DIANNE BEAUDRY (SMITH)

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DIANNE BEAUDRY (nee SMITH) One year ago, the light in your eyes burned bright until the end came near. Watching your pain as you died and not being able to help was the hardest things I've ever had to do. Until then, I thought I was a strong person, as you taught me to be, but that knocked me to my knees. But, I knew how much it meant to you to be able to leave this world as you wanted to, in your terms and through your ... will. You guided your death as you lived your life, in control. This past year has been one of my biggest hurdles to overcome in life. There have been times I didn't know how to make it through, or if I even could. I have lost my anchor, my conscience, my best friend, my way in life.... There were so many times I've needed you, and it made me so sad that I couldn't feel you hug me anymore. For awhile, I lost all the strength you've worked so hard to teach me. The clouds have started to clear, the rain has started to become only a mist, the rainbow is struggling to shine through the fog, the sun is starting to shine through the darkness. One day soon, the skies will be blue and the days will be bright. I am starting the journey to healing, opening myself up to feeling again, to remembering the bad, and laughing at the good. I am being true to myself now, and I am making you proud. My biggest wish is you're up there still being my biggest cheerleader!!! - Love, your loving husband, daughter and grandson: Leon, Melissa and Jordan.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Mar 01, 2013