Dear Malvary & Jacquie
I'm so sorry to hear of your loss; but that's the way to do it! No long illness like my mother had or mental decline as my Dad has.
If only everyone could go out saying "WOO HOO! Thanks for the Ride".
Brenda
On Nov 23, 2004, at 12:45 pm, Malvary Cole wrote:
I have just come back to Ottawa from a couple of weeks in England and David's
e-mail was one of the first that I read. The last paragraph hit a spot because
I was just coming home from my mum's funeral.
David's message ended with: "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with
the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but
rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - strawberries in the other
- body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming - WOO HOO! What a
Ride!"
I wanted to share with you that Jacquie's and my mum, who was a lacemaker,
artist, teacher and had done many other crafts was 90 years old (I was in
England in September for her birthday). On the Monday she drove herself to her
Hobbies Group and made greeting cards, on the Tuesday she drove herself to her
Art Class to continue with her latest painting, on the Wednesday she drove
herself to the WI meeting (and won the raffle!), on the Thursday she had
organized a lunch for 10 friends but unfortunately had a massive stroke early
in the morning. She died the next day.
I think she really had the kind of life and could surely say "WOO HOO! Thanks
for the Ride".
Malvary in Ottawa
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