sad news

[Boppie]

Lorenzo, This makes me so sad.  Windsong wrote me such beautiful emails in 2005 and 2006.  I am so sorry she is gone.  Her writing was very lyrical and poetic.  I commented on her writing...such a precious and caring person.

[Cheryl R]

I was quite saddened and shocked to hear of the passing of Windsong.    I know it had only been a few days ago that she had posted and mentioned her bad cold.
Not to detract from this event but to really realize how fragile and precious our lifes are,   I got news from a cousin yesterday that a her brothers  48 yr old son had surgery Fri for a recurrent pituitary tumor.    He had an artery rupture during surgery and has been on life support since.  He was to be removed from it today.                   His surgery was at the same major university hospital where I go for treatment.                How scary and  sad this happened and makes one really think about the seriousness of what we have been through.          I was not close to the cousin and son but am to the one who called me and know she is taking it hard.
                                                          Cheryl R

[GM]

I am so sorry to hear of the passing of your friend.

Gary

[debora]

Lorenzo,

I am sorry for your loss, I also feel the AN family has lost someone precious.  How very sad.

Deb

[Jeanlea]

Lorenzo, I would like to send you my condolences, also.  I was shocked, like everyone else, when I read your news.  I hope all of the good memories you have of Windsong continue on in your heart.

Jean

[HeadCase2]

  Sad news indeed.  I'll miss her unique forum posts.

 Rob

[yoga52smh]

Lorenzo,
I’m so sorry about the loss of your friend, and our fellow very compassionate friend, Windsong.  My condolences to you, and to her family.

Sincerely,

Sue

[cookiesecond]

Lorenzo,
I am so sorry to hear of such an awful loss. My heart and prayers go out to everyone windsong touched. May God bless us with wonderful memories!!! Please pass on our condolences. Take care and know you are in our thoughts and prayers!
Lynn

[Patti UT]

Too sad of news to bear, I have not been too active on the forum recently, but remember several chats and postings with Windsong.  She was such a compassionate part of this forum.  I am shocked and saddened at the news.  I know you,Lorenzo were close to her, I am sorry for your loss.

Patti UT

[Janet]

I'm stunned and sorry to hear about Windsong. Prayers to her family and friends for their loss. Her posts will be missed.

Janet

[4cm in Pacific Northwest]

Lorenzo,

I just blew the dust of an old John Denver album. For me it is odd to listen to  a music piece I knew so well ( “Windsongâ€?)  in “monoâ€?- for my first time…However know I am counting the blessings that I can still hear with one ear and read lyrics with one functioning eye. Little things I so took for granted before my AN journey.

Somehow I think that up in heaven there is an angel who will watch over you –  Windsong. May her spirit live on in you …and the stories you will share about her.

The lyrics below I have pasted for my ‘new buddy’ Jeff -who posted “Chateau Deaf� on the forum. http://anausa.org/forum/index.php?topic=3281.0 (and others that have hearing loss in both ears) Still in his surgery recovery he still had the kindness in his heart to e-mail a petrified patient (me ) … So many dear souls there on our forum here. Lorenzo -I hope you continue to make new friends (and family) on the forum … however I know you will not forget your cherished old friend.

My prayers are with you, her friends and family- as you grieve at this time.

HUGS

4

P.S. If you do not have the Windsong album you can listen to free samples on Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Windsong-John-Denver/dp/B000001U4Y
click on “listen to samples� … windong is #1 on the playlist



Windsong
Words and music by John Denver and Joe Henry
The wind is the whisper of our mother the earth
The wind is the hand of our father the sky
The wind watches over our struggles and pleasures
The wind is the goddess who first learned to fly

The wind is the bearer of bad and good tidings
The weaver of darkness, the bringer of dawn
The wind gives the rain, then builds us a rainbow
The wind is the singer who sang the first song

The wind is a twister of anger and warning
The wind brings the fragrance of freshly mown hay
The wind is a racer, a wild stallion running
The sweet taste of love on a slow summers day

The wind knows the songs of the cities and canyons
The thunder of mountains, the roar of the sea
The wind is the taker and giver of mornings
The wind is the symbol of all that is free

So welcome the wind and the wisdom she offers
Follow her summons when she calls again
In your heart and your spirit let the breezes
Surround you
Lift up your voice then and sing with the wind

[Lorenzo]

words fail me, i can hardly read all the posts on this. thank you all so much. i just wish and hope windsong knew how much she meant to so many people. I'm not religious or a believer, and I would like to think Windsong is up there watching over all of us. The memory of her is still here, and all the thoughts, knowledge and life she shared.
Thank you all again.
Lorenzo

[yardtick]

Lorenzo,

Good night my friend.  Thank you for sharing the pain of our friend Windsong's passing.  My entire thoughts  have been of her.  My oldest son who is 20, thinks her mission was to guide me to Dr Rutka.  This life of ours is so complicated.  She is watching over us.

Take care of yourself,

Anne Marie

[Larry]

So sad - the passing of windsong. My thoughts go to you Lorenso and Windsongs family, from the land down under.

Laz

[Sue]

I just saw this thread and read all of it and I, too, am very sorry that someone from this AN family has left us for now.  Sincerest sympathies to you, Lorenzo, and to Windsong's family.  This is very sad.

Sue in Vancouver USA