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#210197 - 01/08/11 04:49 PM For Dear Anno and Dennis
Lola Offline
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Registered: 06/23/06
Posts: 3703
Loc: London UK
Meredith, I hope you would not mind that I take liberties with your poem without permission but, it is an appropriate tribute to a most beautiful love story and couple.

Quote:
One Month
If I found out I had one month to live,
What would I do that I'm not doing now?
Don't want to die saying coulda done, shoulda done
Don't want to die saying coulda been, shoulda been.
Like a potter at the wheel I take life and mould it
Touch clay, shape clay
Form it to vessel
Kiln dry, bisque fire, glaze and cool
Container of hopes and love and sorrow.
We can't create earth
But we can turn the wheel
Caress the clay until we build
A pot of grace, amphora of strength
Capable of holding whatever life brings.

What would I do if I had one month to live?
I would love you completely
Attack life with a passion
Follow my dreams
And effect whatever is necessary to become the person I need to be.
I would actively seek happiness
Revel in joy
Strive for excellence
Create beauty.

What would I do if I had one month to live?
Everything I'm doing now.

© Meredith Karen Laskow


With the fondest affection and thanksgiving for having shared your journey in person, here at BWS and also by way of your blog, I offer my utmost sympathy, thoughts and prayers for you, Ann.

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#210199 - 01/08/11 05:49 PM Re: For Dear Anno and Dennis [Re: Lola]
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Registered: 03/22/05
Posts: 4876
Loc: Canada
What a beautiful tribute to a beautiful and inspiring couple, Lola! The news has hit hard, as I told Ann, it's as if a member of my own family has been lost. My heart grieves with Ann.
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#210204 - 01/08/11 09:09 PM Re: For Dear Anno and Dennis [Re: Eagle Heart]
yonuh Offline
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Loc: Arizona
I am so sad for Ann. She and Dennis were a beautiful couple.
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#210205 - 01/08/11 09:31 PM Re: For Dear Anno and Dennis [Re: yonuh]
Mountain Ash Offline
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Registered: 12/30/05
Posts: 3027
A time to hold our friend Ann close.And to remember Dennis fondly and with great respect.

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#210206 - 01/08/11 11:42 PM Re: For Dear Anno and Dennis [Re: Mountain Ash]
Anne Holmes Administrator Offline
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Registered: 03/12/10
Posts: 3212
Loc: Illinois
Anno, I had no idea about Dennis's illness. I guess that's due to me joining the forum only this past year.

I have always enjoyed your posts and having just discovered your blog, I am appreciative of your situation, and so glad you are keeping this journal of your journey with Dennis.

I am grieving with you, Anno, and hope you feel the strength of the Lord and this forum as you move forward from today.

Blessings on you, Dennis and your family!

Anne
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#210211 - 01/09/11 03:59 AM Re: For Dear Anno and Dennis [Re: Anne Holmes]
Dee Offline
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Registered: 06/27/05
Posts: 2561
Loc: Alabama
Sending prayers to Anno as she lost Dennis today. So sad...
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#210212 - 01/09/11 10:14 AM Re: For Dear Anno and Dennis [Re: Eagle Heart]
Lola Offline
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Registered: 06/23/06
Posts: 3703
Loc: London UK
Originally Posted By: Eagle Heart
What a beautiful tribute to a beautiful and inspiring couple, Lola! The news has hit hard, as I told Ann, it's as if a member of my own family has been lost. My heart grieves with Ann.


My immense gratitude to Meredith for her poem.
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#210213 - 01/09/11 11:21 AM Re: For Dear Anno and Dennis [Re: Lola]
Mountain Ash Offline
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Registered: 12/30/05
Posts: 3027
Somewhere a heart is torn
We know this to be true
So we say we care
Because we do

We talk of other things
To cause a diversion

Somewhere a heart stopped
And what matters is
How strong it did beat
And how much it loved

And was loved

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#210223 - 01/09/11 05:34 PM Re: For Dear Anno and Dennis [Re: Mountain Ash]
Saundra Offline
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Registered: 11/18/05
Posts: 1796
Loc: Daytona Beach, Florida
I don't have the words to express my sorrow for your loss, Anno. I hold you close to my heart.
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#210233 - 01/09/11 09:33 PM Re: For Dear Anno and Dennis [Re: Saundra]
greene Offline


Registered: 07/23/08
Posts: 262
Loc: Atlanta,Georgia
Anno, I have been following your blog. As I have also lived thru the caregiving experience your grace, strength and love have really been something to share. My thoughts and love are with you as you walk thru the days ahead.

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