Update On Joanne

From Kim...
I thought I could sleep through the night but I woke early this morning and lay in bed. The DQ's gathered at our house last night and we had tears and drinks and laughter. We toasted to "our" Joanne. We toasted Kay for it was Kay who brought Joanne into this world and was there when she went out. Joanne was surrounded by love and peace and for me yesterday was a happy day that Joanne was able to let go.

Thanks to Dylan we've quickly adopted a saying for this family and that is "my driveway is clean". Earlier in the blog Mike wrote a story about Dylan's analogy of feelings piling up like snow on the driveway. Feelings like snow, can become so heavy, almost too heavy to clear if you don't get them out and off the driveway. I feel fortunate to say that although our hearts are heavy, for most of us our driveway is clean. We even joked last night that some of us may have heated driveways but we also know that there are still those that are struggling with Joanne's journey. This is a time of celebration for Joanne, a time of sorrow for us.

My heart is heavy but my driveway is clean ... can I offer you a shovel?

All my love,
Kim

I love you Mike. I love you, Dylan Dean and Darcy.
Joanne, I love you - I'll miss you!