In memory of my dear husband Desmond (Dessie) Slevin who passed away July 13, 2002. This is a different kind of memoriam, which I am sure Dess would like. What is Hope? Dessie had hope until the last few days of his life. Even though he was told he only had a short time to live he renewed his deer hunting magazine for two more years. Could have gotten it for one year, but he had “Hope.” When he passed me the subscription to mail for him I did not bat an eyelash, but took it right to the mailbox for him. I did not want to dash his Hope. He was such an inspiration to me. I admired his tenacity to live. Hope is only a small four letter word, but it is huge sometimes. We all lose Hope once in a while, but it is detrimental in life. I lost hope when he died and when my own health problems started to keep me from doing the things I loved to do. Finally after a time of feeling sorry for myself and suffering with so much pain, I realized my own pain and suffering was minute to what he went through and what so many other people I know, went through in one way or other. Whether it was themselves, or the loss of loved ones. Losing my younger sister Susan was so hard to bare, and yes I still miss her so much. Our own little community went through a big loss this year and these families had “Hope” for as long as they could hang onto it. Their Hope is what kept them going and will “hopefully” keep them going through the years that they have to live without their lost loved ones. Since I starting having Hope again it has helped me so much. I am much happier and look at life in a different way. I pushed myself to do some of the things I used to do like biking and it has helped me very much healthwise. And after attending Dr. Wendy Nickerson’s talk on “The Mind and Body Connection, I know this confirms it. I have renewed friendships with friends in the community and get out and go places with them. And yes Facebook may not be good in some ways, but it is what you make it. Facebook brings friends and relatives together again and I find it is such a great way of encouraging each other in time of need. This is my little rant on Hope, in which I did this in memory of the man who had so much of it, and gave me the magic of renewing my own. RIP Dess and I Hope to see you again someday. In memory of my dear husband Desmond (Dessie) Slevin who passed away July 13, 2002. This is a different kind of memoriam, which I am sure Dess would like. What is Hope? Dessie had hope until the last few days of his life. Even though he was told he only had a short time to live he renewed his deer hunting magazine for two more years. Could have gotten it for one year, but he had “Hope.” When he passed me the subscription to mail for him I did not bat an eyelash, but took it right to the mailbox for him. I did not want to dash his Hope. He was such an inspiration to me. I admired his tenacity to live. Hope is only a small four letter word, but it is huge sometimes. We all lose Hope once in a while, but it is detrimental in life. I lost hope when he died and when my own health problems started to keep me from doing the things I loved to do. Finally after a time of feeling sorry for myself and suffering with so much pain, I realized my own pain and suffering was minute to what he went through and what so many other people I know, went through in one way or other. Whether it was themselves, or the loss of loved ones. Losing my younger sister Susan was so hard to bare, and yes I still miss her so much. Our own little community went through a big loss this year and these families had “Hope” for as long as they could hang onto it. Their Hope is what kept them going and will “hopefully” keep them going through the years that they have to live without their lost loved ones. Since I starting having Hope again it has helped me so much. I am much happier and look at life in a different way. I pushed myself to do some of the things I used to do like biking and it has helped me very much healthwise. And after attending Dr. Wendy Nickerson’s talk on “The Mind and Body Connection, I know this confirms it. I have renewed friendships with friends in the community and get out and go places with them. And yes Facebook may not be good in some ways, but it is what you make it. Facebook brings friends and relatives together again and I find it is such a great way of encouraging each other in time of need. This is my little rant on Hope, in which I did this in memory of the man who had so much of it, and gave me the magic of renewing my own. RIP Dess and I Hope to see you again someday.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 16:07:24 +0000
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