Monday, May 29, 2017
Monday, May 1, 2017
Grateful for Family and Friends
I have been thankful to have the support and caring from family and friends. This goes way back to Ron's first diagnosis of leukemia to the present. That support continues to be meaningful as I transition to my new normal. I re-read and replay messages and encounters with many. Ron's Celebration of Life was fulfilling for me. His presence in the lives of many was honored.
He was the skilled communicator with many, in many ways during our marriage. My preference for communicating was writing, and I often procrastinated. I am just now starting my thank you notes. I couldn't find a thank you stationery note that I liked enough to use, so I have ended up making a stationery card on Shutterfly. As I move ahead and look back over the years in pictures, my memories and thoughts picture Ron before his transplant.
Matt, in his eulogy, summarized so well Ron's years battling AML leukemia and graft vs host disease after his bone marrow transplant. "My Dad showed as much intestinal fortitude as anyone during the past 7 years. He handled his illness with honor, dignity, and dogged determination. My Dad never surrendered."
(He literally told me that he wasn't ready to throw in the towel.)
"It was truly a remarkable display of personal courage and determination. "Well, Dad, you fought as hard as you could possibly fight and your mission is complete. You did it with honor. Rest in peace."
Ron's marker will eventually be at Hoopingarner South Gilead Cemetery where his parents are interred. The cemetery is located near Gilead Lake; it is a peaceful setting on a gravel road in farming country.
He was the skilled communicator with many, in many ways during our marriage. My preference for communicating was writing, and I often procrastinated. I am just now starting my thank you notes. I couldn't find a thank you stationery note that I liked enough to use, so I have ended up making a stationery card on Shutterfly. As I move ahead and look back over the years in pictures, my memories and thoughts picture Ron before his transplant.
Matt, in his eulogy, summarized so well Ron's years battling AML leukemia and graft vs host disease after his bone marrow transplant. "My Dad showed as much intestinal fortitude as anyone during the past 7 years. He handled his illness with honor, dignity, and dogged determination. My Dad never surrendered."
(He literally told me that he wasn't ready to throw in the towel.)
"It was truly a remarkable display of personal courage and determination. "Well, Dad, you fought as hard as you could possibly fight and your mission is complete. You did it with honor. Rest in peace."
Ron's marker will eventually be at Hoopingarner South Gilead Cemetery where his parents are interred. The cemetery is located near Gilead Lake; it is a peaceful setting on a gravel road in farming country.
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