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Hogs & Quiches & Prayers Round-up:  My Best Friend , Kathy  |
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
11303 Posts |
 Posted - May 21 2011 : 06:41:11 AM
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I have known her 30 years. She's like my sister. I was closer to Kathy than my own sister. She's the best friend I ever had. Our kids grew up together. We shared so much. I really don't know why we were so close. We have nothing in common. Nothing. She was more modern and I was more antique. I'm more country and she's more city, although she grew up on the mountain in the country. Said she'd never go back to the country. I hung clothes outside and hand washed dishes. She said she'd never wash dishes or hang clothes out. We did so much together. I was at her house nearly every week. She lives in Ft. Ogelthorpe which is 25 miles from my house. So whenever I'd go to town and have to use the bathroom, I'd head to her house. I love her so much.
And now she's gone. I never thought she would die. I thought she'd be here forever. I knew she had cancer and she's had the hardest time the past year. But I just never thought it would kill her. I miss her so much already. She'd been in the hospital a few days in so much pain, all druged up and out of it til the end. This morning at 3:30, she passed away. I was there most of the day yesterday. But everyone was just sitting there watching her and waiting. I couldn't handle it. Then got the call early this morning. I don't know what her husband will do now. She did everything for him.
Her family will really need prayers to get through this. Me too. It's like her and her whole family were my family too. So many birthdays and Easters. I miss her.
Kris
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
7577 Posts
Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
7577 Posts |
Posted - May 21 2011 : 07:03:20 AM
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I'm so sorry, Kris - I can only imagine what you're going through. My prayers are with you and Kathy's loved ones. God bless your heart. Hugs - Nini
Farmgirl Sister #1974
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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Sheep Mom 2
True Blue Farmgirl
1534 Posts
Sheri
Elk
WA
USA
1534 Posts |
Posted - May 21 2011 : 07:05:50 AM
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I am so sorry for your loss, Kris. I know what a hole is left in your heart when someone so close goes home. My prayers are with you and her family.
Blessings, Sheri
"Work is Love made visible" -Kahlil Gibran |
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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
4562 Posts
Diane
Waupaca
WI
USA
4562 Posts |
Posted - May 21 2011 : 07:09:23 AM
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Kris,
Prayers to you and Kathy's family. How hard to lose such a good friend.
http://studiodiphotosite.shutterfly.com/
farmgirl sister #922
Happy to be a "Raggedy Ann" in a Barbie World!
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
5602 Posts
Annika
USA
5602 Posts |
Posted - May 21 2011 : 08:52:08 AM
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Oh Kris, I'm so sorry! Kathy was a sister of the heart, and I am so sorry for your loss and pain. Sending hugs, comfort and peace.
Annika
Farmgirl & sister #13
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. ~Leonardo DaVinci
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22944 Posts
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Posted - May 21 2011 : 09:40:47 AM
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Oh Kris! I am so sorry that your friend was taken by cancer! My heart goes out to you and her family. She sounds like a very lovely woman even if you two didn't walk the same path in this life. It just goes to show that we don't all have to be the same to be friends. I will be keeping you and her family in my heart and prayers. *hugs*
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com
www.allergyjourneys.blogspot.com
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
11303 Posts |
Posted - May 21 2011 : 10:52:48 AM
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Thank you all. The family went to discuss arrangements today. The funeral will be Monday.
And my mom just told me today she has to go back to her skin cancer doctor June 20th. She has Squamus Cell Carcenoma ( I know that's probably spelled wrong) on her neck. They will have to cut it out really deep. She said this is not as bad as the other kind of skin cancer. I can hardly take this news. So please more prayers for her. Thank's sp much.
Kris
Happiness is simple. |
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Lessie Louise
True Blue Farmgirl
1406 Posts
Carol
PECULIAR
MO
USA
1406 Posts |
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Calicogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
5216 Posts
Sharon
Bruce Crossing
Michigan
USA
5216 Posts |
Posted - May 21 2011 : 1:12:29 PM
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I am so sorry for your loss Kris. I am keeping you and Kathy's family in prayers for the Lord to comfort you and give you strength.
Prayers going out for your Mom too!
~Sharon
By His Grace, For His Glory
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Edited by - Calicogirl on May 21 2011 5:05:45 PM |
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nut4fabric
True Blue Farmgirl
885 Posts
Kathy
Morgan Hill
CA
USA
885 Posts |
Posted - May 21 2011 : 4:16:37 PM
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Kris So sorry for your loss!! I lost my best friend Tracy to cancer 5 years ago when we were 51. She was like a sister and I still miss her terribly so I know exactly how you feel. Not a day goes by that I don't think of her and think gee I need to tell Tracy this or that. I will be keeping you and her family in my prayers.
Hugs, Kathy |
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BalancingAct
True Blue Farmgirl
297 Posts
Jackie
Hoosierville
USA
297 Posts |
Posted - May 21 2011 : 5:09:34 PM
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Hugs to you Kris.
Farmgirl Sister #2851 -"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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nubidane
True Blue Farmgirl
2973 Posts
Lisa
Georgetown
OH
2973 Posts |
Posted - May 21 2011 : 6:39:12 PM
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Kris
I know what you mean about having friends that are opposite; I have had friends like that as well; sometimes you just click.
Prayers to GA this Sat PM.
Also, I do know that squamous cell is much less foreboding than melanoma; your mom will likely have a larger area cut out. If you need to talk to someone firsthand, call Linda; she is a redhead & has had several skin cancer procedures. |
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prariehawk
True Blue Farmgirl
2914 Posts
Cindy
2914 Posts |
Posted - May 21 2011 : 7:28:42 PM
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I'm so sorry about your loss. I can't imagine losing your best friend. Will be keeping you & yours in my prayers...
cindy
"Vast floods can't quench love, no matter what love did/ Rivers can't drown love, no matter where love's hid"--Sinead O'Connor
"In many ways, you don't just live in the country, it lives inside you"--Ellen Eilers
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
11303 Posts |
Posted - May 22 2011 : 05:41:50 AM
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Thank you all for the prayers. Her veiwing starts today at 3 and the funeral will be tomorrow at 1. It's still so hard to believe she's gone. I have already thought about calling her a few times. Then I remember.
Thanks, Lisa. I do talk to Linda alot. My parents have moved up here but still have doctors down in Statesboro. She's going to see about getting an appt. at the Chatt. Skin Cancer place here. I would rather her just go here. Then I could be there too. I am so glad to know that this is not the bad skin cancer. She has gone through several treatments so far and some surgery too. This is just one more. She's done the chemo cream and the light treatments. She won't know what they will do til it's done.
Kris
Happiness is simple. |
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embchicken
True Blue Farmgirl
1487 Posts
Elaine
Ocean
NJ
USA
1487 Posts |
Posted - May 22 2011 : 06:32:40 AM
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Kris - my thoughts and prayers are with you. I lost a very dear friend to breast cancer not long ago. I still have days where I find my hand reaching for the phone to call her. Time does not heal the loss but it does make it bearable. I choose to remember all the good times we had and honor her in that way.
~ Elaine
Farmgirl sister #2822
"Find yourself a cup of tea; the teapot is behind you. Now tell me about hundreds of things." ~Saki
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paulas party flowers
True Blue Farmgirl
191 Posts
paula
golden valley
az
USA
191 Posts |
Posted - May 22 2011 : 8:27:04 PM
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kris, i am sorry for the loss of your friend..its never easy losing someone you love..i lost a friend last year to cancer.she fought hard and won, so we thought...i have lost many friends in the last couple of years. i hold their memories in my garden. this particular friend loved red roses. i planted one in honor of her. when i look at it i think of her and see her smelling the roses and i smile......take care....paula
the best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched.they must be felt with the heart. Helen Keller |
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beekeepersgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1423 Posts
Luanne
Cresco
PA
USA
1423 Posts |
Posted - May 23 2011 : 06:01:49 AM
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Hi Kris -
You, your family and Kathy's family are all in my prayers. So sorry for your loss and the family health issues.
Hugs,
Luanne
beekeepersgirl #691
Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
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CMac
True Blue Farmgirl
1074 Posts
Connie
Ashland City
TN
USA
1074 Posts |
Posted - May 23 2011 : 06:19:04 AM
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Kris-I am so sad for you. I know your pain and loss. It is surreal and dream like. Natures way of letting in the pain as we can handle it. Please take care of yourself while you are grieving. Be very careful when you are driving especially. Distraction is a normal state in grief, just be aware. I am so glad you have all these women to share with and receive their heartfelt care for you. Talk all you want! We are here for you.
Hugs on you,
Connie
"I have three chairs in my house: one for solitude, two for friendship, three for company."
Author: Henry David Thoreau |
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craftingram
True Blue Farmgirl
528 Posts
Karin
Nashville
In
USA
528 Posts |
Posted - May 23 2011 : 06:23:21 AM
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Dear Kris, I am so sorry for your loss. It is terribly hard to lose a friend, especially one who has been so dear for so many years. I know you have wonderful memories to help sustain you, but it doesn't make the loss any easier to bear. You and her family are in my prayers.
Also, prayers for your Mom that all will go well with her surgery, she will have a quick recovery and you will be blessed with her presence for many more years.
Karin
Farmgirl #2708
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
11303 Posts |
Posted - May 23 2011 : 3:44:27 PM
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Thanks y'all for all the prayers. I am so missing her already. The funeral was beautiful but I sure wish she was there. I felt like she should have gone with me to someone else's funeral, not hers. I hate that she's gone. I cry all the time. I miss her so much. I don't want to do anything. I want to talk to her but I can't. This is so not right. I just never even thought about this moment. I hate death. Why do people have to die? I see older couples who have been married all their lives and one dies. It just breaks my heart. Kathy and kenneth were married 41 years. They ahd been through so much together. I hope he'll be ok. My hubby's on vacation for 2 weeks so I hope he will go see him. I don't feel right going over there by myself but will with someone else. I jsut can hardly stand this.
Kris
Happiness is simple. |
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HealingTouch
True Blue Farmgirl
3448 Posts
Darlene
Kunkletown
Pa
USA
3448 Posts |
Posted - May 23 2011 : 4:53:49 PM
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Kris~so sorry for your loss. It happened to me with my friend also. Things just will never be the same because she isn't here to share them with you but just remember the good times. You will never forget but you will always remember. Prayers for everyone and everything you are going through. Some people have never had a dear friend like she was to you so you have been very blessed. True friends can never be replaced but who would want to replace them? I am so sorry. One day at a time.
Hugs, Darlene
Be Blessed,
Darlene
Sister 1922
God first, everything else after!
When Satan's knocking at your door, just say "Jesus will you get that for me?"
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Joey
True Blue Farmgirl
1868 Posts
Joey
Gulf Coast
FL
USA
1868 Posts |
Posted - May 23 2011 : 5:51:22 PM
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Kris, I cannot imagine your loss. I don't know what I would do without my best friend. Linda loved you and had you there till the end. I kno the funeral was today and I am so, so sorry for your loss. You are certainly in my prayers. May your many years of love, friendship and memories comfort you. Joey
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CMac
True Blue Farmgirl
1074 Posts
Connie
Ashland City
TN
USA
1074 Posts |
Posted - May 23 2011 : 6:20:16 PM
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Kris-I am so glad you got to go to Kathy's funeral. I am sorry you are in so much pain. If I could I would take some of it from you and bare it myself. Just keep on keeping on. If you don't want to do anything, don't! Or at least do as little as other living things require of you. It is OK to slow down while the weight of this is so heavy. Time does heal and you will get your energy back and the will to do all you usually do. It is a good idea to get your husband to go with you to see Kenneth. When my husband died men came out of the woodwork, showing up at my door to "check on me". It was down right sick. I was so taken aback by the lechers I was afraid of the good men in my life that tried to help. Best to avoid any idea of that so he can benefit from your caring.
You are a good woman to be able to think of him even with your pain. It will do you both good to touch base. He knows how much you two loved each other and you will be a comfort to each other.
Connie
"I have three chairs in my house: one for solitude, two for friendship, three for company."
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Tn.Earthmama
True Blue Farmgirl
451 Posts
Phyllis
Englewood
Tennessee
451 Posts |
Posted - May 25 2011 : 05:37:05 AM
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| Dear Kris, I just saw this post. I'm so sorry for your loss. keeping you in my thoughts and prayers. Phyllis |
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
11303 Posts |
Posted - May 25 2011 : 05:45:08 AM
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I have always heard if you have just one good friend, you are blessed. Kathy was that one good friend. I do feel lost without her here. It's just really strange right now. There is like a big empty spot inside and I can't get it to go away. She was so much a part of my life. ANd my whole families life. We did so much together throughout these 30 years. Our kids grew up together They are still close especially with the youngest who is right in the middle of both mine. Our husbands were close too. I just really don't know how to deal with the loss. I so appreciate all your prayers.
Kris
Happiness is simple. |
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crafter
True Blue Farmgirl
2313 Posts
lori
Fort Atkinson
Wisconsin
USA
2313 Posts |
Posted - May 25 2011 : 07:53:01 AM
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Kris,
I heart aches for your loss. Keeping you and Kathy's family in prayers. It's so hard to lose the ones we love so dearly. I will keep everyone close to my heart. Love and hugs to you!!
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Hogs & Quiches & Prayers Round-up: My Best Friend , Kathy |
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My Best Friend , Kathy
