Re: Weekend Open House - Part 2
Thank you Charles, for doing this Open House for us this weekend....such a kind tribute to our friend, Mary Ann...
I will also join in for a Double Cappuccino, and just sit and think about things...
Rudee and Kitty would love to visit with the fur-friends, and maybe a few scritches too 
Mary Ann had this uncanny way of making each of us feel like we were truly one of her very special friends...don't know how she pulled that off?
....and so, another example of her kindness...
I was going in for some surgery a few years back, and I was quite apprehensive about a possibly dealing with cancer again. I remember talking with some folks here of my fears and worries late at night before the surgery.
The next day as I was recovering in the hospital, I got a call from my sister-in-law. She said "A lady called me, and wanted to know how you were doing....said her name was Mary Ann, and that she was a friend." My SIL went on to say, that she had asked for the number at the hospital and if it was okay to call. My dear SIL then said, "I hope it's okay that I gave her the number, she sounded like such a nice lady!
Then a bit later, yep....I got a call from our Mary Ann. She wanted to know if I was okay, and what were the findings of the labs. I got a "no cancer" from my doctor, and Mary Ann was so happy to hear that too. We talked, and I know I was pretty well doped up from all the pain meds, but Mary Ann was so sweet and so understanding.....she gave me lots of encouragement and over-the-phone hugs....
She truly was a one of a kind, a classy gal, the most caring, sharing, generous soul....and the best friend to all of the fur-buddies.
I will never forget her, and the mark she has left on my very soul....
God bless you dear friend...
