A New Chapter

Hello again, it's been awhile.  For one year I sat here and told you about my Dee.  I traveled back through her lifetime and tried to recall the journey she took in this world.  The journey that made her into the woman she became.  I laughed and cried, but mostly cried as I missed her so terribly and still do.   But now life and Dee has opened a new chapter for me.  Instead of spending my time crying (although I still do sometime), I am now a business woman.  Did you know that to start a charity is the same as starting a new business?  Well I didn't until I had to file a business tax return for Denise's People.  I would never had imagined at this time of my life to be starting a new business, but here I am.  I even had business cards printed.

Before I would sit and dwell on the past and what Dee did or said or what she would be missing. Now I sit and make plans for future events to be held in her name.  It's amazing the change this venture is making in life.  My mind is constantly thinking about what to do next or how to do it.  Some nights I can't sleep because an idea pops into my head and I have to write it down so I don't forget (easy to do at my age). Before last years walk I didn't know the first thing about planning a charity fundraiser and I'm still learning as I go.  I'm sure I have a silent partner up above who is guiding me along because it seems things just fall into place when I least expect it.

Because of The Walk to End Brain Cancer I have met some extraordinary people.  Some are survivors, parents, children, friends,spouses or siblings of lost loved ones.  Some are just ordinary people who know a good cause and want to help.  They seem to show up out of the blue with stories or offers of help.   All of these people are special and I am glad I have been able to meet them.  Support for my organization is coming from everywhere and it overwhelms me. But hearing of new brain tumor patients is everywhere too and that saddens me.

I will continue on my journey knowing it is something Dee would have liked me to do and with a sense that in some way I am still doing for her.  This is my therapy and a way to keep my daughter with me. 

Thanks for being one of Denise's People and please visit the website at http://www.denisespeople.org/

Until next time.