It is over.
Robin fought hard. She didn't want to give in but the cancer was too much. She passed away peacefully and when she was ready. We played music for her at the end. She was with the people she loved and the people that loved her. Pray for Katelyn, Alyssa and Anthony as they come to grips with this. The funeral will be held on Saturday.
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I am so, so sorry. I am sending all of you good thoughts for the strength to get through this. I have never met Robin (although we did get to speak on the phone for a bit in December) but have known her through the Eyes on the Prize gyn cancer support list. We connected because we both had young kids. Later when I too was diagnosed with a recurrence she was very supportive and I appreciated that.
Peace Robin.
Michele T. (EOTP)
this is from joe, jackie's husband. just wanted to pass along tht jackie, debbie king and ethel met up at dexter's in order to celebrate robin's life and toast her with her favorite drink, a margarita.
let us all celebrate robin's love filled life in this hard time. let's all be together with friends and loved one and tell robin stories, to laugh and to cry and to share and to never forget robin's courageous battle and will to live. she was an example for us all and an inspiration.
to life. to memories. to friends. to family.
I will continue to keep you and your children in my prayers. Robin was a friend and a source of support for me when I was first diagnosed. I only knew her through Eyes on the Prize support list. She is at peace. I am sure she will be watching out for us from heaven.
God's speed Robin.
Jaunita B. (EOTP)
I am so sorry to hear that Robin has slipped from us, but I know she's now at peace. When I last visited, she waved me back as I was about to leave and asked for prayers. I now pray for your family; especially the children - that they carry with them the strength that she has shown them. Robin was a great coworker, fellow parishioner, and most of all, a friend to all who knew her. She lives on in the hearts of many.
karen t
I too knew Robin through the Eyes on the Prize gyn cancer list. She wanted so badly to stay for her children. Now she's at peace.
My prayers are with her children, husband, family and friends who will miss her.
Love,
Diane S. (EOTP)
I just wanted to share you some of my thoughts about Robin as I say prayers along with you for her...
The last few years have been a rough ride for Robin. Dealing with the cancer was very tough for her... for her husband Chris... for her kids... and rest of their family and friends... She is an inspiration to me the way she handled her situation. Even through the fear of the unknown in so many ways.... she always gave a strong face and encouraged us all to live life fully. I don't think I know her any other way than this. She loved to have parties and she always loved being the hostess. She really relished the attention. But even those weren't her happiest times. She never was so happy as when she could hold her kids in her arms and give them a big pillow squeezing hug and a fully puckered kiss that would turn their cheeks rosy red from the multiple of lipstick kisses. Those - I think were her most happiest moments.
She loved being a mother. She lived to be a mother. Even from her childhood, she began to thread her mothering skills - taking care of her grandmother. When her mom was out trying to earn a living, Robin was at home providing motherly care to her grandmother as she bathed her, clothed her, and fed her... As Robin got older, she blossomed into a beautiful intelligent woman with a college degree, and started her work career. And again Robin nurtured her motherly craft by tending to her own mother's needs. She so tried to give her mother the legs to stand on by providing her a car to get to and from the store, a roof to live under, and a job to make her mom feel self-sufficient.
When Robin was pregnant with her first child Katelyn, I can vividly remember her prancing her nine month figure across the house singing "I Feel Good" by the late singer James Brown. She couldn't wait for the day when she could hold her daughter in her swaddling arms. She knew giving birth to a child would be a painful ordeal, but she fought through her pregnancy fears, knowing that the rewards for her labor would overcome the hours of knee bending contractions that she would endure. And so it was, more than she could have imagined I think, the happiness she felt taking care of that little baby. Being attentive to every cry and nurturing to every need, she was always by her baby's bedside. And so it was with her other two beautiful babies, Alyssa and Anthony....
Even then, she was always there for the other mothers in her life - her friends.... She was at the delivery of one of her best friend's second child and served as a "shoulder to lean on" - "step-in-mom" when LiseAnne gave birth to Dominique... She gave her motherly support in whatever way she could. She even had to be a brief and momentary "step-in-dad" when dad had fainted. And so it was, she gave her support unconditionally and did so for many of her other best friends...
Cancer robbed her of her nature... But now, Her husband, kids, family and friends were given the opportunity to return the care that she loved giving us. She loved life and always lived it like she didn't have long to enjoy it. She did it well. Even in the end, fighting her cancer fears, she would always say "Let's Celebrate Life." That is how I know her....
With Long Lasting Love,
Greg
I am so terribly sorry. I wish I had words to provide you all with more comfort.
I knew Robin from EOTP and read many of her posts. I do know that she struggled and fought, very hard. She can now finally rest.
I continue to fight and will think of Robin as we all will at EOTP along with her family and friends.
My thoughts and heartfelt prayers go out to all that knew her, especially her children.
Peace be with you,
Tracy S. (EOTP)
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