I Hate August!

I know you have wondered why I hate August since I have posted this before I suppose I should explain myself to you my dear reader.  August has not been kind to me recently.  Not been kind to me or to others I know in the last few weeks.

I received news this afternoon that a grand lady known far and wide as Miss Stella passed on to a better place this afternoon.  She is with her beloved Mr. Charlie now.  Mr. Charlie was one of the happiest people you would ever meet!  He hung out around our local Ace Hardware here in Hampstead.  His son in law and daughter owned it at that time so you could say he was the official welcoming committee!  If you couldn't find it Mr. Charlie always knew where it was and how to fix it if you didn't know how.  It was a sad day indeed when he passed.  I remember Miss Stella telling her daughter that he wasn't really at the cemetery, that there was no reason for her to go there.  At first I didn't understand that as I am sure neither did her children and grandchildren.  As time wore on we all began to understand she didn't need to visit a grave site to be with Mr. Charlie, she carried him inside her heart everywhere she went.  She continued to live in the little white house with the green metal roof.  She got some donkeys and goats.  She planted her garden and welcomed her great grandchildren into the world with open arms.  She loved to show them how it was on the farm.  Her great grandson recently said he felt sure that Nanny would teach God how to farm once she got settled in and all.  I'm sure she will but first she will have some catching up to do with Mr. Charlie as I am sure he has been waiting for her on the other side.  Miss Stella you will be missed by all who have known you.  I for one will never forget you and look forward to meeting you on the other side.

This past August 6th was like any other day for me.  The usual nothing different around here.  But to remarkable woman like Susie Guyton this was suppose to be the day her new meds would help ease her MS.  Multiple Sclerosis, or MS, is a chronic condition that affects the central nervous system. The damage caused by multiple sclerosis creates lesions or scars, that can be seen on the brain, spinal cord and optic nerve. Because the process of developing these lesions is called sclerosis.  Multiple sclerosis literally means "many scars."

Susie was a great chick to know!  I remember when she and her little girls lived at the end of my road how her kids would play with my two girls.  The four of them were the same age.  Now the four of them are all grown up.  Susie was a great mother and grandmother too.  She and I had some fun times living on Amanda Ln.  That was when we were too poor to know it!  lol  I had just had my son when her oldest came home with chicken pox.  Poor Susie she couldn't afford to be out of work.  She was a single mom and needed that income.  So me being who I am and seeing an opportunity for my little ones to get chicken pox early in life told her to bring them on over!  We'll have a party!  I said!  And so we did!  I still have pics somewhere of little Kari with dots on her wee face!  lol  Yes all five kids had chicken pox at the same time but at least Susie didn't loose any work and best of all my baby didn't scar because he was too young to scratch them!  She eventually met a really nice guy and they moved up to New Bern.  We kept in touch thru her aunt.  She made a deep impression on me.  She was a strong willed woman with a lust for life and a determination to have it her way.  She was so strong willed that she believed there was a way around anything.  She believed somewhere there had to be a cure for MS.  She was willing to try anything if it would give her the relief she was seeking. 

They had ran every test available for this new drug.  She passed them all with flying colors.  When the day came for her to start the procedure nothing seemed out of the ordinary. She even told her boyfriend she was going to take a nap while she waited for it to work it's magic on her.  Susie Rebecca Smith Guyton I will never forget you sweetie.  The sun doesn't shine as bright as it once did.....

August is also the month my dear sweet mama passed away.  It is the month that the evil Lupus appeared looking for her and stole her from us.  I remember her last words to me were, I'm not scared of dying, I just don't want to leave them (meaning our family) but I know my loved ones who have gone before me are just on the other side waiting for me. 



Good night to you all.  Good night Betty.