--- In [email protected], "Rob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I asked Ralph for permission to pass along his email to Sandra's nephew > with his recollections of Sandra as a kindred spirit. Ralph shared an old > email from > Sandra with her nephew which gives a lot of insight in just a few paragraphs > of > the special person that Sandra was. > > He added a PS in his reponse to me that he meant to include Susan Zencka's > name as part of the old group in his email to Sandra's nephew. "I almost > forget > to include Susan Zencka in that old group." > > Rob > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "ralphlee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Roy Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "Rob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, December 27, 2004 3:46 PM > Subject: Re: Sandra Landels > > Dear Nephew Roy, > > I'm so sorry the hear that Sandra is gone. > > In my book, she was quite a gal, who cared deeply about others. > > Initially, we communicated on the internet as members of Rob's CML Support > group, > and later on, from time to time, privately. > > Before getting CML, I worked as a social worker in New York City for > thirty-two > years, so I guess you might say that by our vocational natures and > personalities alone, we were > kindred spirits. > > Back in the late '90s, before Gleevec became available, getting CML left > many of us and our > families with a poor prognosis and fewer alternatives. Perhaps, it was more > natural then, that those of us in Rob's support group at the time, (Gail the > Ta-Ta Girl, Barbara, > Ed, dear old Dougie and myself) reached out to one another through the pain > and difficulties, > and were somehow able to savor our brief time together. (Rob would know, > better than I, but I don't think there are many of us left.) > > I may be using American idiom, here, but she was truly a "class act", with > a wonderful sense of humor and humanity. She was one of those special > people who come along, once in a great while, and whom you are certain, > "broke the mold". > > Anyway, I'm really going to miss her. > > I regret I can't attend her memorial service, but about 6,000 miles away > precludes that. > > I'm enclosing an email for you that she sent me, dated April 14, 2003 and > titled "No > the apologies are mine!", just to share with you the Sandra, I came to know > and love. > > In sympathy, > > Ralph Robertson > > _____________________________________________________________________ > "Hi Ralph, > I am at fault, for not replying to you. I have had such a large inbox to > wade through - I am part of a select family group seeking our roots!! I tend > to get 'brain dead' very quickly. (So, what's new, I hear you mutter)!! > To be honest, I have always been sceptical about STI > 571/Gleevec/Glivec/Imatinib Mesylate being the cure all. Put it down to the > cynicism developed over many years for caring for people with severe > learning disabilities. A good example was the 'magic' drug Neulactil. > Side -effect free, more effective than Largactil etc. But if the > manufacturer's small print, which was not on show, to be as effective as > Largactil, 4 x the dose of Neulactil was necessary and guess what? the side- > effects were the same as Largactil's! > I never tried either making pots nor smoking it - guess I saw too much of > the frustration both could induce to be bothered. > R D Laing was not one of my favourites - I can hear you shouting 'Boring!' > At least I am not Freudian in my views. Marx and Jung really have so much in > common hence my appreciation of their work. > The anti war marches of the 1960's always seemed to be on the weekends that > I was working (Friday, 1pm - 8pm, Sat and Sunday 7am - 8pm, then Monday + > Tuesday 7am- 2pm). We worked a fortnightly rota so that we worked every > other weekend. as well as other days in the week. > However, a friend and I did go into the USA Embassy to register our thought > about the Vietnam war - we were unceremoniously thrown out! If I wasn't anti > American beforehand... > I tend to read mainly murder/thrillers these days. The old memory has > worsened with IM, My excuse, and so it doesn't matter if I forget the > beginning when I am halfway > through! Have read most of the Harry Potter books! Also, I intend starting > Boudicca later today. > I should be continuing the slog through the 1861 Census, but am in > rebellious mode. Not only time consuming, but also frustrating as the fiche > are often damaged and some of the enumerator's handwriting is difficult to > decipher (it is the London census with the fiche photographed and put onto > cd-roms). > The cats are behaving themselves which suggests that they are up to > something they know I won't like. > Take care > Love > Sandra > ______________________________________________________________________ _____________ > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Roy Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, December 27, 2004 4:26 AM > Subject: Sandra Landels > > > > It is with sad regret that I have to inform you that Sandra Landels died > > on Sunday 12th December. I am her nephew and discovered your email was in > > her computer address book. I am unaware of who has been informed of her > > death so I am emailing everybody of the service arrangements. There will > > be a service on Friday 31st December at 1.30 pm at the Cambridge > > Crematorium. > > > > With regards > > > > Roy Smith > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > It's fast, it's easy and it's free. Get MSN Messenger today! > > http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger > > > >
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