, this is just personal...nothing to buy or sell
From: Chris Moos [support@gizmosystems.net]
To: leslie@easy2source.com
Hello ,
If I have seemed distracted, unfocused, even irritable or if I forgot to do something for you in the last 4-6 months, you will know why in a few minutes. I am neither asking or seeking anything - I just needed to tell people (the world really) how much this person meant to me (us as a family).
Feel free to just delete this as it pertains to nothing but our love of the life and joys of having a wonderful friend. I am not seeking or wanting anything from you in this if you choose to read it.
This is a personal note from me to the world. You won't know anyone here, except for me. In some very small scale, I am giving tribute to someone who meant a lot to us.
This may not be short or sweet, and is as an expression of love to our friend Margaret Louise (Mag's - Maggie - Madge) Davis who lost her battle with cancer yesterday afternoon.
Mag's was our friend and neighbor for the last seven years after she moved in with her father, next door to us.
Maggie was a friend and as much a member of family as anyone could ever be. She shared a lot of life and a few deaths with us. She was there when Kim's Mother and Father passed away; Kim's mom was with her and her father when her mother passed away; and we were all there together as her father, sister and my son passed.
Over the years she became a daily visitor to us and our girls. She was a cagey one, sneaking donuts and muffins in her purse to our girls; Bought extra birthday cakes, just because she wanted "a little something sweet"; She spent the last 6 Christmas', Easter's, Thanksgiving's, and every birthday (even though I didn't want a celebration). Sometimes she did things - anything...Hiring somebody to mow the lawn one year for a birthday present to me; Offering to watch a movie with the girls, so Kim and I could just go have a cup of coffee together; She taught Kim how to make Blueberry Buckle, which she claimed was better than anything she ever made. We'd bring her a bag of apples from the orchard where we took the girls and she would show up for supper with hot apple pie behind her back and eat macaroni and cheese with a hotdog with the girls. So many things that there isn't enough paper to write it all down.
As much as anything she was just there for us and we were always there for her -- just because. We were as close to family as she had and as close to family as we had. We had great laughs and wonderful times and shared smiles and tears together. Her depression at losing her family was as much mine as Kim's or mine was for her. She and Kim traded cat food, coffee, tea and life and I am as proud to have known and loved her as anyone in the world would ever care for another. I took her to go get her car fixed; She took us out for dinner when a bad storm knocked out the power.
About 6 months ago in a typical late middle-aged surgery, she was diagnosed with endometrial carcinoma, then about 10 days later, with uterine sarcoma. It quickly spread to other parts of her body and she became a permanent member of our household, living with us for the next few months. My wife, my 5 and 7 year old and I cared for her 24 hours a day, while sharing the kids, school and everything else required to run 2 households.
About 2 months ago more distant family we live in Massachusetts, they live in Colorado) started to help out as they could. She spent the last month and a half in the hospital, returning home Friday afternoon and passing away quietly yesterday afternoon.
Life never got in the way of anything - it was just life and her friendship meant everything to us and we hope that our friendship was as meaningful to her or as a comfort as she took her last breath.
Yes, it is a personal loss; It is a family loss. It is a loss that we hope would never happen to anyone. Unfortunately, that wish can't be granted as the disease knows no boundaries and leaves no race, creed or religion untouched.
This is just my personal expression of gratitude and love of a dear friend.
I wish for you and your's wherever you are to have and keep good health and family.
We will return to normal life as soon as possible and with the additions made to staff and business in the last few weeks, you should see nothing but improvement to our care, compassion and assistance to build you the best possible services that we have ever offered.
If you choose, go ahead and write back or share your personal stories and struggles to me - I have an open ear and will listen.
I will be taking the rest of today (Sunday here) off, as we help get a few things squared away and we will resume normal business tomorrow.
Thanks for just letting me share this.
From our family to yours...best regards,
Chris, Kim, Callie and Sydney Moos
We will never forget you Maggie - Thanks for being and sharing your life with ours.
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