{"id":459,"date":"2015-07-15T20:59:27","date_gmt":"2015-07-16T04:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wendyjosavage.com\/?p=459"},"modified":"2015-07-15T21:02:01","modified_gmt":"2015-07-16T05:02:01","slug":"remembering-wendy-jo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendyjosavage.com\/?p=459","title":{"rendered":"Remembering Wendy Jo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wendy Jo was kind of a realist<\/a>. She had accepted her fate some time ago and sought to find peace within herself. She had (in her own words) a very inappropriate<\/em> sense of humor about her situation because she preferred levity<\/a> over gloom. She always tried to keep people from feeling uncomfortable about her situation by telling jokes or in other ways. The trick was to get a laugh instead of a cry or sad face.<\/p>\n

She preferred not to focus on the negative<\/em> but instead to focus on the positive<\/em>. Her wish at the end was that her family and friends could have a gathering and share experiences and memories about her, as we saw in an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation<\/a>. Because our family and friends are so far away that wasn’t logistically feasible. Nonetheless that is what I tell people when I see them and they are sad about Wendy. It’s okay to offer condolences<\/a>. But Wendy would prefer that people are content that her pain is over. Her 3+ year battle with cancer has ended. She is at peace. Her journey to the stars is now complete. She has moved on and she wanted the same for us.<\/p>\n

We keep her in our memories and some of us feel a sense of loss without her. But we remember her and how strong she was and that brings me a sense of peace, despite the sense of loss. Wendy gave me 15 happy years. We recently celebrated our 14th wedding anniversary. She was a good mother and a good wife. At many businesses the staff knew and liked Wendy very much because she was a very friendly person with a great smile. This<\/em> is how I will remember her.<\/p>\n

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This blog is now a memorial to Wendy Jo Savage. Wife. Mother. Maker. Lover of Nature.<\/p>\n

In the future I will be posting things about Wendy. Little tid-bits that maybe you didn’t know about her. An insight into her life. So check back occasionally as there will be new things here. This isn’t my last post. I will try to post these updates to her Facebook page as well. Peace, everyone.<\/p>\n

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Wendy holding a baby sheep.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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