My Heart is Very Heavy...Another Friend Lost!

[Guest guest]

Dear Friends,

My heart is very, very heavy today. I'm in complete shock over the very sudden

death of a dear, sweet, vibrant young friend who was a real Earth Angel to

everyone who crossed her path. Her name was . No major health problems,

although she did have occasional mild seizures.

At first that's what I thought had happened when I found she had been rushed to

the hospital, but it turned out to be an aneuryism in the brain. The friend that

initially told me he had had to call an ambulance for her called me at 12:44

a.m. to let me know that she " wasn't going to be with us anymore. " I was in

complete shock! Asked if she was in a coma...no, he said...she was brain-dead

and it was up to the family to decide whether or not to " unplug " her.

On Sunday morning she had another one, and I guess the family did not have to

make that horrible decision. I just can't believe that someone who always,

always reached out to help others and make people smile ALL the time could go

like this...at the age of 42...(and looked much younger). She was interested in

everyone, she spoke many languages, was always reading, helped out at missions,

collected toys and clothes for the disadvantaged, etc!

She didn't sing, but always came to our Karaoke shows and thoroughly enjoyed

listening to all the singers...loved music...I can't imagine not seeing her

smiling, shining face or getting a " bear hug " even though she was all of 4 foot

8 inches and I'm 5 foot 7 inches.

My brain is just not accepting this.

We were just now getting over the sudden death of another dear friend from

kidney cancer in November. and I had known him for over 10 years. His name

was Mark. Only diagnosed two months prior to his death in November and never

even had the chance to undergo chemo...he was only 55. He just started getting

ill at the first of the year, and we knew something was wrong because of the

weight loss and his tiredness, but couldn't get him to go to a doctor. By the

time he did, it was too late.

We have lost so many, many friends in the last 5 years that I can hardly count

them. Most of them have had sudden, major illnesses, and we have a lot of

disabled friends that we do worry about now. Worried, too about my mother, who

is 94 and in very poor health, but you don't expect something like what happened

to out of the blue like this!

Thank you for listening. I certainly hope this new year is a better one...for

everyone!

Love you guys,

Rose

T.O.I.L. for Lyme!

T=Teach tolerance; O=Overcome ignorance; I=Initiate insurance reform; L=Labor

for Lyme literacy

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