Just got home from the requiem mass and burial of a beautiful 22-year-old girl. The precious and much loved daughter of a very close friend, taken too soon by an aggressive form of ovarian cancer. She is mourned by her mom and dad, husband of 9 months, three sisters, numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, and many, many friends.
I got to say goodbye to her just a couple of hours before she passed. As I held her hand, I remembered very clearly holding her small body, cuddled close and smelling of sweet baby, just a few days after her birth. Twenty two years is not anywhere near long enough, but she didn't waste a single minute of her life. She loved deeply, freely, joyfully. And she was loved in the same manner.
Rest in peace, Tara, knowing your time here on Earth was full and joyous. We'll miss you.
10 comments:
I am sorry for your loss.
My condolences.
Tears.
My condolences Angel .
Man, that sucks. Sorry indeed.
Sorry for the loss, Angel.
Life is not fair. Sorry to hear that. I've been to a couple, one leukemia and one suicide. Ya just go home and hug the shit out of your kids.
So sad when someone is so young. A couple of years ago our grandsons lost a cousin to cancer. She was 15. It's hard to explain to 3 young boys why the cousin they loved died. That was a long hard day.
My condolences to the family and friends of the lady, but it sounds like she made everything she could out of Life, it wasn't wasted.
Cancer just sucks.
It is always a tragedy, when someone so young, so full of potential, is lost. We just have to be content knowing that she is in a better place, waiting to see you again.
My condolences to you and her family.
Leigh
Whitehall, NY
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