thinking of all of you and giving thanks for your friendship - I have moved again and when I have computer acess will in fact write about it -

love Kathryn

Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend and

for all the lovely notes of encouragement. No news though
love kathryn (kat)

This note is to all my friends no matter where you reside.....

I wanted to wish everyone a belated Columbus Day if you celebrate - Happy Thanksgiving to my wonderful Canadian friends

Happy Thursday (picture from Brendan) and thanks for every single email - note - tribute - pics and letters.

I do so hope my Halloween and Happy Celtic New Years card goes through but if not please know I am sending wishes for a beautiful time to all.

With love

Kathryn

LOVE - when I got sick my beloved Sabs was killed protecting the house and my darling Paws lives in another state ... Sultan died 7/4 -- my heart breaks to see them.

Aurora -(Sabs sister is w/Pawz in New Hampshire - Fiona my beautiful blk cat died of a broken heart and Inkystinky the gray kitten Kimberley recused in a snow storm and raised is romping (I hope and pray) in Vermont on a farm.

I hope somewhere Kimberley has photos of Fiona and Aurora in order to make this photo album complete.

Album: MY PETS - All Now Deceased Due To Me LOVE - when I got sick my beloved Sabs was killed protecting the house and my darling Paws lives in another state ... Sultan died 7/4 -- my heart breaks to see them. by Kathryn C. (449)

I recvd. the picture posted above from several wonderful care2 friends and  suffice to say that this very simple picture truly does say it all.
I want to thank all of you for keeping our friend link open and vital. I was very happy to see that although in the past few months I have  lost about 6  linked friends, I totally understand and am actually glad to see that others I worried about are at least still here at Care2 if only as friends of friends. I take my friends here very serious and try to write all of you even though it is often 25 of you at a time. Each and everyone of you is unique and special to me and I do so deeply thank you for being the caring wonderful individuals that you are.
May I take this moment to wish all of you a very blessed week and a glorious fall season to come. I will continue to post to you and keep you informed as to how I am. My fingers are crossed and prayers sent to those above that this month will bless me with a job and an eventual place of my own.
With loving friendship ----------- I remain,
Kathryn 

Although I am only 57 years old, this weekend tragically brings home how many phenomanal lives I have been priveledged to observe evolve and end. This encompasses not only Senator Ted Kennedy this week but, Agnes Corbett here at care2 - Darianna another care2 member who fought a valiant battle against cancer - Princess Lady Di - Robert and John Kennedy - President Nixon - Heath Ledger - my friend Alfredo Cauvotto an AIDS victum - Raymond Paul Cook - and the list of outstanding people is endless.

I was honored to know Senator Kennedy - having met him as an educator and the President of the Woman's Auxiallary for the Letter Carriers Union here in Springfield, Mass. He made an impact on all the lives he touched. The Kenndey family had so much tragedy over the course of its years. But, the good Ted accomplished very much out weighd any and all scandal.

I had Agnes Corbett as a friend and mentor here on care2. She was a sincere woman of intergrity and laughter. Kindness and caring.

I once spoke to Lady Di in a tea room in London when she was a school girl in the late 70's.  What a divine woman she truly became.

I want to say that I feel deeply honored to have known these people - and to know all of you here at care2 even if only in a small way.

May god bless each of you - and thank you for touching and being part of my life.

Kathryn Anne Cook

August 29th, 2009

ABUSE Friday, 4:07 PM The lady I am living w/had a terrible tragedy occur to her stepdaughter this past Sunday 7/12. Although I was recovering from the surgery (ear surgery fri. 7/10) - Lisa recvd. a phone call at 4:15a telling her that her husbands daughter's house was on fire and that Ana the daughter - 38yrs old was missing. They ultimately found her - rushed her to the hospital - but she died. Tonight, though Ana's funeral was held today - her ex-husband was arrested and charged with murder - arson and violation of a restraining order. She had been stabbed over 40 times (we has originally told 27) - beaten and then he torched her home to hide the crime. Domestic Abuse is on the rise and is not simply a woman's nightmare. Men are also abused but, essentially, everyone is ultimately affected. I think what bothers me most, is actually how common abuse seems to be. Children - animals - Adults. Do we only abuse the helpless? We seem to turn a blind eye. Have we become so immune to these horrific events? What has happened to human kindness - care - concern? I ask this because, Ana's neighbor heard a man and a woman fighting on the front lawn - she was yelling for help and he (the neighbor) ignored it. It was Ana - and the ex-husband involved his 14 year old son - now an accomplice and will perhaps be tried as an adult.... are we so emotional less to this all? (When I first posted this to my groups perhaps 3 people replied - are we so apathetic to this - has it become so common we turn a blind eye and chose to ignore it?) As for my surgery - I find out how successful it is this coming Thursday 23rd - I hear better - things actually seem magnified. But, I am beyond weary - from the lack of sleep - the events here this week and my own drive to find out what happened to my identification - how my home could be foreclosed upon while I was in the hospital last year to name few incidents. Thank you again for all your love - continued support in the groups and messages to me. PS Just a funny positive thought... Recession does end -- and perhaps this Southern Bell shall rise again. Love Kat

This pas yr while I was recovering from almost dying, I repeatedly continued to dream of a Native American man - very tall perhaps 6'6" - he always came into my dreams and helped rescue me from the rest home I ended up in. Now on welfare - food stamps and little money to boot, this dream of, this man gave me hope - and faith to continue to get well .. I guess I wonder if the dream was wishful thinking?? - hoping .. was it a preminition? (Geez my spelling leaves much to be desired}. Is this experience of having nothing something I am to go through so that when I figure out how to put my life back together, I appreciate what it was like to have nothing and gain what I had back? To understand and appreciate what I had and how easy it is to lose it? ..... All I know is this dream - this Indian ...saved my life... but for what? To be alone? To figure out how to rebuild all I lost? Sigh, this question continues to go round and round in my head... Any replies would be helpful. Thank you for keeping me in your prayers - thoughts and hearts... thank you or keeping me as a friend.

 -- with love -- Happy Weekend Kat

Sorry if this seems to be a wierd blog -- but, I reach out for your thoughts...

Short but sweet -- thank you for all the care2 cards - messages - testimonies - and those pics/notes posted on my profile page. Although some pics were lost .. plse know though most of the cards I cannot see or reply to but know that I deeply appreciate the care - friendship - love and concern. I am worried about many missing friends and posted a missing friends topic in the Java grp - I sincerely hope everyone will let me know where our friends went.

Please accept this note as a thank you - I was/am touch at the loyalty and concern.

With love

kat