Dear Friend No More With Us

Seattle, Washington.   

At 9:10 PM pacific standard time on Tuesday July 20th, 
Carole Jane Morgan-Burke passed on. 

This was the message from her beloved daughter, Dawn.

On Tuesday, April 20, 2010, Carole wrote in her blog:

Happy Birthday

It just occurred to me that this day is almost over and I didn't let you all know that it is the anniversary of the day I was told I have cancer. I am now four years into this battle. Sometimes it feels like it has been forever then other times it feels like it is just sliding by one day melts into another and another and another.  It just occurred to me that this day is almost over and I didn't let you all know that it is the anniversary of the day I was told I have cancer. I am now four years into this battle. Sometimes it feels like it has been forever then other times it feels like it is just sliding by ----- one day melts into another and another and another.
Well, four years and 3 months later, Carole's sliding days are over.  From beginning to end, she battled courageously and with optimism and dignity.   Only 8 weeks ago, she told me that she still wanted to explore the Great Barrier Reef with me.  Perhaps we will do it one day.

Carole was an excellent artistic photographer and after Leiomyosarcoma was diagnosed, she threw herself into using her talents to publicise and make money for research into this aggressive cancer.  She was a great support to other sufferers and an inspiration to deviant art members, where she showcased her art.

Carole started a journal when she was first diagnosed.  It's well worth reading.  Click here.

Scott, Dawn, Patty and all of Carole's family ----may many happy memories give you bubbles of laughter as you mourn her loss.  

Goodbye, Dear Friend

 12.8.1953 - 20.7.2010

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