Been wondering how she is doing.
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Has anyone heard from Jo??
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Posted 4 years ago by Elene_YorkPA_7/21 #
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I received an e-mail from Jo yesterday. She is sorting out a personal loss and won't be up to posting for awhile.
Posted 4 years ago by Kitten Whisperer #
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Thanks for the update, KW, if you should speak with her will you tell her I was asking about her. Thanks, Lynn
Posted 4 years ago by Lynn from PA 6/8 #
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Thank you, KW, for keeping in touch. Could you pass on our sympathy and prayers?
Posted 4 years ago by paulajeanne #
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Will do, Lynn and Paulajeanne!
Posted 4 years ago by Kitten Whisperer #
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Kw, please send good wishes from me, too. She and I had just started corresponding a little bit regarding recipes. What a wonderful person she is!!
Posted 4 years ago by MaxandCali'sMom #
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I just sent Jo an e-mail letting her know that this thread has been started. I don't know if she has felt like lurking, but I let her know that she has been missed and that we love and support her.
Posted 4 years ago by Kitten Whisperer #
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Thanks KW, for letting her know about the thread. Perhaps it will lift her spirits a bit.
Posted 4 years ago by MaxandCali'sMom #
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KW, thanks for being the one to be her contact so that we all don't overwhelm her during her personal time. We miss Jo and will continue praying for her and hope that when the time is right for her, she will join us once more.
Posted 4 years ago by LadyKat of IA #
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I tried to call Jo a few times, and the last time I left a message of concern. Jo emailed back that she is stunned by the loss and not ready to talk just yet. I answered that we would be here when she is ready.
Posted 4 years ago by JanetinEllijay #
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Jo, please know that if you visit and read the posts, that my heart goes out to you in this trying time for you. Hugs, prayers and purrs. Take heart that we are here for you. I am here if you need me.
Posted 4 years ago by SylvesterMiasMomma #
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Jo got my e-mail about this thread and here is her reply:
"That's so sweet of all of you....I don't mean to sound so terribly spoiled, but as for posting, my heart's just not in it yet. Soon. Soon."Posted 4 years ago by Kitten Whisperer #
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KW, can you please let JO know that I'm here if she needs me? Thanks Ter
Posted 4 years ago by Bogman, Clark and Andy's mama 2/27 Florida #
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Sorry for the trouble Jo. Return whenever you're ready. We'll be here.
{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}Posted 4 years ago by artistabobbi TX 1/17 #
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Jo, whenever your ready..we're here. Prayers and best wishes.
Posted 4 years ago by Crazycatman - CA #
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Jo,dear friend of mine and one of the originals who fearlessly stood up to welcome me into this most wonderful fold with her beautiful outstretched arms
and bearing forth Light from whence she came in every direction.( I'm not making this up,Jo! This is EXACTLY how you were presented to me on these pages that very weekday of Monday,September 17th.) YOU,woman,have ALL my deepest respect and love forever and I know I speak for the group on that and also that my heart goes out to you. I say "Namaste" to you because in essence what that means is "I honor that place in the universal force where your soul resides."
Your place right now is with your kith and kin.Our place for you is right here,squarely behind your back and ready for you when you are so attuned as to
healthily return to your extended sisters and brothers here. My DEEPEST prayers are with you in the small hours of this night Jo. I lift you and your family up to the Lord in prayer and beseech Heaven you be shown True Peace.
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Sending prayers to Jo and her family in this time of loss. Jo you are cared for here and we will be waiting with open arms and hugs when you return to us.
Posted 4 years ago by KYKAT 12 23 #
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Thanks so much for all your lovely sentiments, everyone. I did lurk a bit the last few days, but my heart was not in posting. I’ve been in a fog.
My best friend was supposed to meet me for lunch, but she was a no-show, and that’s completely out of character for her. We’ve often joked about her obsession with punctuality; and she and I had confirmed the lunch two days before. Her husband was to be out of town for a week helping their daughter and son-in-law with a project in Atlanta.
I waited at the café for thirty minutes beyond our meeting time, then after trying all the obvious methods to reach my friend, I went to her home and found her at the bottom of the stairs off their upper deck. I awkwardly checked for a pulse, but it was too late. She was gone. Kneeling there beside her – queasy, grief-stricken and broken-hearted, I wondered what my life would be like without my cherished best friend in it. My mind raced at warp-speed through so many poignant vignettes of friendship, love, laughter and tears we’d shared through the years.
When I think of us together, I see two heads bobbing in conversation over an interesting recipe, the details of a beautiful quilt, a stunning drapery fabric, and in companionable agreement over blueprints for the two homes & gardens I designed for her and her husband in the mountains and in Madison, GA. Two close friends could not have been more in tune than she and I. A retired educator, she was in love with life, and along with her husband of 45 years, 3 children and 3 grandchildren, she lived to help others. Every summer, she chaperoned diplomatic student tours abroad, and although she was married to a retired clergyman, the ever-present twinkle in her eye only hinted at the most delightful, mirthful and impish irreverence. I would later learn she’d apparently had a seizure inside the house, and probably in a confused panic, had wandered out onto the upper deck and become disoriented. And now she lay beside me, lifeless. Her eyes would twinkle no more, and it was almost more than I could bear. After a few seconds of prayer, I forced myself to pull my cell phone from my pocket and make the needed call……..
What a wonderful community TDK is. It’s an amazing and beautiful thing to sit at one’s computer and share the ups and downs of life with friends from around the world. I suppose in a humorous way, it’s a global soap opera. I’ve often wondered if traveling makes our world larger or smaller, because like a person blind from birth suddenly given sight, the reality of experiencing new places robs us of our limitless imagination about them. I find myself thinking of so many of you during my busy days, and what’s going on in your lives and what it’s like where you live --- here, there, and everywhere. I’m so pleased and proud to have you share your worlds with me.
Well, there you have it. Writing about this has been therapeutic to some extent. I’m not friendless, but I am best-friendless. If I could change anything in my life so far, it would be to not have witnessed such a tragic ending to an incredibly dignified and beautiful life. She’s in good hands now, up there in Heaven relentlessly organizing everyone. And for me, the time has come to pick up the pieces and learn to live without her. Hard as it is to stay in sync sometimes, the world keeps on turning. And life goes on.
Posted 4 years ago by Jo in Blairsville #
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What a beautiful way to express your love for your friend. Peace, Jo.
Posted 4 years ago by paulajeanne #
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Jo - I am so terribly sorry. I don't know what to say. Take all the time you need to heal and know that your TDK family loves you.
Posted 4 years ago by JoanfromNewJersey #
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Jo, you are indeed a blessed person and a great friend, as I can see from your wonderful description, even though very painful to write about your best friend. Take the time you need to heal and remember the wonderful person your best friend is, she will always be with you.
Posted 4 years ago by AZDEBRA 5/27 & crew #
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