Connie,
I'm so very sorry for your loss. Bonnie had it all - a wicked smart brain, a gentle soft heart and a gutsy, courageous will. I can't imagine what these days must be like for you. I think of you often and send warm, healing thoughts.
I'm writing to you here on the blog because I also want to let you know that you and Bonnie will forever be my "plenten heroes". The way you travelled the journey was inspiring and humbling. You stood so tall, moved with full grace and summoned such grit. In so many ways I am in awe.
I want to be sure you know that you have provided a very valuable gift to many of us - evidence that we can rise above heart wrenching agony and continue to taste our lives. This has changed things for me.
I send my prayers every morning to Bonnie. I send you my warm thoughts, deep gratitude for the rare gift you have given us and wishes for solace and comfort amid the pain.
Much love,
Susan
Susan: Thank you so much for your beautiful post. I am reading your post from Paris, where I have come to spend the weekend with Jane & Linda and to enjoy the good memories of many trips to Paris with Bonnie.
ReplyDeleteBonnie and I were very lucky in so many ways. I count among them that Bonnie and I were completely in sync with respect to our apporach to living during her illness. We agreed that it was not the time to dwell on the cards we had been dealt or feel sorry for ourselves. Instead, it was a time to live as fully as we could - creating new memories and spending time with friends and family whenever possible.
I am not sure where the strength came from but it was there when we needed it.
I miss her so but have so many good memories that can make me smile.
Love to you and Maggie,
Connie