Thursday, November 6, 2014
My deepest sympathies to all of Marlene's family and friends. My husband and I had the opportunity to visit with Marlene at the Assiniboine Center on several occasions since her admission... During the first visit Marlene talked about acceptance of her diagnosis of terminal cancer, however it seemed more like she was trying to convince herself. After numerous visits, I visited with her alone on the October 3rd for about 2 hours. I was leaving for a trip to BC right after that and had planned on visiting again once I got home... but upon my return home I ended up with the flu.. so I stayed away. The first day I felt somewhat normal was on October 31st, which as we all know was the day she passed away. At first I was upset that I had not had the opportunity to visit with Marlene again, but when I look back, the last visit I had with her was amazing. We talked about everything from flowers to music to dying. One thing that Marlene said to me that day was that she was not afraid... she said she knew she was going to be with Denny and she had no fears of what might lay beyond this life... she had truly accepted that her death was near and she was ready for it. I take comfort in this knowledge and hope all her loved ones do as well. Rest in Peace my dear friend Marlene.
