So Far, It Has Been A Sad June!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                         It all began on June 1, darlings.  I went to the computer, all set to play 'Sgt. Pepper,' as it was the 59th anniversary of the release of that classic album.  The date also would have been--note that--the 72nd birthday of my friend and former co-worker, Suzanne.  Imagine my shock when I found an email from her current spouse, informing me she had passed away from duodenal cancer on May 6.

                           What will haunt me forever were her last words to me.  She emailed me from the hospital, where she was planning on having some sort of surgery to deal with the cancer.  Her very last words to me were, "I am so frightened."

                             I heard nothing after that, so I figured she was busy, dealing with the cancer, going to doctors, getting treatments, etc.  Instead, she went very fast.  It must have been too late.

                            I would have liked to visit, but Suzanne lived in upstate New York, the Lake George area, which would have been difficult.

                             But that is not all.  Everything comes in threes, right?   Well, shortly after hearing about Suzanne, I heard that another friend and former coworker of mine, Sara, passed away in March.  David and I went to a memorial and reception for her in Manhattan.  It was fun seeing and reconnecting with folks I had not seen in years, but the warmth and niceness of Sara, as a worker and a person shall be missed.  And I will not neglect to tell all, her cause of death was the same as Suzanne's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                               Today we the icing on the cake.

                               We ran into a neighbor of ours, who has this lovely mixed German Shepard named Indy, short for Indiana Jones.  I had not seen Indy in a long time, so we asked about him.  She sadly informed us he passed at the end of April.  My father's birthday was April 30.  And--get this--he died exactly the same way as Suzanne and Sara.  Yes, dogs can get cancer.

                                    I am grief stricken for all, in such a rapid span of time.  I shall cherish the memories of all here, with a special neighborhood remembrance to Indy.

                                      As one of my friends would say, "May their memory be a blessing."

                                    Indeed, darlings, indeed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!