This morning I learned about the loss of a dear friend of mine. Gail was diagnosed with cancer much too young around Christmas last year. She's had kind of a rough road. She spent a lot of time in the hospital, had several surgeries, and like me, ended up staying with her parents here in Canby so they could help care for her. While she was here this past year, she and I became kind of close because we had so much in common ~ things that most people don't even think of. We were both disabled, we were both kind of "forced" to come back to our hometown in our middle adulthood so our parents could help take care of us, neither of us was able to work so we were both feeling a little bit bored and in need of something to do ... Gail is a turtle lover and about a month ago I brought my little turtle purse to church. Gail wasn't there that particular Sunday, as she was in the hospital, but her mom commented on how she would just love that purse. I had my wallet, cell phone, and sunglasses inside, and I took them out, gave her mom the purse, and told her to please give it to Gail. I told her that it would mean so much to me to know that the little turtle purse would bring some happiness to her. Her brother Mark told me later that she was just tickled by that little turtle purse. I now know that I did the right thing.
God bless you, Gail. You aren't in pain anymore.
