my old lady friend, bea is dying. she has been given 1-2 weeks. she is in the hospital waiting to be moved to a home to live out the remainder of her days. it's one thing to die unexpectedly, but it's quite another to know you actually have a time limit. her husband died 2 winters ago out of the blue. his doctors made some bad decisions about his care and he paid for them with his life. bea hasn't been the same since he died. how do you go on after the love of your life, your best friend has suddenly passed away? i can't even fathom this.
i met bea when we lived in kittery, she lived across the street and we've been friends ever since. when her husband was alive, they would come over here to see us, but then when he died, she quit visiting cuz arlo did all the driving. they don't have any kids of their own, just a few relatives scattered here and there, but no one that she could rely on. sometimes when i went to the base, i would grab us lunch and we would catch up. when i had the test for my surgery that required us to stay overnight, she stayed with the boys so they would not be alone.
on friday, scott, quinn and i went to see her in the hospital to say our good-byes. i wanted to take her a card so i could tell her how much she meant to me. this is the card i made. i cased this from ali edward's project. i also decided this fit my "recycle swap" over on scs. all of the butterflies are cut with a martha stewart punch from different scraps of paper.
bea was my first friend here in maine. i am going to miss her very much
enjoy your day.
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This is a beautiful card. I am so sorry about your friend, I am sure this card brought some beauty and comfort to her final days.
Chris, I'm so sorry :(
Your card is gorgeous, and I am sure it made your friend smile to get it, and to know how much your friendship meant to her.
I just found out of my best friends from high school lost her father-in-law over the weekend. It makes me sad to have to make a sympathy card, so I might just case this one.
Hugs to you across the miles.
This is beautiful with the dots also love how all the paper works great way to use up all the little scraps of DP I have saved up.
Blessings to you and to your friend Bea. I don't know how it would be knowing when your time is up the best part is you got to share your love and thoughts with her what a blessing that is.
1 Corinthians 15:42-57
It is the same way with the resurrection of the dead. Our earthly bodies are planted in the ground when we die, but they will be raised to live forever. Our bodies are buried in brokenness, but they will be raised in glory. They are buried in weakness, but they will be raised in strength. They are buried as natural human bodies, but they will be raised as spiritual bodies. For just as there are natural bodies, there are also spiritual bodies
Oh Big hugs to you my friend! Bea, sounds like a beautiful women. I hope she goes in peace and you will always remember her with a smile. Keeping you all in my prayers. The card is beautiful and I will be keeping my copy of this one!
Such a beautiful card, Chris, but such a sad, sad story. I hope you and your friend finds peace and comfort.
Sending hugs, Deb
This story breaks my heart. But at the same time I am so happy that you found each other, sounds like a wonderful friendship. This card is beautiful and I'm sure she loved it.
I'm so sorry to hear this. Sometimes I think it's harder to lose friends than family b/c you choose your friends to be part of your family. I'm sure she knows how much you mean to her and that the feeling is reciprocated.
Beautiful card btw! Love all the scraps that you used!
Oh Chris . . . I'm so sad about Bea. I just cannot imagine how sad your whole family is about this. For whatever it's worth, I would think that this beautiful card made her happy. I'm so sorry . . .
Chris--my thoughts are with you and your friend, Bea. How fortunate she is to have someone like you in her life. Your card for her is beautiful!
So sorry to hear about your friend Bea; she sounds lovely. I'm glad you got to see her again; I bet she loved the card you made for her, it's beautiful.
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