jeanne
a good friend, grandmother figure to me, and fellow coworker passed away yesterday. she has been FIGHTING cancer for over a year, but it finally took its toll. i can't explain how wonderful a person she was. she was kind, thoughtful, comforting, amazing. if you didn't know she had cancer you never would have guessed it. she had such an upbeat personality, and continued to look great through the whole thing. although there was a day or two where she was upset, she never let any one of our members know that there was anything worrying her.
even though she got chemo and had a mastectomy, she rarely missed work. and until she went into the hospital for this last time, still went to church every week, where she played her bass guitar in the band and sang in her choir. she was even a motorcycle mama! she hadn't ridden in a couple of years, but kept her licence up just in case. she was such a cool lady.
and she loved trevor. she loved that kid to pieces. she would have carried him around in her back pocket if she could. she was always more concerned about what was going on your life and what was bothering you then anything she must have been dealing with.
i'm just going to miss her so, so much. tuesday is going to be hell to be at work with people asking about her all day. but i won't mind, because it means there's that many people whose lives she touched.
so if you have a free moment today, call, send an email, write a letter to anyone you care about. i didn't call her because i was too afraid to lose the memory of how strong and happy she was and now it's too late. but suck it up and tell everyone you love them. don't lose touch with friends and family. don't argue over stupid things. because the next second it may be too late and you'll be left with empty words and no one to hear them.
even though she got chemo and had a mastectomy, she rarely missed work. and until she went into the hospital for this last time, still went to church every week, where she played her bass guitar in the band and sang in her choir. she was even a motorcycle mama! she hadn't ridden in a couple of years, but kept her licence up just in case. she was such a cool lady.
and she loved trevor. she loved that kid to pieces. she would have carried him around in her back pocket if she could. she was always more concerned about what was going on your life and what was bothering you then anything she must have been dealing with.
i'm just going to miss her so, so much. tuesday is going to be hell to be at work with people asking about her all day. but i won't mind, because it means there's that many people whose lives she touched.
so if you have a free moment today, call, send an email, write a letter to anyone you care about. i didn't call her because i was too afraid to lose the memory of how strong and happy she was and now it's too late. but suck it up and tell everyone you love them. don't lose touch with friends and family. don't argue over stupid things. because the next second it may be too late and you'll be left with empty words and no one to hear them.