Calendar Girl Blog: Henry
My friend Henry passed away, from brain cancer, this morning at 8:30 am. He was in his 54th year.
When I arrived at his bedside around 10am, his wife and sister had placed pale yellow miniature daffodils in his beard. A small wreath of cedar, elm branches and lavender lay on his chest, along with a dozen purple and mauve hearts cut from construction paper.
I later learned Anne, Henry's love, had tucked construction paper hearts between each of his toes.
We opened the window and sat at his side for a couple of hours, crying, laughing, silent. When we were ready, we escorted the staff as they rolled Henry's body to the morgue.
Calendar Girl is heavy with grief.
Calendar Girl
Tag: Henry Kock
When I arrived at his bedside around 10am, his wife and sister had placed pale yellow miniature daffodils in his beard. A small wreath of cedar, elm branches and lavender lay on his chest, along with a dozen purple and mauve hearts cut from construction paper.
I later learned Anne, Henry's love, had tucked construction paper hearts between each of his toes.
We opened the window and sat at his side for a couple of hours, crying, laughing, silent. When we were ready, we escorted the staff as they rolled Henry's body to the morgue.
Calendar Girl is heavy with grief.
Calendar Girl
Tag: Henry Kock
posted by Sue Richards at 5:49 PM
1 Comments:
To Sue and Henry's friends,
I'm sorry for your loss. It sounds like Henry was, and still is in your memories, an inspiration and an example of how life should be lived. Be assured that he is in a far better place now than he has been for some time. His tough times are over, but yours linger on. My heart goes out to you.
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