[Oxford63] sad news

[Rena Koopman]

of course you will know from the subject of this email to be prepared. Sadly Susie Myers Howard died on August 19th. Here is her obituary:  https://www.courant.com/obituaries/susan-m-howard/

I have gone back and forth trying to decide about sharing an excerpt from her last email communication with me (she wrote this 4 days before surgery)  and have decided Susie wouldn’t mind. 
Her positive voice comforts me and I hope hope hope she was so medicated that she never regained consciousness and indeed got to “fly the kite.”

I had emailed her and said, among other things, that I was lighting a candle with a wish for her:





> God really loves giving out challenges, and aren’t they supposed to open up the faith gates for us?
> So, this is how it’s all going to happen!  Do you think?
> 
> It will be a 2-month duration from start (Friday) to finish, but I understand I have incredibly good care lined up, starting with the surgeon.  He’s planning to do the chest crack maneuver, and I’m still not worried.
> 
> So I’ll probably be flying kites and hallucinating along the way, but maybe that’s a dream I can look forward to.
> 
> I will make sure to let you know one way or another on how this all turns out.
> 
> Many thanks again for your good healing thoughts and wishes.  I’ve never had a candle lit for me before.  It sounds so special.   Woooeee.
> 
> Love and hugs,
> Susie






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