenachem<br />May Sam's memories, memories of Sam be a blessing.<br />May your family be blessed with good health, smachot and continuing love.Batyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462665789660058576.post-9969980847937419612013-12-17T15:31:15.948-06:002013-12-17T15:31:15.948-06:00Thank you for picking up the keyboard to share you...Thank you for picking up the keyboard to share your thoughts. You and Phyllis and your care team and Sam are heroes to so many people beyond what you can imagine. His name and memory are blessings. I hope you can feel even a fraction of the love that surrounds you. veredlhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13727909306164813847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462665789660058576.post-60479582036687094182013-12-17T13:24:42.653-06:002013-12-17T13:24:42.653-06:00Our hearts are all aching with yours.
Sam lost hi...Our hearts are all aching with yours. <br />Sam lost his fight against cancer. His bravery and spirit won the hearts of people all over the world. His name is a blessing. His memory is a blessing.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15555405915393696201noreply@blogger.com