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#210197 - 01/08/11 11:49 AM
For Dear Anno and Dennis
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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. 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. http://www.multiplesystematrophyandshy-drager.blogspot.com/
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#210199 - 01/08/11 12:49 PM
Re: For Dear Anno and Dennis
[Re: Lola]
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Registered: 03/22/05
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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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When you don't like a thing, change it.
If you can't change it, change the way you think about it.
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#210205 - 01/08/11 04:31 PM
Re: For Dear Anno and Dennis
[Re: yonuh]
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Registered: 12/30/05
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A time to hold our friend Ann close.And to remember Dennis fondly and with great respect.
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#210211 - 01/08/11 10:59 PM
Re: For Dear Anno and Dennis
[Re: Anne Holmes]
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Registered: 06/27/05
Posts: 2558
Loc: Alabama
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Sending prayers to Anno as she lost Dennis today. So sad...
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"They will be able to say that she stood in the storm and when the wind did not blow her away....and surely it has not.....she adjusted her sails" - Elizabeth Edwards
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#210212 - 01/09/11 05:14 AM
Re: For Dear Anno and Dennis
[Re: Eagle Heart]
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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 06:21 AM
Re: For Dear Anno and Dennis
[Re: Lola]
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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 12:34 PM
Re: For Dear Anno and Dennis
[Re: Mountain Ash]
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Registered: 11/18/05
Posts: 1796
Loc: Daytona Beach, Florida
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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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What I know for sure is that it's all connected. Saundra Goodman Got Teeth? A Survivor's Guide www.gotteethguide.com for your Free Tips
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#210233 - 01/09/11 04:33 PM
Re: For Dear Anno and Dennis
[Re: Saundra]
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Registered: 07/23/08
Posts: 262
Loc: Atlanta,Georgia
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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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#210265 - 01/10/11 06:08 PM
Re: For Dear Anno and Dennis
[Re: meredithbead]
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Registered: 02/17/05
Posts: 9159
Loc: New York State
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Anno,
I'm thinking of you in your loss. So sorry. It was obvious how
much you loved Dennis; and I appreciated hearing the echo of love in your posts. Prayers and blessings...
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Embrace Life with Passion!
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#210277 - 01/10/11 09:51 PM
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[Re: jabber]
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Anno, may silent wings hold you close and comfort you along your journey to healing.
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#210380 - 01/13/11 05:38 AM
Re: For Dear Anno and Dennis
[Re: chatty lady]
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Registered: 11/19/08
Posts: 1758
Loc: American living in Germany
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Ann, I wrote you a message on Facebook, but would like to add my condolences here as well. You have been a role model for many of us as to what love is all about. Love does fill a heart, and that will never die.
Thinking so much of you and am embracing you in my thoughts.
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As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.
Goethe
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#210399 - 01/13/11 11:11 PM
Re: For Dear Anno and Dennis
[Re: Edelweiss3]
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Registered: 01/21/07
Posts: 3579
Loc: British Columbia, Canada
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I'm very sorry for your loss Anno. Dennis seemed like a good person and partner.
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#210846 - 02/03/11 08:18 AM
Re: For Dear Anno and Dennis
[Re: Louisa]
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Registered: 06/03/04
Posts: 2830
Loc: Massachusetts, USA
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Dear Anno, I feel awful for not visiting the forum sooner. I just read the heartbreaking news and I am so sorry for your loss!
I pray the Lord comforts you and yours with His love each and every day.
A loss such as yours is irreplaceable. May the beautiful memories you shared be a source of strength for you.
Love and blessings!
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