I’m sad to know your journey will soon end,
This must be hard for Charlie and your girls to take.
I know this remaining time you must spend,
With Charlie and the ones you love best.

I hope God shall be there with you everyday,
Giving you comfort and may He ease your pain.
I know that none of us can really ever say,
We will still be here tomorrow for another day.

Still it is so hard to have to say goodbye,
To you a valued family member for many years.
One day soon we’ll meet again in the sky,
There in Heaven with the rest of the family.

For now, Dear Betty, I must say to you,
I’ll miss your loving presence in our family.
I know our sisterhood one day we will renew,
Until that time I must say “I love You!”

Copyright @ 2004 M. Doris Fuller

This poem I wrote to my sister-in-law Betty,
Who has terminal cancer. It is very hard to
Write your goodbye to someone who has been
A family member for so many years, but I think
It would be harder if I knew I didn’t say these
Words to her while I still can. Dear Betty,
I Will Always Love You!


Update
Since I wrote this poem to Betty in April 2004
She has gone through many ups and downs with her illness.
On November 11, 2005 she lost her battle and went home.
To my brother, Charlie, she was his beloved wife for so many
Years. I know he will miss her, as will her three daughters.
Again I say to Betty, "We will always love you!!"

 

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