Marianne L.

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The Basics

Location: Northeast Ohio
Gender:

female
Birthday:

January 1
Sexual Orientation:

straight
Relationship Status:

married

Profile updated: May 03, 2008
Last signed in: Mar 26, 2010
Member since: Apr 30, 2008

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Healing the Distance Between Bereaved Parent & Surviving Sibling

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It's been ten and a half years since our son Jim died, and I've learned that no matter how close a family is prior to . . . more

About Me

People say I'm:

Quiet but funny...still waters run deep; empathetic when tragedy strikes...I've been challenged by various traumas in life.
Describe Yourself:

Married for decades to the same man. We met in college and just couldn't stay apart. I've had a multitude of careers: newspaper reporter, public relations & marketing director, vice president of an insurance-fraud investigative company, an interior designer, a Realtor, and currently work as an adult services & reference librarian. I'm the mother of a daughter in Colorado, and our son is deceased. We have two shiny grandchildren. Life is good!
On Gather, I'm Looking For ...:

Readers... Especially people who read Literary Fiction. Gardeners...especially butterfly gardeners.
Women who have survived physical maladies, surgeries, on-going pain, but who strive to keep joy in their lives.
Bereaved families, especially parents & siblings, who have experienced the death of a child (of any age, any cause). Others listened to me, I'll listen to you.

Interests

Favorite Music, Artists, Genres:

Eva Cassidy, The Samples, INXS, Sting, Sheryl Crow, Boston, Clannad, Kelly Clarkson, Blackfoot, Alison Kraus, Mario, Nat King Cole, Janet Jackson, Barry White, Norah Jones, Bill Withers, Edwin McCain, The Beatles, Rolling Stones, David Cook
Favorite Books, Writers, Genres:

"People of the Book" by Geraldine Brooks, "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini, Annie Dillard, Loren Eiseley, Barry Lopez, Albert , Schweitzer, Sark, Non-Fiction and Literary Fiction, Non-fiction or literary fiction.
Favorite Movies, Actors, Genres:

"Lars and the Real Girl" - my fave for 2008
Favorite TV Shows, Actors:

"Boston Legal, " "30 Rock" "So You Think You Can Dance, " "Mad Men" "Breaking Bad" "The View" "Morning Joe" "Medium" HGTV shows, "Sunrise Earth" "CBS Sunday Morning" "Pushing Daisies"
Favorite Places:

The lakeside wine country of Niagara Falls, NY/ONT., The Westside Market, Cleveland, Ohio, German Village, Columbus, Ohio, Lo-Do in Denver, Co. Natural hot springs, Colorado, Seabrook or Kiawah Islands, SC, Headlands Beach park, Mentor, Oh, Pittsburgh, PA, galleries & shops, "Little Switzerland" Amish Country in Southern Ohio
Interests and Activities:

Walking, bike-riding, Laughter Yoga, flower gardening, butterfly gardening, reading & writing, exploring new ideas on the internet, using desktop publishing software, meditating
Wish List:

That all who despair will find comfort and peace.
friendship & smiles:

faint smile, trying to smile, big smile, biggest smile, head back laughing, laugh-snorting

Affiliations

Colleges:

Kent State University (OH), College of Charleston (SC)
High Schools:

Villa Maria HS

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Erica Hidvegi, May 4, 2008, 8:49PM EDT

Hello Marianne,

I am Ron C's daughter and I appreciate having Compassionate Friends in my backyard when I need them. Thank you for making the chapter here in n.e. ohio, sincere, caring and wonderful to share in.
sharing the light,

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Ron C., May 3, 2008, 9:32PM EDT

Thank you so much for your invitation my compassionate friend. You know Jesse would have been 28 years old on April 23d. Eight years and it still feels the same. Tomorrow is the Louie Run ending at Painesville Fairgrounds. Jesse is on the Roll Call list since 2000. If it hadn't been for the invitation to see him cross over to the other side I probably wouldn't have been able to handle the heart surgery. Tammy Erica & I send love, good to "see you". I feel so guilty not coming to the meetings . .

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