[tri-med] Re: An admin thankyou

I'm very sorry you lost your aunt. She sounds like a very special lady; with 
a very strong personality. Knowing she's not here anymore is of course very 
sad; but don't forget she's in heaven now; the best place she can be with no 
pain en worries at all !

You still got the good memories of her; keep them alive !! You already 
shared them with us !! And however she is not here anymore I believe she 
will always be watching over you and her family from above.

Corine

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Karen" <karens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <tri-med@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2006 11:45 PM
Subject: [tri-med] An admin thankyou


> Thankyou Michelle and everyone who handled this entire discussion with 
> such
> dignity. When I saw the messages I cringed thinking that my few days 
> absence
> saw me arriving back to a nasty situation. I certainly wasn't in the mood 
> so
> I thank each and every one of you.
>
> My absence was due to a death in the family. My fathers older sister,
> Kathleen Margaret Magdaline passed away last Sunday and it has left me 
> with
> a very broken heart. Aunty Kath was my "other mum". Even though she lived 
> in
> another state she was always willing to listen and lend a helping hand and
> offer support. She had had a very hard life, a life so hard that I can't
> begin to imagine. But she was always the optimist, could always find the
> good in someone or any situation.
>
> The last trip that she ever made was to Alex's christening. The moment 
> that
> she saw him she told me he was destined for something very special. She 
> also
> told me that his biggest problem was sleep - and she was right, we just
> didn't know it at the time. (At the time Alex had severe central and
> obstructive apneas that were as yet undiagnosed) I last saw her three 
> years
> ago when I took Alex down to see her for her 90th birthday. Alex was her
> pride and joy. She was the "glue" of our family and will be very much
> missed.
>
> Kath was 93, and everyone says that she had a good innings, she did, right
> up to the last she lived by herself, cooked and cared for herself. She had
> even made her own mince pies for Christmas visitors before she died. The
> only concession she had made in recent years was to give up driving 5 
> years
> ago and to get someone in to clean the bathroom and vacumn the floors. But
> its still not fair.
>
> Only a few weeks ago we joked that she had to keep going to get a telegram
> from the queen. What hurts the most is that she knew she was sick, even 
> then
> and didn't let anyone in the family know (she had liver and lung cancer).
> She knew that I would have moved heaven and earth to get down to see her 
> and
> be with her if I had known. I guess she wanted to spare us all the pain 
> she
> was going through. It still just doesn't seem fair.
>
> My heart still hurts, but I thank you deeply for being such dignified folk
> in my absence.
>
> Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold 
> well.
>                                            -- Josh Billings
>
> Keep Looking For Rainbows!!
>   _--_|\
> /Karen \
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>          v Karen, Mum to Alex (12 years, T-18 Mosaic)
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