I feel a touch of sadness every time I go to get my paper and mail and I am faced with the view of this house which is across the street from me. The lady who lived there died about two or three weeks ago. Her husband still lives there.
I did not know the lady very well even though we have been neighbors for about 36 years. I had met her on occasions but we never did much neighboring. She had ovarian cancer which was discovered about a year or so ago. She was only 66 years old. Even though I did not know her that well I still feel a touch of sorrow for her husband when I look over there.
Her death makes a count of four for our part of the neighborhood. The two houses
on the one side of me and then her death made three and with Ford, my husband, dying eleven years ago made it four. Out of the three houses along side of me and then the lady right across the street makes a total of two widows and two widowers
One sad thing is the lady right next door has a retarded son who lives with her. He is probably about 30 or 35 years old and she is in her 70s. I am sure it must be a big burden on her to have her son and to know that she might die long before he does. I feel certain that she must have made plans for him but it still would be an awful thing
to have on your mind.
Well no matter how sad, LIFE GOES ON!
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