RIP luvmarypoppins 🪽

[slo]

I’m so sorry to hear this - my deepest condolences.
May God welcome her with open arms and give comfort to her family

 

[focusondisney]

Very sorry to hear. Deepest sympathy to her family.

 

[AnnaS]

double posst

 

[AnnaS]

Sorry to hear this. Condolences to the family and all DIS friends. RIP

 

[Planogirl]

I'm so sorry to see this. RIP bright light.

 

[snappy]

I'm so sorry to see this. RIP bright light.

Luvmarypoppins was indeed a bright light to many here in addition to her family and friends.

 

[BLTtinkerbell]

I am very sorry to hear this. She will be greatly missed by so many.
My sincere condolences to her family and friends. May she rest in peace.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Glad to see so many nice responses here. Thank you. This really can be a great place.

I mentioned in the OP that luvmarypoppins had ventured over to the breast cancer thread years ago when she was diagnosed with a tricky thyroid cancer. (We always welcomed all cancer experiences and even had people who loved them there for support and ideas, too, over the years.) She came along at a time when I was pretty well past my own cancer journey, but she offered her friendship, and I watched her join in support for so many others over the years. Really, always there for everyone, without fail. I might even say she kept the thread more active than anyone did.

Then about a year ago, I was unexpectedly diagnosed with a new breast cancer - for the second time. Put it this way, it was a hard year. I posted a little here and there about it, but this time around, I dealt with it a different way, sharing treatment woes and seeking support more from close friends and family. But guess who always pulled me back, asking how I was doing and offering prayers, which meant so much to me. Yup, lmp, as we affectionately called her.

Then the greatest irony hit when she was also diagnosed with breast cancer herself last year (among other maladies she’d been dealing with for so long). Funny, because, although she had her family and one of her sons who’s an NP to help her navigate that path, she already had a great group of friends and supporters here who were quite familiar with the diagnosis and could also help with ideas. Seems like maybe it was meant to be all along. It always amazes me how life can be so funny that way. (Lmp would know exactly what I’m talking about!)

To her family, as the originator of said cancer support thread here, it’s always devastated me when we’ve lost a participant > friend. But this one’s hitting me hard. In particular because she cared so much about me, personally, and offered sincere prayers for me at a time I’d asked for them, and felt I really needed them, and I know those prayers really counted. (She was like my own mother that way!) Please know that I pray for her now and will continue to do so. I’m so sorry for your loss. I can tell from your pictures what a great family you are.