VERY sad news about our friend, Sylvia

[Dan Murphy]

Sylvia passed away this morning at 4 AM. She will be sincerely missed. Please remember her, her DS, Nick and her family in your prayers.

Here is a more complete post on the CB.

Sylvia, you will be missed, friend (http://64.225.125.24/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=44731&perpage=15&pagenumber=1)

[#1 Disney Fan]

As I've just posted on the Community Board, I am so, so sad to hear this news. :( The tears just keep streaming down my cheeks as I write these posts. Sylvia, our fellow Canadian DISer, will be deeply missed. I will continue to keep Sylvia, her son Nick, and their family in my thoughts and prayers.

[Snowwark]

My prayers and condolences to Sylvia family.

This is very sad news. :(

[dbltrbl]

Thanks Dan for the beautiful post on the community board.
NicksMom, SylviaM..
A true woman of courage....
my thoughts are with her family...

[Jo-Anne]

I am so sorry for her family and especially for her DS Nick. As a mother of two small children, I am just in tears reading all the tributes to her courage and love for her family. When I'm in Disney in Sept with my 6 year old DD, I'll be thinking of NicksMom and Nick. God Bless. Jo

[CindyAnn]

Sylvia will be sorely missed here on the DIS, because I think her courage was a lesson for everyone. My heart goes out to Nick and Margarete, Sylvia's mother.

Dan - Thanks for posting here, too. You've done so much to help Sylvia, and what a glowing and fitting tribute you wrote.

This is so very sad. I'll be thinking about all of them.

[maryann4086]

I am so sorry to hear this, my heart and prayers go out to her family. Please know that she is in our thoughts!

[bashful64]

As I posted on the community board I am deeply saddened by the loss of Sylvia. Her courage and spirit were an inspiration. I will keep Sylvia and her family and especially her son in my htoughts and prayers.

[WebmasterNathan]

Sylvia,

I did not know you, but know of you. You have touched the lives of more people than you may be aware. I wish that I had words to comfort you right now as I am sure that as you look down from Heaven upon your Son you no doubt are afraid. Fear not. Now you can observe him and watch after him as you would have liked to on earth. Take comfort in yourself and your strength as Nick will need you strong and unafraid. Absence is a space in time that a spirit fills. While earthly bonds dictate that mortals must suffice with simply walking through that space-You have the choice in how you wish to occupy it. I envy you that and can only hope that the space in which I will someday have to fill will be as vast and touch as many as yours does.

Nick,

Your Mom was a wonderful person. Why great people and loving Mommies are taken from us when they are needed the most we may never know. But She is up in Heaven with the Angels, and no doubt they are all looking at you and your grandma in awe and wonderment. Mommies might leave your earth, but they never leave your heart.

My heart goes out to Nick and his family.

May we all take heart in Her freedom. Rejoice in Her memory. And reside in Her absence.

[sammi]

I am so, so, sorry to hear of Sylvia's passing. My family and I send our deepest sympathy and prayers to her loved son and her other family members. May it be a little solace to you that others are thinking of you at this time.God bless.

Cindy

[4nana]

WebmasterNathan....Beautiful.... You said it all !
I have watch both my parents courageously battle cancer and know the struggles the family endures. My heart goes out to Sylvia's son and her family. My thoughts and prayers are with them. May she rest in peace...God Bless!

[PoohBWV]

Since taking a leave as moderator, I haven't been able to spend much time here, but something told me to check in with you guys today. This is such upsetting news. Sylvia was such a courageous women with the terrible battle she faced. God bless her family. I will be praying for them, especially Nick.
PoohBWV

[CathyCanada]

This is such sad news. Sylvia was one of the most courageous, hopeful and inspiring women I knew. While I never had the pleasure to physically meet her, I thought about her and Nick often and prayed for them.
My heart is heavy today and my eyes teary.
She will be sorely missed.
CC

[WebmasterMelanie]

Very well said Nathan. I am very sorry to hear of the loss of Sylvia. She and her family will be in my thoughts and prayers.

[Louise-Montreal]

I am so sorry to hear of Sylvia's passing. My thoughts and prayers are with her mom and son. I will remember her always helpful and enthusiastic posts. Although I do not post often, I am here every day reading, and there is a tremendous sense of family and community. Thank you Dan for your thoughtful post, thank you Pete for making Sylvia's dream come true, and thank you everyone for showing Sylvia how loved she was!

Louise

[cotye]

Although I find it hard to admit it, I sit here with tears in my eyes.

As I noted in the other thread, I visited Sylvia in hospital. Although I didn't get to know her as much as I would have liked, she was very friendly and caring. I'm still in shock over this. To think that this great person could be taken by such an unforgiving condition.

I pray for Sylvia and those she left behind. I pray that she has found peace. You will be missed Sylvia.

[TimNDansMom]

How beautifully said, Nathan!

Fourteen years ago, I watched a dear friend, also a single mom of a son, lose a battle to cancer in that same hospital and I know how hard this has been for all of Sylvia's family and friends. My heart goes out to little Nick and her mother.

Rest in peace, Sylvia. You will be missed. :(

[MickeyCanada]

:( So sad to hear the news. Deepest sympathies go out to her son Nick and the rest of her family.

[Niagara2]

So sad....the Dis name Nicksmom always sturck out to me and I knew it belonged to a special woman. Prayers for all.....especially little Nick.

[kellyla]

:( What sad news.My thoughts are with Nick and Sylvia's family.What beautiful tributes to Sylvia here on the DIS.:( :(

[Debbie]

Knowing that Sylvia has no more pain leaves us with a hole in our hearts. May God's love surround her family and friends. God Bless. http://www.wdwinfo.com/sites/debbie/sylvia3.gif

Debbie ºoº

[Baboo]

I don't know if I have any words left to explain how I feel, but Nathan said it beautifully. I keep thinking that I'm finished crying, and then I start again. I didn't know Sylvia, but I enjoyed her posts and she sent a reply to the email I sent months ago when she was in the hospital, and she seemed like a very wonderful woman. My heart is breaking for Nick and her mother. I know how hard it is to lose someone you love to cancer.

God bless you Nick and help you through this time.

Rest in peace Sylvia.

Kathy

[Canadave]

The wonderful aspect of The DIS is that it is like a great big family. I was so sad to hear of the loss of one of our family members. Our wishes go out to Nick and Margarete and the rest fo Sylvia's family and friends.
Dave

[WDWfan,uk]

........the DIS has lost a very special lady, and her courage in the face of pain, was very humbling. My heart goes out to Nick and the family.

[linda bignell]

I put off sending this because I knew I wouldn't be able to get through it with out crying.
I was never fortunate enough to meet Sylvia in person. She was, although, the first person to welcome me to these boards. I will always be grateful for that. She gave all of us something we all need from time to time. A Family. Thankyou Sylvia. You will not be forgotten.

Be at peace.


Linda Bignell