I found this great picture of my Godson Luca when he was just a tiny baby.
He is so big now........ for a 4 1/2 year old.
As delightful as seeing this picture is, I am drawn back to the memories of the day.
The memories of that day.
Hello Henry?
You don't know me...
I am...... was..........a friend of Carol Perrys.
I'm afraid I have some bad news.
Carol died on Tuesday..
I saw your name here in her book and I was sure she would have wanted you to know.
She spoke often of you.
You were very important to her.
Now a little about Carol.
She was many things...
A shrewd business woman..
A cool Mother to a not so cool Daughter.
A loving Grandmother.
An avid traveler, I still have many mementos she brought back to me from far away places.
She was a great conversationalist and an even greater listener.
I had done Carols hair for a very long time..
It was me that first felt that lump on her head.... (our business is a very personal one..we touch, literally touch.)
It was also me that kept insisting she have that checked out.
When Carols hair began to fall out due to the chemotherapy we always found a way to laugh or at least smile...
We would dream up stories of what her hair would be like when it grew back in....
Never IF it grew back in.
Eventually we knew she would need a wig, she was not letting her illness keep her away from work, from meetings, from life.
She asked me if I would come with her to find one.
And I of course agreed.
Joel and I had Luca that day.
We agreed that considering the realities of the day, that Joel would lay low with the baby and I would do what needed to be done with Carol.
As we arrived at the wig store, once again Carol amazed me with her strength and her humor..
She was so happy we brought the baby....
He's just what I needed she remarked.
We tried on several wigs before finding just the right one..
Carols own hair had begun to fall out in clumps and right then and there in the store she asked the clerk if he had clippers.
Let's do this she said..there is no time like the present.
As you by now know, Carol lost her battle with cancer.
But on that day, that incredible day, we did not cry.
We laughed.
We wrapped our fear and sadness up for just a little while and put it aside.
We tried on bright blue wigs and pretended that life would never be anything but perfect.
And you know what?
At that moment... for that moment... it was.
Namaste
Sent from my iPad
As delightful as seeing this picture is, I am drawn back to the memories of the day.
The memories of that day.
Hello Henry?
You don't know me...
I am...... was..........a friend of Carol Perrys.
I'm afraid I have some bad news.
Carol died on Tuesday..
I saw your name here in her book and I was sure she would have wanted you to know.
She spoke often of you.
You were very important to her.
Now a little about Carol.
She was many things...
A shrewd business woman..
A cool Mother to a not so cool Daughter.
A loving Grandmother.
An avid traveler, I still have many mementos she brought back to me from far away places.
She was a great conversationalist and an even greater listener.
I had done Carols hair for a very long time..
It was me that first felt that lump on her head.... (our business is a very personal one..we touch, literally touch.)
It was also me that kept insisting she have that checked out.
When Carols hair began to fall out due to the chemotherapy we always found a way to laugh or at least smile...
We would dream up stories of what her hair would be like when it grew back in....
Never IF it grew back in.
Eventually we knew she would need a wig, she was not letting her illness keep her away from work, from meetings, from life.
She asked me if I would come with her to find one.
And I of course agreed.
Joel and I had Luca that day.
We agreed that considering the realities of the day, that Joel would lay low with the baby and I would do what needed to be done with Carol.
As we arrived at the wig store, once again Carol amazed me with her strength and her humor..
She was so happy we brought the baby....
He's just what I needed she remarked.
We tried on several wigs before finding just the right one..
Carols own hair had begun to fall out in clumps and right then and there in the store she asked the clerk if he had clippers.
Let's do this she said..there is no time like the present.
As you by now know, Carol lost her battle with cancer.
But on that day, that incredible day, we did not cry.
We laughed.
We wrapped our fear and sadness up for just a little while and put it aside.
We tried on bright blue wigs and pretended that life would never be anything but perfect.
And you know what?
At that moment... for that moment... it was.
Namaste
Sent from my iPad
Lovely. Lovely. Lovely. May she rest in peace X
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