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Paula's avatar

Nice article!

Paul Scott Duesterdick's avatar

Very well written and compassionate article describing an acquaintance's life cut short and not overstating your relationship. Excelsior!

Libby Scanlan's avatar

Mission accomplished~what a beautiful tribute.

Chuck Lennon's avatar

I've read several articles about Jill since her passing and she sounds like she was a really remarkable woman... I would have loved to have met her. Your article about her, Bill, was so well written and appropriate. Thanks for sharing this with us.

Karen's avatar

What a beautiful tribute to a lovely lady! I’m sorry for your loss, for her family’s loss and for our loss of an honest, caring, compassionate person, we need more of those in this world now!

Barbara's avatar

Thank you, Bill, for a heart felt article! You bring such an element of connection and warmth to your stories. I lost my brother and my husband to a glioblastoma. One can only hope there is a cure out there for this bad boy disease.

Dixie OConnor's avatar

Ditto what everyone has already said, Bill - and one more thank you from me!

Rick Dowling's avatar

And another “well done” from me Bill. So sad when great folks are lost far too soon. Glioblastoma is truly a horrible disease. We lost a very good friend and a great guy to it just a few years ago. Very sad.

Melissa's avatar

Never heard of Scary Mommy, the company or.the person behind it. As someone pointed out to me when my husband died, we all.lose people , and that person is likely the centre or someone's world. Your column was well written

Bill Murphy Jr.'s avatar

I'm very sorry for your loss. You are right, everyone is the center of someone's world.

SPW's avatar

Nice work as usual Bill. You have the touch that not that many are blessed with. From what I read, Jill filled an important niche for women faced with one of the most important jobs and who don’t want to blow it. She had a gift that could lighten such a responsibility. She sounds so much more fun to read than a Dr. Spock.

I too lost an extremely bright light to that insidious tumor. Just like Jill, she was a positive charge in what could be a negative world at times. A cure for cancer can’t come soon enough.