Little Denise
Coffee of the Day: caramel Mochiata
I used to work with Denise at Walmart. She was this little 5 foot tall GIANT of a lady in her late 40's ( I think) who you could never sit still. You had to chase her down to ask her a question. We were CSM's at walmart. Customer Service Managers if you didn't' know.....The red jackets. There was a group of us and we all got along great. Still to this day I see them and hang out with them and just have the best time. Denise didn't always go with us as she is the one married with kids. She always laughed, always had a smile...I don't think I've ever seen her really mad at anyone.....And even if she was bothered by something...She would tell you...For sure....But then it was like no big deal. She'll tell it like it.
You would never know it, but this GIANT of a woman had colon cancer. She's been through 3 surgeries, fought the battle and won, then it came back, had two more surgeries, kemo again.....And still.....You would never know it. Always had a smile or a laugh.....Always hopefull.
I found out recently that the cancer had spread to her brain and on Monday morning she died in her sleep.
she was such a great person to know and I'm so grateful to have known her. She was a great friend, a great co-worker, just a wonderful being of light. And it sucks that this disease that she fought so hard to conquer.....Won the battle.
you might have remembered me talking about her in past postings. I did a lot of fund raising for her at walmart. I'm gonna miss her. The wake is tomorrow.
Rest in Peace my friend......
````````````````````````````so I'm at work now. I have no energy at all to be here. I have this toothache from hell. I'm tired I feel like a cow and all I want to do is go home and sleep.
maybe this 2 job thing is not working for me. I don't know. I like the second job, but I'm not sure if I have it in me to do it. I honestly don't know if I will ever get it. There is just so much to remember. I feel like the grandmother of the place. Everyone there is 23 and under. Seriously. I don't know. I might have to rethink this.
I've been eating way to much lately. And I feel it. There will be a feedbag entry soon on that.
well I guess I should get back to work. Maybe ill update this later on again......
posted by Jae @ 1/11/2006 11:34:00 AM
2 Comments:
sorry to hear about your coworker/friend from Walmart. It's hard to loss someone in your life.
I, too, am sorry to hear about your friend. :(
It's a terrible thing how cancer is taking people out all the time now. I think it's because our bodies can't sustain with the way we live today. Refined foods, tons of stress, not enough antioxidants, not enough sun, not enough rest... And in the case of someone who works at Walmart, not making a living wage. (Which makesyou stress more, eat more refined crap, you know...)
I'm not trying to trivialize your pain, I've just thought a lot on this subject. Watching my mom die with brain tumors really changed the way I look at almost everything. She was a deli clerk at a grocery store, and had more stress and worked harder than most people I know. I hope I don't come across cold - because it's quite the opposite emotion going on for me right now.
As far as your sleepy/sad/discouraged mood - it makes perfect sense. Just don't forget that tomorrow is a new day, and a new day presents a thousand new opportunities for living. (((((you)))))
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