Say It Now

[Guest guest]

GARY Here;

I must speak out about my dear friend Kathleen Brown. First let me say I know

what lose of a loved one is and I know many of you do also. I lost my mother

last Dec.'09 from Cancer, I lost my Father in Sept '10 to heart disease, I lost

my life long childhood friend in '05 (we were friends all throught high school

and up untill he passed ) ,I lost my wife in '06 and I lost a sister in '09 , I

lost a great hearted lady that I Loved dearly , her name was Kathleen , you see,

we lived very close to each other and we would go to lunch and dinner, she would

come over and bring dinner at my house and we would enjoy the evening, she would

bring one of her grandkid's, she would always bring one of her grandkids and I

enjoyed them very much. I would go see her when she was hospilized and get her

things she needed , it seems she was going in and out of the hosp. all the time,

she was a very sick person but she was a very strong person and loved all the

people she knew. Kathleen was on the go all the time. I would always tell her

to slow down you are making yourself sicker. She would say I can't help it that

is just how I'm am. She was a nurse and had the energy of a pro football player.

I don't know how she did all the things she did . She was always on the go....

My brother asked me to move to Oklahoma to live with him , I told Kathleen and

she said NO, you can't go, I need you to stay here so we could continue our

relationship, so I told my brother about her and he said to come when ever I'm

ready. Well I must go to live with my brother now because I have no reason to

stay here in Tucson anymore.  My dear friend and buddy has left the building !

My heart is broken and I know in due time God will fix it as he has done many

times before. This is not about me it is about a wonderful careing women who

would do anythig for anyone in need. She was selfless and loved life.

She helped me in so many way's . I learned alot from her, the way she lived her

life as sick as she was. I will miss her very much and those of you that knew

her as I did, and and Bob and Cat and other's knew she was a great gal. I

know she is in a better place now.( It is hard to type with tears in one's

eye's) . This last hospital stay was so very bad on her she was so ill she could

not talk or write and she put up a great fight with this ,her last stay in the

hospital. I did not get to talk to her and tell her thing's I wish I could have

told her, and now feel bad because I should have  " said it "  before. So I just

wanted to vent it out to the group how I felt about her and how big of a loss

she is to so many. Her daughter and sweet grandkids have lost a wonderful mom

and grandma. We have lost a sweet and wonderful lady.

I will stat packing now.................

If you love someone SAY IT NOW !

                                        

                                

 

 

 

 

 

                                                 SAY IT NOW!

WHO HAS IMPACTED YOUR LIFE IN A POSITVE WAY? WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU SPOKE TO

THEM OR COMMUNICATED - EVEN IF BY A LETTER OR E-MAIL? HAVE YOU LET THESE SPECIAL

PEOPLE KNOW THEY'VE MADE A DIFFERENCE? WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO TELL THEM?

SAY IT NOW!

SO OFTEN IN LIFE WE THINK WE'LL GET TO IT LATER; THAT THERE WILL BE A BETTER

TIME, A MORE APPROPRIAGE PLACE OR A SITUATION WHICH WON'T FEEL QUITE AS AWKWARD

WHEN IT COMES TO SHARING OUR FEELINGS..

WE PUT OFF SAYING WHAT OUR HEART AND SOUL PROMPTS US TO SAY. IF WE'RE LUCKY,

THAT PERFECT MOMENT WILL COME. BUT MORE THAN LIKELY, IT'S RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW,

THAT WE NEED TO SAY WHAT NEEDS TO BE SAID.

WHEN SOMEONE WE LOVE PASSES ON, ALL THE THINGS WE MEANT TO SAY BEFORE COME TO

THE SURFACE.

WE WONDER, " DID THEY KNOW HOW MUCH I CARE? DID THEY REALIZE HOW MUCH THEY MEANT

TO ME OR HOW MUCH THEY HELPED ME BECOME WHO I AM TODAY? DID THEY KNOW HOW MUCH

I'LL MISS THEM AND THAT I'LL ALWAYS CARRY A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART FOR THEM? "

WE'RE BOMBARDED WITH QUESTIONS WE WISHED WE WOULD HAVE ASKED BEFORE - AND

HOPEFULLY DID. IF WE'RE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE PAID ATTENTION, WE REALIZED THE

IMPACT OUR LOVED ONES HAD ON US WHILE WE STILL HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TELL THEM.

BEING OPEN AND CANDID WITH THOSE WE LOVE IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF LIFE! IT'S

WHAT MAKES A RELATIONSHIP SPECIAL AND PAVES THE WAY FOR TRUE LEARNING AND

CONNECTION TO TAKE PLACE. INSTEAD OF FEARING WHAT OTHERS THINK OF US, WE FOCUS

ON WHAT THEY TEACH US.

OFTEN WE NEED ONY ASK, AND OUR LOVED ONES ARE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HELP. AND WHEN

THEY DO HELP, IT'S CRUCIAL FOR US TO RECOGNIZE IT AND GIVE THANKS...BOTH FOR OUR

SAKE AND THEIRS.

DON'T WAIT TO SAY HOW YOU FEEL AND LET OTHERS KNOW YOU CARE. TAKE TIME TO SAY

" THANK YOU. I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR YOU IN MY LIFE. " AND IF YOU CAN, AND YOU KNOW IT

TO BE TRUE, STAND UP AND SAY, " I LOVE YOU. " I WISH I COULD HAVE HAD THAT ONE

LAST CHANCE TO TELL KATHLEEN I " LOVE YOU " AND GOT THAT BIG HUG.

HOW GRAND LIFE WOULD BE IF WE ALL KNEW WE HAD SOMEONE IN OUR CORNER WHO CARED,

IF WE KNEW WE WERE MAKING A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE, AND THAT WE WERE LOVED!

IF YOU'VE BEEN WIATING FOR THE PRFECT MOMENT TO ARRIVE, IT'S HERE. SAY IT NOW!

 GARY