This past week I lost a another relative to lung cancer. She had been battling with it for many years and a true warrior, but finally lost her battle. We grew up together as kids and had so much fun! As you get older and go off in separate directions, we lost touch. I moved out of state and we rarely saw each other. When my dad died, she attended his funeral and slipped a note to me and asked me to read it on the way home, and I did. She told me personal feelings and things that were happening with her in her life. With the great tool of Facebook, we connected and “chatted” quite often. When I came home one time, we did lunch with another cousin and laughed and cried. In August, I visited her again. I knew that there was nothing else the doctors could do and they had sent her home, and she was prepared. I knew it would be the last time I would see her in this world. She had sent me a book in the mail that she wanted me to have as a gift from her to remember her by. She even drove to the author’s farm to have him autograph it and had a very special message that she wanted to share with me. She also wrote a two page letter to me. I will treasure both forever. I keep in on the shelf above my laptop. When I received the news, I pulled the book down and reread the letter. This time taking in each and every word that she wrote and cried and cried. The holidays are around the corner and my heart goes out to her family for it will be very challenging for them. I know I will look up and see my book on the shelf and know that I have another angel in Heaven looking down and watching out for me and I will be reminded of her message every day and will live it as best I can in her memory……….miss you…
Bio for Eileen Donbeck Doyon
The loss of family members early in my life has been extremely difficult, and most recently I lost my dad to lung cancer and was with him til the end. I have been trying to figure out how to deal with death due to it being so much a part of my life. Most people will deal with loss at some point in their lifetime. The past two years have been depressing, complicated, and dark. In receiving two treasures last year, my dad's dog tags, and my grandmother's chandelier, it meant so much to me, my attitude, and my outlook on my own life. I felt their presence and their love all around me. I knew that others in my situation had to feel the same way. If so, I wanted to help. So that became my mission....to help others talk about their loved ones who have passed and to tell their stories of their own personal keepsakes. Our military is very precious to me. We owe so much to our veterans that have served and protected our country. So this became my theme of my second book.
People were so excited, emotional, happy, and sad all in one, but it was all good. We laughed and cried talking about memories and stories of loved ones. Sometimes, those feeling are buried deep down due to the crazy hectic lives we all live, and sometimes it just hurts too much to think or talk about. Everyone's comments were so supportive and positive. It really became a healing to all and made people feel good.
So, in this hectic life, I have decided to run a series of books titled "Unforgettable Faces and Stories". We all need to stop and think about people in our lives, both past and present, and stories of those unforgettable magic moments.
Eileen Doyon grew up in the small town of Fort Edward in upstate New York. She left there in 1978 and now lives in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. She enjoys gardening and traveling on her motorcycle visiting new places, familiar places, and meeting new friends. She is a member of Pease Greeters in Portsmouth.
Eileen Doyon’s series is Unforgettable Faces and Stories. She has released five books, Dedications: Dads and Daughters/2013, Keepsakes; Treasures from the Heart/2013, Best Friends: Forever and Ever/2013, Pet Tales: Unconditional Love/2014 listed on Amazons Best Sellers list, and most recently, Letters To Heaven, also listed on Amazons Best Sellers list.
Eileen Doyon’s series is Unforgettable Faces and Stories. She has released five books, Dedications: Dads and Daughters/2013, Keepsakes; Treasures from the Heart/2013, Best Friends: Forever and Ever/2013, Pet Tales: Unconditional Love/2014 listed on Amazons Best Sellers list, and most recently, Letters To Heaven, also listed on Amazons Best Sellers list. Please visit her website www.UnforgettableFacesandStories.com and join her FaceBook page Unforgettable Faces And Stories and follow her on Twitter @FacesandStories
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