Ken Cook
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Into the blue.........Long day today.
My wife's youngest sister passed this morning{Sunday} sometime in her sleep. 51 yrs young. She had a lot of health problems but a wonderful outlook
on life and was my favorite S.I.L. She had quite the sense of humor and was always ready to dual it out with me in the 'quick jabs' joking routine
we developed over the years.
I debated on posting this, mainly because the thought of sharing depressing news has always bothered me in a weird sort of way. But, she & I always
tried to put a cheery spin on life's sour grapes. We were never too shy about how morbid our humor may have come across to others, and it was never
intended to offend, just our way of dealing with such subjects. We've talked in the past about our own thoughts on death, and one thing she always
mentioned was that no matter when or how she was called home, we would find a pepsi and her newport cigarettes right beside her...and damn if that
wasn't the first thing that caught my wife's & my eye as the initial shock let up.
I realize I'm rambling but my wife finally dozed off in the chair and my dogs already know I'm crazy, so as to not give them anymore ammunition with
my talking to myself, I took to the net for an escape. Anyways I decided to post this not for sympathy or condolences but in hopes it drives home to
others how fast life can change. We{her family} as well as her herself, knew it was only a matter of time due to her health, but more because of her
lifestyle and the unhealthy choices she made. That, along with her stubbornness{another trait her & I shared deeply} at heeding her doctors advise, lead
to the final page in her story.
I'm going to miss the gal dearly, but hopefully she's instilled a little spark in me to make some changes I've known for sometime that I need to make, but
then again, if I credit her with any changes, she'll most likely be laughing at me at the gates someday going on about how she 'got me' one more time....
Tell your loved ones while there's still time, we weren't given enough time this go-round and that sucks more than death itself.
If you made it this far, thank you for allowing me a bit of needed therapy...yeah yeah, I know I need way more than a bit, and if she were here right now she would
vouch for me
My wife's youngest sister passed this morning{Sunday} sometime in her sleep. 51 yrs young. She had a lot of health problems but a wonderful outlook
on life and was my favorite S.I.L. She had quite the sense of humor and was always ready to dual it out with me in the 'quick jabs' joking routine
we developed over the years.
I debated on posting this, mainly because the thought of sharing depressing news has always bothered me in a weird sort of way. But, she & I always
tried to put a cheery spin on life's sour grapes. We were never too shy about how morbid our humor may have come across to others, and it was never
intended to offend, just our way of dealing with such subjects. We've talked in the past about our own thoughts on death, and one thing she always
mentioned was that no matter when or how she was called home, we would find a pepsi and her newport cigarettes right beside her...and damn if that
wasn't the first thing that caught my wife's & my eye as the initial shock let up.
I realize I'm rambling but my wife finally dozed off in the chair and my dogs already know I'm crazy, so as to not give them anymore ammunition with
my talking to myself, I took to the net for an escape. Anyways I decided to post this not for sympathy or condolences but in hopes it drives home to
others how fast life can change. We{her family} as well as her herself, knew it was only a matter of time due to her health, but more because of her
lifestyle and the unhealthy choices she made. That, along with her stubbornness{another trait her & I shared deeply} at heeding her doctors advise, lead
to the final page in her story.
I'm going to miss the gal dearly, but hopefully she's instilled a little spark in me to make some changes I've known for sometime that I need to make, but
then again, if I credit her with any changes, she'll most likely be laughing at me at the gates someday going on about how she 'got me' one more time....
Tell your loved ones while there's still time, we weren't given enough time this go-round and that sucks more than death itself.
If you made it this far, thank you for allowing me a bit of needed therapy...yeah yeah, I know I need way more than a bit, and if she were here right now she would
vouch for me