Hello Friends and Family,
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Memories: Good and Bad |
Hard to believe that was 18 years ago come Wednesday. Those memories are so fresh, so bitter. This year, I took on a special project and gathered all the photos that I could find of our lives together and scanned them — some 320 shots requiring 4GB+ of disk space — so now I have electronic copies of all. I thought I might share some of those photos with you so we can all remember those happier days. Kona and I both loved Hawai‘i (it goes without saying that I still do). We both had a feeling that we were Hawaiian in a previous life — and perhaps we had been ipos (sweethearts) in that previous life — and that our spirits had searched for each other until we actually met in this life. |
This photo is actually from 1997, after Kona's diagnosis, surgery and chemotherapy — our last trip together. She actually seemed to be progressing so well — she had stood up to all that adversity, was strong and happy. Soon after we returned home to Phoenix, we learned that the chemo was not working and that the cancer was spreading.
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I look back and remember all the good times Kona and I had. And to think that it was only three and a half years that we were together. We were lucky to have that time of loving companionship and I wanted more — but it was not to be — one does not have a say in such matters. Which brings me to my common refrain when I remind you to cherish your every moment with loved ones — you never know how many of those moments the fates will allow. |
Life is good.
Aloha,
B. David
P. S., All photos and text © B. David Cathell Photography, Inc. — www.bdavidcathell.com