Please Pray For The Family Of A Very Special Lady

Hi, everyone

I was shocked and very saddened to learn yesterday that a very dear friend and coworker of mine was killed in an auto accident last Saturday. Her name was Carol Hoy and she was one of the sweetest ladies I have ever known. She was caring, kind, compassionate, friendly, loving, and always ready to help a person in need. She had a beautiful smile that she gave freely to everyone and she made everyone feel special because she made time for them. Bless her heart! Her family will miss her very much as will her friends and coworkers. Please pray for her family. Her husband's name is George and her children are Wendy, Carrie, and Dan. She also has 6 precious grandchildren. She was only 57.

Thanks so much!

Love,
Susan
sorry 2 hear about yer friend sue.lost my bro in 98 overdosed on morphine sulphate&booze.he was 25 so i know how u feel ,but in the world of addiction iv seen 2 many people go via the gutter 2 the morgue helped along by smack. death is death whether it is drug related or getting run over..just the hardest thing sorry i cant say more. thanks for your posts u have helped me along with many others on this site....cheers sue davey
Hello Sweetie:

I'm very sorry to hear this,in such a happy time in your life with the new baby and all,but he takes a life and gives a life.I'm so sorry,thank god we can always remember the good times and good memories.

It has been 13yrs since my mom has passed away and belive me when I say that it's still so hard to think about her,and also hard to look at her picture.
I have this cassette that I had recorded with one of my teen friends when I was about 17/18yrs old,were all joking around and my mom is craking jokes and laughing her heart out(from what I can remember),and I still haven't gotten myself to listen to it yet,since she passed away.Every time I pick up the cassette and want to put it in my system I start to shake and get such a stomack ache that I just lock it back in my special place,I know hopfully that one day I will get myself to listen to it,but I just wish that I could do it now,instead of later.Only time will tell.

I feel so bad that I didn't have the time to tell her how sorry I was that I caused her sooo much pain and heartache,I just wished that she could have seen me the way I turned my life around,I wish she could have been here when I gave birth to her (sorry I can't stop crying),1st grand daughter that has her name,I just wish she could see all her grandchildren and hold them and kiss tham,and my kids to have gotten the chance and the privlage to know her special heart and how wonderful she was.

Oh Susan I just wish she could be here and hold me and tell me that everything will be alright,being a single mom with 3 kids on methadone with spells of depression,and the up's and downs of life is not so easy sometimes,I just would love to have her here to hug,that's all.Sometimes I tell god that I'm not asking for so much,just to have her here to hug and also to have her here with us so I could take care of her the way she took such good care of me.

She was so wonderful,she never,and I mean never turned her back,or closed the door on me,when I was bad or good she was always there,she was my life,I don't know how I've made it so far without her,I realy don't.

To keep myself going and not comitting suicide when she died and since then,I tell myself that in order for me to get off the heroin/all drugs,god took her away in order to give me life,her stregnth,her ability to always smile,and say everything happens for a reason,she died and I got rebornd,that's how I see it.She's the one who taught me to never give up in life,always do good to and for people without asking for anything in return cause it will come back tenfolds,how to treat every race,coulor like I would treat myself,to never be a racist,and always smile.
I'm here today cause of the way she raised me.

Sorry for going on and on Susan,it feels good to remember her,thanks for listening,and sorry everyone for rambling on....

I was so blessed to have her her in my life.
Always Teena

"" REST IN PEACE MOM ""
""I WILL ALWAYS LUV U""
Dear Teena,

Thank you for sharing about missing your mother. It helps to hear from people who understand what you're going through!

This is the poem we found to put inside my mom's memorial folder. It was sent to my brother by a friend and we felt it was my mom's words to us. See, she had dementia and for about 2 months before she died, she wasn't able to communicate very well with us...especially the last week. Dementia robbed us of the privilege of knowing what her last words to us were. She kept saying them...but none of us could understand what she was saying.

Now what I am gone,
Remember me with smiles and laughter,
And if you need to cry,
Cry with your brother or sister
Who walks in grief beside you.
And when you need me,
Put your arms around anyone
And give to them what you need to give to me,
There are so many who need so much.
I want to leave you something --
Something much better than words or sounds.
Look for me in the people I've known,
Or helped in some special way.
Let me live in your heart
As well as in your mind.
You can love me most
By letting your love reach out to our loved ones.
By embracing them and living in their love.
Love does not die, people do.
So when all that's left of me is love,
Give me away as best you can.
~ Author unknown

This part....
"And when you need me,
Put your arms around anyone
And give to them what you need to give to me,"
I felt would help you.

The part that helped us most was...
"I want to leave you something --
Something much better than words or sounds.
Look for me in the people I've known,
Or helped in some special way.
Let me live in your heart
As well as in your mind.
You can love me most
By letting your love reach out to our loved ones.
By embracing them and living in their love."
It made me feel like this is what my mom was trying to tell us.

It has been my experience that even though it's painful to lose a loved one, if we look around we will usually find someone (often as needy as yourself) to fill that void in your life...and you will both end up being blessed though it!

I will keep you in my prayers.

Love,
Susan


Susan, your friend.......I'm so sorry.......that's when I sit and wonder why a nice lady like her......well how's that work.......why was she taken so young and in that manner?

I'm sorry, Susan............you have been through so much already........your friend is in my prayers tonight........heading to bed now, and I will definately pray for her.

I'm sorry.
Dear Bryn,

My friend Carol loved her family...especially her grandchildren. She had 6 of them who will miss her so much!

The only answer I get as to why she was taken is that we ALL have a free will...and Jesus won't take that away from us....and sometimes very good people suffer the consequences of our actions. A 19 year old boy was speeding and ran a traffic light...crashing into the side of my friend's van. It's so sad. I wish there was some way to get through to people that it NEVER pays to speed. Heck! Be late for a stinking meeting! Don't risk another person's life to get somewhere in a hurry! We have all paid the price for this one because she was one amazing lady!

Thanks for your thoughts and prayers!

Love,
Susan
My Sweetest Susan:

Thanks for sharing your poem with me,I realized while reading your post that your mum and mine were alike in alot of ways.They were goodhearted,loving,helpful,full of life,etc.. kind of people,and it sure feels good knowing that we both had fantastic mom's in our lives,some people should be so lucky.

Susan you know what I hate seeing,is when people still have their mom's and treat them like S!%T,I hate that with a passion,and since I'm such a straight forward person,I just straight out say," Hey your lucky to have her,you'll see when you'll realize what you had when it's too late".It realy get's under my skin,cause I would do anything right this minute to have my preciously beloved mom with me.

I realy appreciate you sharing this beautifull poem with me,thank you very much and I'll cherish it forever.

Always a friend Teena with love,xxoxoxooox
Dear Teena,

During the last two years of her life, my mom had to live in a secure dementia unit. We were blessed to find one with VERY loving workers who treated her like a mother or grandmother. We were SHOCKED to learn while she was there that MANY were dropped off there to live and never visited again! As unbelievable as that is, it's true! Now, I know it's difficult to deal with dementia sometimes but come on...you don't just forget they exist!!!!! We told the staff there that they didn't see the last of us because we came to love each and every one of those residents in the secure unit and many of the other residents who talked to us on the way back to our unit. Bless their hearts! Maybe your mom would want you to reach out of one of those people in your area and give to them what you would give to her. It would help you AND them!

Love,
Susan
Susan Darlin:

I guess when they say you learn somthing new each day,that it's true.You just gave me a very good idea to help older people who are in these places and in old folks homes who have no family or simpley they just don't want to bother.That would be great cause I could go with my little ones and brighten someones day,just seeing a smile in one of these lonley people's faces,that there is still hope,makes it the best day of my life.

I will look into it around here where I live cause we have old age homes right beside the water and it's only 10min. by foot to get there.

I would like to ask you what is Dementia,I realy haven't heard about it,and what it does to someone,if it's not too much to ask,or too painful for you sweety?

It has been about a month now that I met one of my neighbours that lives in front of me and she is 82yrs old,well there was this guy who used to take her around to do her groceries and some other small stuff and charge her an arm and a leg,until I butt in and told her never to call him that I would do everything she needed cause I did everything from the heart,well she loves me and the way everything sparkles when I clean her appartment and lights,she gives me some money cause she is stuborn,and say's that if I don't take it she will never talk to me ever again.Well two can play that game I said and told her just to give me $ for my gas nothing else,not for the cleaning or other thing's,so now we are in good terms.She tells me well you are a single mom with three kids and not working cause of your son's whole in his heart so you need the money too.What some people don't understand is that when I do something I do it cause I want to,but she say's if you don't take the $ then someone else who will do it will take the money so I would rather it's me taking the $ and doing a great job than someone who only cares for the money and dose a sh%$y job.

I love to help people who are old without family around cause I would have wanted someone to do the same for my mom without taking advantage of her.Plus god will reward my good deed in his own way all in do time,ten folds,that's what I think.

Well I'll let you go for now since it's time to put the older ones to bed,and take my shower and just relax.
I hope all is well with you,your daughter,and of course with our little precious bundle of joy,the baby.
We seem to forget dad in all the excitment so the best to dad also.

Susan hon,you were always there before for me and it seems your still are,so very glad to have you in my lonley life,your a big plus for me in my everyday life.

THANKS A WHOLE LOT,LUV YA

A FRIEND ALWAYS TEENA
Dear Teena,

Dementia is a form of Alzheimer's disease. It is when people lose their memory. From what I've been told, Alzheimer patients usually lose their short term memory, but for dementia patients it's like someone took a gun and shot holes here and there in their memory...not just short term.

About 6 years ago my mom got to the point where she would forget to take her medicine or she would take it and forget she did. Also, she'd forget to shower, forget where she put something, forget she had something cooking on the stove, forget to feed the cat or overfeed him, forget that she had just eaten and she'd eat again, etc. My sister and I started to give her assisted living in her home (alternating every other day) to make sure she got her meds, a good meal, the cat got fed, etc. We disconnected her car, the stove, and her gas fireplace. We did that for 4 years. Then one night (2 years ago), out of the clear blue sky, we got a call around 11:00 PM that an ambulance had taken her to the hospital. She had wandered out late at night and fell on the road in the dark. Thank God she didn't get hit by a car, but she was scraped up pretty badly (we weren't sure if a car might have clipped her or not) and because of her dementia she couldn't answer the questions so they thought she had a head trauma.

After that, we were told that she needed to go to a secure dementia unit for her own safety. We had thought of bringing her to one of our homes, but with all the people we have living in our homes it would have been very hard to keep her safe. From the tests the hospital did on my mom, we found out she had a spot on her lung. It was small and only showed up on the PET scan with a tinge of color, so they suspected cancer but weren't sure. They said because of the location, they would have to remove a lobe of the lung just to biopsy it. Any surgery, with dementia patients, can cause the dementia to advance more rapidly so on the advice of two doctors who are very close to our family, we opted for no surgery. Also, my mom had always told us that if they found cancer in her she didn't want surgery.

The cancer, unfortunately, spread to my mom's liver, bones, and lymph nodes in addition to her lung. We only actually got the diagnosis on March 20th that it in fact was cancer and had spread to all those areas. We were told she had months to live. Sadly, she passed away on May 28th. We were told that bone cancer can be EXTREMELY painful, so we were blessed it didn't drag out and make her miserable. Also we were blessed that she always knew us and knew she was our mom. Other residents where my mom lived would look at pictures of their own children and say, "I don't know who she is, but I think we're related."

Of the 23 residents where my mom stayed, only 5 (including my mom) got visitors on a regular basis. About 3 more got visitors on special holidays. The rest got absolutely NONE. Several weren't even provided for. The family was supposed to provide clothing and toiletries. The employees would make phone calls requesting clothing and supplies but often they didn't get any and went out to buy the stuff the residents needed out of their own pay. There's a Volunteers of America (second hand store) in my area that has dollar days on Thursdays, so my girls and I would go and get some nice clothes for them. I realize it can be hard not to be recognized by your mom or dad, but some contact with them it better than none in my opinion!

Well, I've rambled enough. I used to take my daughter's baby in with me when I visited my mom almost every time until she got real sick, and everyone there loved seeing her! My granddaughter (Angelina) got VERY close to my mom. Her nickname for her was GG (standing for great-grandma). You and your little ones would be such a blessing to the forgotten elderly.

Love,
Susan
Susan-

mY heartfelt sympathy-
It very tough weather you see it coming or not.I myself,just went thru a tuff fathers day.-been 3 years its still very hard.- Not to see it comin at all -and 57 -way to young-

know that you were a good friend - it helps the grieving process a little.

much peace and respect
love jack
Dear Jack,

Thanks so much for your kind words and expression of sympathy. It's so hard to understand why someone so special and important to her family and friends was taken so young. It should definitely be a reminder to us all that there is NO REASON to speed. NO EXCUSE to take a chance with your life or anyone elses. We all have a RESPONSIBILITY to be good drivers.

Good to hear from you as always, Jack. :)

Love,
Susan
Dear Susan:

Sorry I haven't answered earlier but with the old neighbour moving and me helping,also school is almost out so I'm hurring to finish painting again this year,(you know how it is to have small ones with crayons and spaggetti stained hands,rubbing on walls,loll),I want to finish all for tomorrow so then I can give my body,heart and soul to having a fantastic summer with my three little munchkins,(angels is what they are).Also is my youngests,Dimitri's birthday today,he's 3yrs old,how the time flies,they grow up so fast,it's unbelivable,I wish they could stay young and inoccent,without any worries forever.

So sorry again for not answering sooner but here I am,and always thinking of you.

I'm very sorry for your mom,wow,that sure is a horrible sickness to have,in a way,your mom and mine are in a better place and not suffering anymore.I wouldn't want her to be here with me and going through the pain she was having,just so I wouldn't miss her,I rather she's gone and painfree,and me missing her.It must be like a billion times more painfull having cancer like our mom's had than going through a cold-turkey.

I love and miss you always and thinking of you and your beautiful family,peace..

A friend Teena

My Dearest Jack:

I know the pain you are feeling for your dad,my mom was only 47yrs old when cancer took her from me.I guess if they die from old age it's a bit,not much,but a bit easier to handle knowing they had a full life,but when they are taken so young from us it hurts soo bad.It's been 13yrs she's gone and it's still hell for me,I miss her so much.They say it get's easier as the yrs pass,but so far that's not the case for me.

Will be thinking of you Jack...
Always a FRIEND Teena