Ellen Crush, a fellow blogger, died yesterday morning following a two plus year fight against cancer. She used her blog, Emptying My Head, to share with us her joy of life as well as the details of her struggle. She leaves a body of work that will continue to resonate forever. She was a teacher by profession who gave generously of herself to students and to friends. I am fortunate to have been able to know her even slightly. She leaves behind a loving and heartbroken husband, Curtis. My heart aches for him right now, for it is the living who feel the pain of death. Peace to you, Curtis.
Thank you, Ellen, for discovering my blog and taking the time to write and encourage me. Thank you for introducing me to so many talented writers. Peace be to you now, dear sister. You will be sorely missed.
UPDATE: Kathy Bell has written a beautiful and eloquent tribute to Ellen.
We miss her so much in our house.
It's not like we saw her or wrote every day, but there are people whose mere presence on earth brings comfort, she was one of those.
You and I have gotten to know each other a bit because of her, I'm sure there are times you're not sure whether having an opinionated conservative Catholic half-Republican hanging around on your site is a good thing or not.
But at least we can both agree we hate Bush.
Peace.
Posted by: Kathy | August 26, 2007 at 02:54 PM