by Kathryn | Dec 21, 2011 | Health, Lennie & Kathryn, Thoughts
Most people say that this is the worst time of year if you are trying to deal with the death of someone you love. I have a different opinion on this sentiment. I am not coming from a psychology point of view, but one of experience, having just lost the man that I...
by Kathryn | Dec 14, 2011 | Lennie & Kathryn
“Just breath.” It was the first time that I had heard Lennie’s voice on the phone. It was a strong, masculine voice, but soft and comforting. After 6 and a half days of dozens of e-mails I had finally gotten up the nerve to phone him. He could...
by Kathryn | Dec 4, 2011 | Lennie & Kathryn
I was tired and drained as I sat in the Vancouver airport. I was on my way home; home to Hamilton. I was travelling on WestJet – the same route that I had taken that first time almost 3 years ago. It is a bittersweet homecoming as I walked through the...
by Kathryn | Nov 18, 2011 | Lennie & Kathryn
We met on the Internet in one serendipitous moment in time. It was Valentine’s Day 2009. What does any single woman do on Valentine’s Day? We stay home and read, watch television or peruse the Internet. I was looking for a book. I could not remember...
by Kathryn | Nov 14, 2011 | Lennie & Kathryn
The memorial service was planned for 10 a.m. on Sunday morning. I had wanted to wait until next week, but there were family here that had booked flights back to the mainland. It has not been easy planning the service as everyone has had different opinions of what...
by Kathryn | Nov 12, 2011 | Uncategorized
Tonight I drove in to Waikiki to have dinner with a friend. A $30 cabride got us the 10 blocks or so from the Ala Moana Hotel to the Halekulani because the security was so high during APEC (Asian, Pacific Environmental Conference). The dignitaries are scattered...
by Kathryn | Nov 9, 2011 | Lennie & Kathryn
It is with great sadness and a very heavy heart that I have to write this. My love Lennie passed away at 6:45 Monday morning. He died in my arms, enveloped in my love. Life will never be the same without him. SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS What though the radiance which was...
by Kathryn | Nov 4, 2011 | Uncategorized
It is Friday night as I sit here crying. I have a flight booked back to Honolulu for tomorrow morning. Lennie was rushed into hospital a few hours ago with a perforated bowel. The cancer has spread and his vital signs are not good due to the fecal matter that is...
by Kathryn | Nov 2, 2011 | Health, Lennie & Kathryn
“I can’t go with you to the airport.”, Lennie said with misty eyes. “I know. I wasn’t going to ask.”, I replied. We hugged in a long, desperate bond that would have to sustain us both while I was back in Canada. There were no...
by Kathryn | Oct 26, 2011 | Health, Lennie & Kathryn
It’s nighttime as I sit on the sofa in the living room watching Lennie sleep. Outside the rain is pouring straight down; something that has always amazed me here in Hawai’i. We are on the windward side of the island, so named because of the constant...
