tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post115158959108240298..comments2023-08-12T02:33:29.988-05:00Comments on 2 B Read: What's Important to You?Sylvia Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06489243230694413409noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post-1152419207397246212006-07-08T23:26:00.000-05:002006-07-08T23:26:00.000-05:00Pat,Thank you for those kind words about Rene' and...Pat,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for those kind words about Rene' and very elequently stated. As you know she was the love of my life, my soul mate. <BR/><BR/>If I may indulge your readers a bit, Rene' always spoke highly of you and your daughters, as I've said before, ya'll were her other family and with Rene' family didn't mean bloodline or legality, it was state of mind and more importantly state of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post-1151888505773714152006-07-02T20:01:00.000-05:002006-07-02T20:01:00.000-05:00Thank you. Your post made me think of all the frie...Thank you. Your post made me think of all the friends I've lost, and more importantly, all the friends I still have. There is a life beyond deadlines and work, something that's all too easy to forget.Kate Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05486916548114546095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post-1151856051426404952006-07-02T11:00:00.000-05:002006-07-02T11:00:00.000-05:00Pat,Every now and then, life makes us reexamine ou...Pat,<BR/>Every now and then, life makes us reexamine our priorities. It's often a bittersweet gift, but it makes every moment so much more precious.<BR/><BR/>Renee sounds like an incredibly special person. I'm sorry I never had the chance to know her. Thank you, though, for taking the time to write such a heartfelt tribute.<BR/><BR/>Your family's in my thoughts and prayers.Colleen Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398127184158098008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post-1151674967131947472006-06-30T08:42:00.000-05:002006-06-30T08:42:00.000-05:00Thank you for sharing your wonderful thoughts of R...Thank you for sharing your wonderful thoughts of Rene. I am a very close friend of Renes. She spoke of the Kay family often. She loved goig to the Comets with her "sister" in law. Rene was a light in my life. Alaway happy and full of energy. Flashing that beautiful smile. I have never in all my years have met someone so genuine. Someone that was totally non judgemntal of others. There isAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post-1151616141562578172006-06-29T16:22:00.000-05:002006-06-29T16:22:00.000-05:00Pat, I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. I lost my ...Pat, I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. I lost my best friend Jimmy to colon cancer 3 years ago. He was diagnosed in Feb. and was gone by May. Swift and vicious. Everything that could go wrong did. Jimmy was very special to me. He was a soft-spoken, gentle soul who turned me on to the best books I've ever read. We shared more than a common taste in reading material. We shared a 36 year friendshipNancy Morsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12947358450252385401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post-1151602252201023732006-06-29T12:30:00.000-05:002006-06-29T12:30:00.000-05:00Pat, I am deeply sorry to hear about your family's...Pat, I am deeply sorry to hear about your family's loss. She was too young--far, far too young--to leave all of you. <BR/><BR/>Cancer is a terrifying disease and utterly impartial in touching and taking the lives it intrudes on. My thoughts are with you--and with two dear friends of mine currently battling this unrelenting disease.<BR/><BR/>EdnaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post-1151599603322800142006-06-29T11:46:00.000-05:002006-06-29T11:46:00.000-05:00Pat,You are so right-that deadline could wait, whi...Pat,<BR/><BR/>You are so right-that deadline could wait, while your former daughter-in-law could not.<BR/><BR/>In under two years, I have lost a favorite uncle and my father to the same cancer. They both lived on the opposite end of the East Coast, so daily visits were not possible. But 24 hour car trips with my family during school breaks were. And so were my solo flights to visit when I could Kelly McClymerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04038223302234193266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post-1151596982288480192006-06-29T11:03:00.000-05:002006-06-29T11:03:00.000-05:00Oh, Pat. . . That is so tragic. And as Cheryl said...Oh, Pat. . . That is so tragic. And as Cheryl said, heartbreaking. Like Cheryl, I remember how fondly you spoke of Rene. Blessings and white soothing light to you and all her family and friends. And especially to Ryan. What a tough age to lose your mom. <BR/><BR/>And yes, you're so right about priorities. I've often said that I doubt any writer, on her deathbed, said, "Gee, I wish I'd JoAnn Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03351137721112499077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post-1151591075462106872006-06-29T09:24:00.000-05:002006-06-29T09:24:00.000-05:00Thank you, Cheryl. Yes, Ryan will now live with S...Thank you, Cheryl. Yes, Ryan will now live with Sandy. Sandy bought a house just a few blocks from Rene's and close to Ryan's other grandparents, so Ryan's life will at least have that continuity.PatriciaKay.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11570164208682704529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post-1151590507736871562006-06-29T09:15:00.000-05:002006-06-29T09:15:00.000-05:00Oh, Pat, I couldn't read your post with a dry eye....Oh, Pat, I couldn't read your post with a dry eye. In fact, the tears are rolling as I write this. Such a horrible thing to lose a young mother.<BR/> I remember how fondly you spoke of her long before she became sick.<BR/> This is just utterly heartbreaking.<BR/> Will your grandson now live with your son? I know he's always been so close to his son.<BR/> And, honey, you've got your priorities Cheryl Bolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10997593488832454204noreply@blogger.com