Update On Joanne
____________________________ A meeting place for the FRIAMILY of Joanne Daquano _____________________________Friday, September 15
from Stephen Wheeler
Ted, my sincere condolences on the passing of Joanne.
If you are still accepting submissions to the blog, I would be honoured if you would include an e-mail that I received from my 81 year old Father this morning. (He has met DQ and Joanne over the years a few times, and remembers them fondly.)
All the best Ted.
John Wheeler
From Stephen Wheeler,
Hi John:
Stephanie told Mum about Mike’s Wife, about how she’d been fighting cancer for years, and how she’d been in hospital for the last month or so.
It is of little consolation to Mike and his children at a time like this but, having briefly felt the shadow of cancer myself just two years ago, and having had to see the state of folks in advanced stages of such a disease, I can imagine the sufferer reaching a point where death is eventually welcomed as a last final release. One thing I know from experience is that celebrating the Life of a loved one is more comforting than mourning the loved one’s death. I sometimes wonder if our grief at such a loss is more due to our fear that we’ll forget the person, but true Love doesn’t allow that; the pain reduces over time but good memories never go away, they stay with us forever.
Please convey our sincere condolences to Mike, and his children, in the loss of his Wife.
If you are still accepting submissions to the blog, I would be honoured if you would include an e-mail that I received from my 81 year old Father this morning. (He has met DQ and Joanne over the years a few times, and remembers them fondly.)
All the best Ted.
John Wheeler
From Stephen Wheeler,
Hi John:
Stephanie told Mum about Mike’s Wife, about how she’d been fighting cancer for years, and how she’d been in hospital for the last month or so.
It is of little consolation to Mike and his children at a time like this but, having briefly felt the shadow of cancer myself just two years ago, and having had to see the state of folks in advanced stages of such a disease, I can imagine the sufferer reaching a point where death is eventually welcomed as a last final release. One thing I know from experience is that celebrating the Life of a loved one is more comforting than mourning the loved one’s death. I sometimes wonder if our grief at such a loss is more due to our fear that we’ll forget the person, but true Love doesn’t allow that; the pain reduces over time but good memories never go away, they stay with us forever.
Please convey our sincere condolences to Mike, and his children, in the loss of his Wife.
posted by Ted D # 12:33 PM 
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