I have mixed emotions today. I am excited for the holidays
to begin and today is Winter Solstice. Tonight we will visit a really old and
beautiful church to hear a Jazz Winter Solstice concert. A woman just
introduced me to Merry Christmas, Baby by Charles Brown. On the other hand I
got word that my dear cousin Lisa is dying of brain cancer. I just hugged her a
few weeks ago at her mother’s funeral. She had been taking care of her mother
for quite a while and was very drained by it. Then a few days after the funeral,
she started acting confused and in a matter of weeks she is diagnosed and told
that it has spread to the lymph nodes. Last night I was trying to digest all of
this information. I was told she was in the hospital and so I planned to order
some flowers to be delivered this morning but before I could make the call to
the flower shop my mom texted me and said she is going home and she only has 2
weeks to live. Lisa has such a kind heart and always thinks of others. Whenever
I would post pics of my dog on facebook she was always commenting and saying
such sweet things to me. There is kind of a big age difference between us so we
haven’t spent a lot of time together but through all of my encounters with her
it has always been clear to me that she has a caring heart and has a lot of
compassion. I don’t think I’m going to be able to say goodbye to her and tell
her how much I love her. The brain cancer has made her very confused and she
isn’t recognizing any of her loved ones now.
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