tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-274782822024-03-12T15:04:14.675-07:00Dancing With Cancer: Living With Mets, The New NormalI first got breast cancer in 1999 at age 39. <br><br>It came back in 2002 and has metastasized (spread) to my bones, liver, brain and skin. <br><br><br><br>My life is about dancing with cancer.Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02546950250787246665noreply@blogger.comBlogger1491125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27478282.post-37874315427096896142018-07-22T13:36:00.003-07:002018-07-22T13:36:58.414-07:00Cross posted to Facebook earlier this week.<br />
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So today marks the second anniversary, on the Jewish calendar, of Jill’s death. Everything seems a little earlier since her actual death anniversary is not until August 11. It sure has been a whirlwind of emotions and changes over the last two years. Most times I am pretty good and feel like she would be proud of how I continue to live my life. I do wonder sometimes how different it would be if she were still alive?<br />
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I am super pleased that Renee is now in my life as I think J<span class="text_exposed_show">ill would very much approve of her, since she is such a mensch and she loves me! I am truly a lucky man. Jill has even spoken to me once last fall (long before meeting Renee) when I bolted from my sleep to send me a message. It was loud and very clear, so I guess she is still giving me advice when I most need it. Imagine that! LOL!! </span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show">Thanks to my family, friends and colleagues for helping me so much over the last two years. I could not have done it without your love. Picture of the Yahrzeit memorial candle lit last night in her memory.</span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show"><br /></span>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02546950250787246665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27478282.post-69247583811298217632017-11-14T19:15:00.000-08:002017-11-14T19:15:10.934-08:00<span display="inline">Tomorrow, November 15th would have been Jill's 58th birthday if
she had lived just a little longer. </span><br />
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for me without her to direct whenever I hit bumps. I hope I am living
the life she would be proud of in her absence. I am sure she has laughed
hysterically at some of my missteps and blunders along the way. </span><br />
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would say to everyone on special occasions,"may all your joy be pure,
and all your pain be champagne!" </span><br />
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<span display="inline">Happy birthday to our Jill who surely
blessed my life, and many others, and loved life as much as someone
possibly could in the years she had. Life just never turns out the way
you planned, and she and I were definitely not planned for, and I feel
so blessed to have had her in my life for almost 22 years. </span><br />
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<span display="inline">Rik (Jill's husband)</span>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02546950250787246665noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27478282.post-43802930203042574552017-10-01T08:30:00.002-07:002017-10-01T08:30:41.792-07:00Second Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) without Jill and this one was much much harder as I really had nothing to do to honor her this year. So during Kol Nidre (the evening service) I basically just hummed along and cried quite a bit. The person making the pitch for the annual fundraiser was even kind enough to mention Jill by name several times and how much she had meant to the synagogue's financial health. It was quite nice. Fasting was OK but I got distracted picking the last of the Marion Berries yesterday afternoon and then just had to have a few (LOL!). Did not even realize that until several minutes later when I went whoops!<br />
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Getting back into the rhythm of teaching school is proving challenging this year after a wonderful summer of travel and learning. But it is a good distraction from my broken heart (from final breakup with a beautiful woman I was seeing on and off over the last eight months) and my missing of Jill at this time of year. How she loved the holidays so much and the cooking. At least I was able to take part in the meal before the fast this year that friends call the white meal because everything is white or light colored.<br />
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Not sure how much more I will post, but Jill wanted me to deactivate her blog after year but her words continue to help others, so perhaps I will try to keep it up a while longer. Thanks again to all of you for your continuous support and as always if you really need to reach me I am available.Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02546950250787246665noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27478282.post-83841850867759752792017-06-25T18:42:00.005-07:002017-06-25T18:42:30.733-07:00<span display="inline"></span><br />
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<span data-offset-key="50tqn-0-0"><span data-text="true">Today was our </span></span><span class="_247o" data-offset-key="50tqn-1-0" spellcheck="false"><span data-offset-key="50tqn-1-0"><span data-text="true">Jill Cohen</span></span></span><span data-offset-key="50tqn-2-0"><span data-text="true">'s unveiling of her grave marker. Beautiful words from the Rabbi on the values and ethics and the love she had for the Beth Shalom synagogue community and all her communities that she was part of including the NWAIDS Foundation, Radost Folk Group, Dunava choir, mets cancer groups and Hadassah. Beautiful words of Torah ( <a href="http://www.mechon-mamre.org/e/et/et2831.htm)">http://www.mechon-mamre.org/e/et/et2831.htm)</a> about the value of a strong assertive direct woman who knew what she wanted and was detail oriented with everyone and everything. Thanks to Rabbi </span></span><span class="_247o" data-offset-key="50tqn-3-0" spellcheck="false"><span data-offset-key="50tqn-3-0"><span data-text="true">Jill Borodin</span></span></span><span data-offset-key="50tqn-4-0"><span data-text="true"> for all that and her friends and family for sharing their kind thoughts and poems.</span></span></div>
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Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02546950250787246665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27478282.post-32146407249126652222017-06-12T17:58:00.000-07:002017-06-12T18:00:39.700-07:00Been a while since I posted as we have just passed the ten month anniversary of her death. Her unveiling of her grave marker is on June 25th and will mark the formal period of her official mourning to be over. The new normal around here is strange. The house is very quiet. Had to put Boychick down, the 11 year old rescue Cocker Spaniel because he had a pretty big tumor growing in the back of his jaw. The doctor gave him maybe six weeks. Also trying to follow Jill's wishes and look for love again. It has proven not as easy as I thought it would! I have had several dates, one extremely serious interest but it did not work because it got too complicated with us living in different countries after a few months, and it was really too hard as we were together as a couple but separated and living separate lives. I was commuting on weekends and long school breaks but it was not enough, I guess. So I guess it is back to square one a little wiser perhaps. Just returned from Cincinnati and the APHG reading where I had Graeter's Ice Cream almost every day! Jill would have loved that! Off for the summer soon (first time with no summer school or graduate school to teach) and will be going to Cuba with a bunch of geographers, New Mexico for a geography conference and back to Montreal to see my friends and family in August. The house is beautiful as always during this time of year with the garden in full bloom raspberries, strawberries and blackberries all starting to bloom. Thanks to Shira my adoptive mom who weeded and hacked back so much she filled four compost bins! Jill's favorite time of year and with the new deck she would have loved it all. Thanks for all the continuous love and support as always.Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02546950250787246665noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27478282.post-67950236067622975862017-03-12T08:41:00.002-07:002017-03-12T08:41:47.375-07:00Apparently Jill 's site keeps winning awards! I am sure she is smiling and laughing or just saying OY! She is near the end at number 48 of 50. See below:<br />
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<span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; font-size: 24px;">My name is Anuj Agarwal. I'm Founder of Feedspot.</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; font-size: 24px; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; line-height: normal;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; font-size: 24px; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; line-height: normal;">I would like to personally congratulate you as your blog Dancing With Cancer | Living With Mets, The New Normal has been selected by our panelist as one of the Top 50 Breast Cancer Blogs on the web. </span></span><a href="http://blog.feedspot.com/breast_cancer_blogs/" style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; font-size: 24px; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">http://blog.feedspot.com/breast_cancer_blogs/</a><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; font-size: 24px; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; font-size: 24px; font-weight: normal;">I personally give you a high-five and want to thank you for your contribution to this world. This is the most comprehensive list of Top 50 Breast Cancer Blogs on the internet and I’m honored to have you as part of this!</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; font-size: 24px; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; line-height: normal;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; font-size: 24px; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; line-height: normal;">Also, you have the honor of displaying the badge on your blog. </span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; font-size: 24px; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; line-height: normal;">Best, </span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; font-size: 24px; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; line-height: normal;">Anuj </span></span>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02546950250787246665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27478282.post-44000978720116942302016-12-11T20:34:00.000-08:002016-12-11T20:34:31.312-08:00Been much too long since posting last. Enjoy the posts!<br />
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Today was the four month anniversary of our <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=699319016" href="https://www.facebook.com/jill.cohen.731">Jill</a>'s death and it was a little hard as her friend Susan came over to help and we went thru most of Jill's clothes and shoes
sorting them for a women's support center so they can have professional
clothes for interviews and such. I think Jill would have liked that. It
took two hours but then there were four large garbage bags and three or
four boxes of stuff to donate! It was emotional at the end so I am glad I
had help. Then three loads of laundry, 16 shirts ironed, and dishes
washed. Man I make a lot of work for myself! Talked to a long time
friend who really helped me get thru it!<br />
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yesterday this happened....<br />
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Great honor and privilege to watch <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=699319016" href="https://www.facebook.com/jill.cohen.731">Jill</a>'s
last wishes bear fruit at the Beth Shalom's Bar Mitzvah party (13th
annual fundraiser) last night with the announcement of her generous
donation from her life insurance policy to start an endowment at CBS.
Now the fun begins as others step forward and see how gratifying it is!
Apparently my tux was a hit!<br />
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<br />Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02546950250787246665noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27478282.post-56416879080058198212016-10-07T16:34:00.003-07:002016-10-07T16:34:46.303-07:00Been a little while since I posted last with anything about Jill. So Dina her former choir director from Dunava sent me this tribute and pix so I have an excuse now to post! I am doing OK, although with every task it becomes more real that she is gone and of course I have my first school cold!. Dealt with the bank this week getting her off the accounts and closing her debit card. Hardest thing to do in my life --very strange! Great seeing her smiling face and the moving tribute from Dina. How she loved singing with Dunava --it was the height of her passion for Balkan music and it shows!<br />
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I don’t remember the specific moment I met Jill. When I
moved to Seattle in 1999, I found the Radost women’s choir pretty much
immediately – I remember asking someone, “so where’s Balkan singing happening
in this town?” – and there she was in the dance ensemble, with the biggest
smile on stage, singing and yipping at the top of her lungs. She was impossible
not to know. Jill embodied Radost – which means “joy” – literally and
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When I started Dunava in 2005, Jill was one of the first to
contact me for an audition. (I was not surprised!) She wasn’t dancing with Radost
any more, but she had plenty of enthusiasm for the music and for performing.
Given that most singers in the new group had no background in Balkan music, I
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Let’s be honest: Having Jill in Dunava wasn’t always easy.
(Surprise? Nah!) Jill had lots of ideas, and was not shy about voicing
disagreement. But Jill owned everything she said, everything she did, and every
note she sang. If she had difficulty learning a song or holding down her part,
she’d come to me and we’d work on it. If she had ideas about what we should
wear, where we should perform, or what we should sing, she’d speak up during
rehearsal or on the phone. But she always backed me up once I’d made a
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Jill sang with us for ten full years. We started with four
songs at Northwest Folklife Festival in 2005, and her final performance with us
was a full concert at Seattle Town Hall in November 2014, which featured songs
that we had learned in Bulgaria that summer. Jill, in spite of increasing
fatigue, was able to join us on that trip. It wasn’t easy for her, touring
throughout the country in a 20-person bus, but it was an invaluable experience,
and she had a fantastic time. I think the first Bulgarian word she learned was
“slado-led” – ice cream! Which I believe she managed to have every single day.
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Jill helped out in countless ways. She hosted our first
photo shoot in her back yard, organized sending out press releases and
promotional CDs, made phone calls to get media people to our concerts, and
hosted rehearsals for years. She knew from arts management and promotions, and
that was immensely helpful. I learned a ton from Jill. In fact, we probably
would not have gotten to Bulgaria in the first place without Jill’s fundraising
instinct. Even though I was skeptical, she and Jen Morris insisted that we do a
crowdfunding campaign to help fund the trip. I didn’t believe anyone would give
us money for this self-serving endeavor – but it worked! Here is the video Jen
put together, with an excellent pitch by Jill one minute in: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX_7BUH82Vw">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX_7BUH82Vw</a>.
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No matter how she felt, Jill was always an absolute star on
stage. She had stage presence in spades, and was a consummate performer. At one
concert I decided to feature some of the singers as soloists, and Jill hammed
it up with a Serbian classic, “Evo banke, tsigane moi” – play for me, gypsie.
She had an arm in a sling because she had broken her elbow the week before, but
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With weekly rehearsals of this challenging and beautiful
music, concerts and trips and recording sessions and overnight retreats and
clothing exchanges and cookie potlucks and birthday parties and new babies
arriving, Dunava is more than a “typical” choir. We are family. Jill was the
heart and soul of that family for ten years – with unmatched spirit and
enthusiasm and love for what we were doing. When she “retired” in late 2014, I
promised her she could sing with us whenever she was up for it, and I was so
happy that she could join us on stage at our 10-year anniversary concert in
November 2015. She did not have the energy to rehearse, but she (if anyone)
knew the Croatian dance suite “Ladarke” cold (who knows how many times she’s
performed it – dozens!), and she joined us on stage with the biggest smile, and
singing and yipping at the top of her lungs: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cmQ3cv58GE">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cmQ3cv58GE</a>
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Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02546950250787246665noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27478282.post-51973579672729828472016-09-17T19:38:00.003-07:002016-09-17T19:40:46.230-07:00Two weeks since the last post and the new normal continues. I have had reasonable days and so so days. Most of the time I have been OK. School has been a nice distraction at least for the five hours I teach and then at the end of the day when I would usually get a text from Jill of stuff to do it hits. It is usually brief but I am sad. Got to deal with Social Security this week (please stop sending money, really). Nice conversation on Friday after waiting on the phone for an hour on Thursday so I could get them to call me at school instead of home at 10AM which was the time they had me slotted me for. And the life insurance folks who were very nice when I asked if they had received the paper work and apologized for me being on hold for 30 seconds LOL!! Just have to deal with other life insurance policy now and the banks and the credit cards. And of course still trying to write all the thank you cards for the gifts given in her honor. I have been lucky because Jill keeps on giving whenever I have a question she has the answer although her voice is not loud, I can hear her still. I know that is weird. I consider myself extremely lucky to have had her in my life for almost 22 years! Enjoy the eulogy from her two friends from the funeral. More later. Thanks for all the continuing love and support. Rik<br />
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Jill and I met in 1992, she newly arrived in Seattle to take
a job at the JCC and me returning from Arizona.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We could never quite remember where we met but it really didn’t matter.
We could tell we were kindred spirits sharing many of the same loves:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Israel and Jewish traditions, dancing, good
dark chocolate, good musicals and singing along with the stars, and of course
our favorite color- Purple.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I remember Jill loved saying her job at the Jewish Community
Center- was to put the “J” in the JCC.<o:p></o:p></div>
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She was so proud of bringing Jewish content and activities
to the community. It gave her a wonderful sense of accomplishment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This commitment to Judaism continued-when she
worked for Hadassah, become our shul president , leading Yizkor and musaf
services, and welcoming all into her home for a meal.<o:p></o:p></div>
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When she left the JCC, her next job was at NWAF- to do
fundraising- Jill did not see herself as a fundraiser at the time, but like all
challenges, she took<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>it on with gusto
and a determined spirit- and of course did amazing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She even managed to convince me to go on their
board when they wanted a female doctor.<o:p></o:p></div>
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She encouraged me to try out for Radost Folk Ensemble, even
though I had only performed Israeli folkdancing. Her comment was “a grapevine
step is a grapevine step, the same in any folkdance language”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, of course, I listened to her sage advice
and became part of the dance troupe.<o:p></o:p></div>
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And I was present on that auspicious day- Sukkot 1994- when
Jill met Rik, and Rik met Jill for the first time. Rik was so smitten with Jill
he asked her out to a movie for that same night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jill turned right around and asked Debbie and
I do go with her (on their date!!). Debbie had baby Joshua so declined, but I
went with them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was one of the most
uncomfortable movie times I ever had- Rik sandwiched in between Jill and I.
Trying to hold her hand but she would have none of that…yet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rik was not to be deterred however and came
for Shabbat at my house (where Jill would be as well) the next Friday. He
brought 2 huge bouquets of flowers- I am sure trying to impress Jill. (coincidentally
it was the same Shabbat I met my future husband Michael) Well, the flowers
obviously worked, as she agreed to go out the next day on their second date.
Thankfully, I was not invited to that one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We all know that the date lasted 12 hours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jill came into Radost practice the next
morning and while melting to the ground declared<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I’m in love!!”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>18 days later (and Jill loved the number
18) they were engaged.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A few months
later they were married- Jill wearing her mothers wedding dress and her red
dancing cowboy boots.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I have lots more stories to tell, but there simply isn’t
time<o:p></o:p></div>
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So I’ll put the remainder of my thoughts, to these few
simple rhymes<o:p></o:p></div>
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Jill did so many amazing things, but these I remember most<o:p></o:p></div>
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Listening to her sing with Dunava, dancing with her in
Radost<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sharing Jewish holidays as framily, and scores of yummy
Shabbat dinners<o:p></o:p></div>
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Getting together on New Years Day, to determine the
prediction winners<o:p></o:p></div>
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Watching Broadway musicals, and singing the show tunes<o:p></o:p></div>
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Talking about the books we read, for Jill really loved Dune<o:p></o:p></div>
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Never wanting pity parties, or being defined by her disease<o:p></o:p></div>
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Having a rowdy Bagel-off , hearing of her travels overseas<o:p></o:p></div>
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Laughing, dancing, and eating alot, even shedding a few
tears<o:p></o:p></div>
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You made our world a better place, just by being here<o:p></o:p></div>
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So my dear friend, though now we are worlds apart<o:p></o:p></div>
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Those memories will never fade, I will always carry them
right here in my heart.<o:p></o:p></div>
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And the second one:</div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "calibri";">During Jill and Rik’s wedding reception, the Radost Folk
Ensemble, in full costume, entered the room, carrying lime jello and singing a
beautiful song about a dark-eyed maiden. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "calibri";">Jill and I met in Radost, and had a great time
performing together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She lights up the
stage with her energy and talent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She
was also especially proud to perform with the Dunava Women’s Balkan Choir, and
you can hear her yips and her distinctive voice on their CDs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "calibri";">As you heard, Jill made a point to celebrate Succot, and
this played an important part in my family’s life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As soon as my sons were big enough, I got
them over to Jill and Rik’s house each year to help put up the frame, and place
the schach (Jill loved to say that word!). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "calibri";">Jill got such a kick out of decorating the Succah each
year – She called it Christmas for Jews.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She kept boxes in the garage, full of decorations that friends and their
children brought over the years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "calibri";">Jill would open each box and look for familiar
decorations – “There’s Mr. Corn, and Gumby Asparagus!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Where are Ms. Tulip and the purple
flowers?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’re missing a box – Rik –
check the garage!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We need the little
windchimes and the Mizrach.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We always
found them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "calibri";">Then, each year, she had a big party with lulav and
etrog and lots of food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every year she
took a picture of all of her guests in the Succah.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "calibri";">Jill helped make a warm Jewish home for my
children.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We shared <u>many</u> Shabbat
and holiday meals over the years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "calibri";">We traded off leading Passover seders, with our little
group of friends, although in recent years I played the support role so she
could lead.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "calibri";">This year, she meticulously planned decorations for the
seder table, complete with dolls as Moses, Aaron and Miriam, a doll house with
blood on the doorposts, and a calf she painted gold.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "calibri";">And then there is the White Meal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You know how Jill loved to cook and how good
she was at it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When Jill realized how
much I like white food, she started brainstorming different white foods to make
a whole meal – Cauliflower, cucumbers, white fish, semolina, mochi cake, even
white tea.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "calibri";">Somehow, the White Meal became a Yom Kippur tradition,
(maybe to match our white clothing) which has stuck for many years!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "calibri";">We all know Jill for her intelligence, talent, and
beauty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also know how strong a
fighter she has been.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Those of you who
were at her amazing metsaversary celebration last year have heard my son
Aaron’s take on her already.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here is
what he said:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02546950250787246665noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27478282.post-18296681124150417442016-08-29T15:09:00.001-07:002016-08-29T15:09:39.610-07:00After almost three weeks of the "new normal" around here still missing Jill everyday! Here is the eulogy from her sister Susan from the funeral. Rik<br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Wow – Jill would be so
happy to see all of you wearing purple in her honor.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">I want to share with you some
stories from our childhood, because a lot of how Jill lived was rooted in her
strong connection to family, and as she grew into adulthood, how her identity
was shaped and formed to become the Jill Cohen that each of us knew and loved.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Although we left New York
at a young age, Jill always considered herself a New Yorker, and I think that
was not only a love of the Big Apple, but her connection to my parents and
their history with the Bronx and Yonkers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She really identified with those roots, and she loved to look at
pictures of my parents with their families of origin, and trace the family tree
and Jill marked each picture on the back with the names and dates.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">As little girls, Jill and
I had matching dresses for all special occasions, and we were the youngest
cousins in the family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The older boys
would tolerate us by playing red light, green light, stop in the hallway of our
Grandmother’s apartment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jill named my
father’s mother Mema, because she could not pronounce Grandma Mary, and it
stuck.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jill loved egg creams, charlotte
russe and black and white cookies, all those NY delicacies!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Growing up in Cincinnati, and
being close in age, we had all the same teachers in elementary school and high
school and I was always Jill Cohen’s little sister.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We played Barbies in the living room, and
used all the chotchkes to create a Barbie house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We went to religious school at Temple Sholom
and we played Capture the flag with the neighborhood kids on summer
evenings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jill loved to play dress up in
my mother’s wedding gown, and I always had to hold the train.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And many of you know that Jill chose to wear
that dress for her own wedding to Rik.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">We were Girl Scouts, and
our mother was the Cookie Mom, with cases of cookies lined up in the empty
living room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We acted out the parts to
every Broadway musical album, and our favorite was Funny Girl.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just imagine Jill at 10 years old imitating
Barbra Streisand belting out “Don’t Rain on my Parade”…..We swam at the JCC and
especially loved the nights when my Dad would join us after work and we were
allowed to have dinner at the snack bar.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We went back to NYC each year to visit my mother’s mother, Nanny.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jill always sat in the front seat with my
father, and she was the navigator with the AAA Triptik in her lap, directing us
from one town to the next and flipping the pages of the map.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And we played all those silly car games, and
my father would sing some corny song as we crossed the George Washington
Bridge.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Judaism was an important
part of our home, and my parents started making plans for Jill’s Bat Mitzvah.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Always the one to push the envelope, Jill
wanted her bat mitzvah on Saturday morning just like the boys, and she was the
first to do that at Temple Sholom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And
we got living room furniture!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">In High School was when
Jill started to find her unique passions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>At Walnut Hills she really blossomed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This was the beginning of Jill’s fascination with all things French, as
she learned the language, and she loved to speak French at any
opportunity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>?Maybe that was some of the
attraction to French speaking Rik?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jill
joined Young Judea, the Zionist Youth Group sponsored by Hadassah, and she was
off to weekly youth group meetings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
is when her love of folk dancing began, heading to the Univ. of Cincinnati
campus on Saturday nights with a group of friends for Israeli dancing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jill persuaded the local Library to hire her
for an after-school job, where she began to read science fiction - which none
of us in the family could relate to.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She
traveled to Upstate NY to attend Camp Tel Yehuda in the summers, and her desire
to visit Israel intensified.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">As college applications
and high school graduation loomed, Jill broached the idea of a gap year in
Israel with our parents, on the Young Judea Year Course in Israel program.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My mother was so mad at the idea that Jill
was not going directly to college that she did not talk to her for 2 days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But eventually Jill’s incredible willpower
won out, and off she went to Israel in 1977.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>And on that trip to NYC to see her off to Israel, my parents splurged on
tickets to 2 Broadway shows and we saw Yul Brynr in The King and I, and a brand
new show – A Chorus Line.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This past
winter during a visit here, Jill and I were relaxing one evening and she looked
at me with glee and said – Do you want to watch a DVD retrospective on A Chorus
Line?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And we watched and sang every word
to every song together, just like when we were little girls in the basement in
Cincinnati.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">To say that her year in Israel
had an enormous impact on her life is an understatement.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The life-long friendships that she made,
seeing the world, living immersed in Israeli life and culture, is when Jill’s
Jewish identity evolved from childhood into adulthood.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She knew that she wanted to eventually have a
kosher home, and the observance of Shabbat became a priority.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And when she came home she enrolled at Univ
of Cincinnati, got her first apartment, joined an Israeli folk dance troupe,
and Jill knew that Judaism would play an important role in her professional
life as well as her personal life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Fast forward to
today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My relationship with Jill grew
from big sister/little sister into two strong women who deeply loved and
respected each other.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I admire Jill’s courage
and determination.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I admire how deeply
she loved and cared for friends and family and how she stayed connected to so
many people in every aspect of her life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I admire how she found community in every place that she lived.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I admire her strong convictions on leading an
observant Jewish life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I admire the way
she gave support to our aging parents from such a long distance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I so admire her dedication to this
congregation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And especially, I admire
how Jill lived her life with grace, dignity and joy every single day. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Jill’s medical treatment
was a team effort that <u>she</u> led fiercely.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She received superior care from an A Team of physicians, nurses and
social workers who always had Jill’s best interest at heart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rik wants to express his gratitude to Dr.
Sheldon Goldberg, Dr. Deborah Klein and Sandy Johnson, and so many others who
treated Jill with compassion over these many years.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">I loved my sister Jill,
but as many of you know, she could sometimes be a big pain in the tuchas!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And now I feel like a piece of me is missing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Rik often teased Jill and
I, always calling us the Cohen Girls – because of our shared determination and
passion for getting it right –and we’re really stubborn – because we Cohen
Girls know best. …..Now it is a club of just one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">To Rik – when you are
feeling lost and alone, this Cohen girl will be there to help you find your
direction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">To Mom – you taught me
that Cohen girls have broad shoulders – so lean on me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">To Eric and Dana – your
aunt Jill was so proud that you are each following your dreams.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You both carry Jill’s independent spirit and
determination and her greatest wish for you is to soar!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">To all of you who love
Jill, please don’t ever forget how fully Jill lived her life– and we honor her
memory by finding the joy in life every single day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Dance as though no one is
watching you<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Love as though you’ve
never been hurt before<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Sing as though no one can
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">And live as though heaven
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to Fr. Alfred D’Souza<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02546950250787246665noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27478282.post-60165003094318382102016-08-17T09:13:00.001-07:002016-08-17T09:14:37.193-07:00The Rabbi's Eulogy from Jill's Funeral<div class="normal">
<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">This is Rabbi Jill Borodin' s eulogy from Jill's funeral which she has allowed me to share and would have wanted posted on her blog. Rik</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Psalm 23.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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song by Hila about Jerusalem:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Ir me kero madre</span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I artarme d'eyas</span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">En El me arimo yo </span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">En El m'asiguro yo </span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">En el Patron del mundo</span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">En el Senyor del mundo. </span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I want to go to Jerusalem,
mother </span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Walk on the ground and be
fed by it.</span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I am leaning on him, </span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I trust him, </span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The Lord of all people.</span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Eulogy for
Jill Meredith Cohen,<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Yachna
Maryam bat Shimon Shir haKohen v’Masha Leah<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I don't know about you but
I feel like I'm in a twilight zone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I'm
standing here to deliver a eulogy for Jill Meredith Cohen, but I can’t conceive
of Jill as anything except full of life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Jill is the woman, who always bounced back, and volunteered some more,
and cooked some more meals for someone, and found a silver lining and persevered
with dignity, elegance and a smile no matter the medical challenge.</span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Jill was one of the alive
people I ever met, incredibly organized, disciplined, giving, thoughtful and
living life with zeal, passion, color, song and dance.</span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Today I can't talk about
Jill dying.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can, and plan to talk
about some of the many ways Jill lived.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>And I know from Jill’s sharing with me that what she wanted to take
place today was a celebration of her life and living.</span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Jill had favorite poems
that inspired the way she choose to live.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They provided guidance and inspiration for her in her life and Jill
became a living manifestation of them.</span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She
danced.</span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She
sang.</span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She
took.</span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She
gave, served, and loved.</span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She
risked and created.</span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She
saw, sweated, changed, and learned.</span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She
laughed.</span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She
shed her skin.</span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Mary Anne Radmacher</span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Jill lived in many more
ways than I can possibly talk about in this one eulogy, and my comments are a
snapshot of my special partnership, friendship and relationship with Jill over
the past 11 years here at Congregation Beth Shalom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is so much to say, that I won’t even
get to talking about her deep commitment and connection with her beloved Rik,
her family, her friends and her communities, her special dogs Bubka and and
boychik, and the many causes and organizations, particularly connected to the
Jewish community, Israel, a proud life long member of Hadassah, and active
advocate/fundraiser and volunteer for the HIV/AIDS world and numerous cancer
organizations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jill always said that
working and volunteering for non-profits helped pay her rent on earth by trying
to make the world a better place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Jill and shul.</span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">As I stand on this bima
this afternoon, I have several snap shots of Jill.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I see her getting ready to have the Cohen
Aliya, fashionably dressed, usually with lots of color, with a great hat, and
her beautiful Tallis and with very fashionable boots or shoes.</span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I see Jill sitting on the
bima, as president or another member of the board helping with honors, greeting
people, wishing them Mazel tov, helping them feel comfortable on the bima.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Or looking at the sanctuary thinking how she
as going to greet everyone and what messages she needed to pass on to me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Or singing with a huge smile as part of our
shabbat morning tefilot, from her usual seat, over on the left side, pretty
close to the aisle, halfway back.</span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I see Jill standing right
next to me, right here with her being our hazan leading yizkor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jill found it particularly meaningful to lead
yizkor and would lead it frequently on the holidays.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She took this role, along with all her roles,
very seriously, emailing me a few weeks in advance to go review the service together,
letting me have a month’s notice if she was worried she might not make it or
wanted a back up just in case.</span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I see Jill standing at the
podium on the floor leading Torah service or musaf service.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jill particularly liked to lead on Shabbat
shuva, the Shabbat between Rosh hashanah and Yom Kippur.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On these days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom
Kippur, there are a number of additions that get added to the amidah: </span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Remember us that we may
live, O King who delights in life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Inscribe us in the Book of Life, for your sake, Living God.</span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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anachnu vkol amecha beit israel lhayim tovim ulashalom. </span></i><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">May we and the entire House
of Israel be remembered and recorded in the Book of Life, blessing, peace,
sustenance and peace.</span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Write us, seal us in the
book of life.</span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Jill created, wrote and
sealed herself in the book of life - with her nonstop living, moving, singing
and dancing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No matter her prognosis or
medical set back, jill wrote, dance, sung, cooked, hosted, baked, volunteered
herself into the book of life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And a
mighty full book of life.</span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Jill did jobs in front of
the community and many behind the scene jobs, both large and small. </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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silver on our Sifrei Torah as she checked out what needed to be polished or
admired the polishing job she did, seeing our silver shining.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And Jill didn’t miss details, in advance of
silver polishing, she would ask me if I had any silver that needed polishing
and would ask for my tallis clips to be able to polish them for me for the
hagim.</span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Jill was the visionaire and
the force behind our fundraising initiative of the past 13 years - double
chai.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She brought the model to beth
shalom and she made it happen, from chairing the event, to recruiting
volunteers, to soliciting donors, to editing the video, to getting table
captains, to proofing the program and speeches, to setting the tables, to
picking the table decorations and menu, to counting the money.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She energized all of us and was incredibly
dedicated to our community’s financial stability and worked every possible
detail, year, after year, to make it happen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>And pivotal in helping us launch our new planned giving initiative.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As a Shul, we are forever grateful for all
these gifts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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maintained a culture which celebrated the generous giving of all our members,
no matter their financial ability, by celebrating everyone’s personal stretch
and not measuring generosity by total dollars.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>No task was beyond her. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With her
incredible eye and care for detail and organizational skill, she was a dream to
Beth Shalom development and Beth Shalom in general.</span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and care for all aspects of a program was how Jill approached her position of
president of Beth Shalom and many other positions on our board and executive
and finance committees. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She, myself and
the executive director would meet weekly to go over various aspects of running
a shul and building our community.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Jill’s professional training and many years of experience as Jewish
professional at Hillel and the JCC was put to great use, as Jill offered advice
on all aspect of synagogue and organizational list.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And she didn’t just offer advice, she was a
worker.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Volunteering herself at every
meeting to take on numerous tasks, always leaving with a long list: people to
welcome, calls to make, fundraising solicitations to make, meetings to host,
meals to cook, tasks to be done in the office, finding new candidates for shul
leadership positions - you name it, Jill volunteered and did a beautiful
job.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With Jill’s extraordinary
volunteering, we had an extra professional helping make everything at Beth
Shalom possible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jill was incredibly
organized, knowing when she would have the time to take care of any particular
task, tuesday at 11 looks good, or perhaps thursday at 2, but nothing too early
in the day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jill’s days were very full
and she knew how to maximize fitting in what was important and making sure to
get herself the rest she needed to stay healthy.</span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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hostess.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She loved cooking and baking
and hosting people for meals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Shabbat
and holidays meals were a time you could usually find a table full at the Cohen
Katz residence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was happy to cook
and deliver meals for people in need through the mitzvah corps.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And many of you have shared over the years,
Jill and Rik’s sukkah with their yearly sukkah open house, with the most
incredible deserts Jill baked, which celebrated Jill and Rik meeting at a
sukkah gathering.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And whenever I came
over, Jill made sure to send me home with some edible treats for my girls.</span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Jill opened her home to
many.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had the privilege of enjoying a
number of special meals there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For a
couple of years, Jill cooked for and hosted the Beth Shalom staff for a
beautiful meal in her home as a way of saying thank you to the staff.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She would check with the staff about dietary
preferences and needs and would plan a meal that she thought would be a special
treat for everyone, even keeping track of the menu from year to year, making
sure to make different things, not wanting to repeat anything.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And she would bring in special treats from
her garden for the Beth Shalom staff to enjoy: berries, tomatoes, plums and
more treats.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And loved to enjoy and cook
with the fruits of her big garden she and Rik maintained.</span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I loved Jill’s spunk,
whether it was her love of chocolate, which she called vitamin Ch, and
excellent job making sure she had enough chocolate to share for every meeting
she attended.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her love of fashion and
bright colors, keeping track, and making sure I was in the know, of great sales
at some of her favorite stores.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her
enthusiasm for new things she was learning, and sharing with me a new ladino
song her music group was singing, or Judaica she had found on her group’s trip
to the Balkans, or about a concert where she was singing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She had a tremendous ability to be able to
lead a Congo line, ice breaker or almost any group activity or speak in front
of huge audiences.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jill was an avid
lifelong singer and dancer and performed with the Sabra dancers of cincinnati,
Zemya ethnic dance theater of washington dc, Zivili Kolo Ensemble of columbus,
seattle’s Radost folk ensemble and Dunava women’s balkan choir.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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end of Psukei dzimra part of the morning service, we chant psalm 150 which
talks about praising God with different instruments, with dance and with your
soul.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Halleluhu btof u machol, helleluhu<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>bminim vugav, kol haneshama tehallel ya, halleuya.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jill exemplified the words of this psalm.</i></span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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working on cancer prevention and supporting others with cancer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A number of years ago, she organized a
special cancer awareness shabbat at shul with a special lunch made from
anti-oxidant foods.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jill was involved in
telling her story as a way of helping others.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Jill told her story on her blog: Dancing with Cancer, and recently
through a special photo exhibit of people living with metastasized cancer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jill volunteered with Swedish medical center,
gilda’s club seattle and the young survival coalition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jill would offer to be a resource to others
in the community after they got a diagnosis of cancer, helping them understand
the new crazy world of cancer they were entering, providing moral support and
encouragement, teaching others they too could live, dance, sing and love with
cancer.</span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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appreciative of her medical team, beloved doctors and social workers and a wide
network of friends.</span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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them and what they like, bringing special chocolate, and drinks and other gifts
in appreciation - knowing what everyone would like.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She kept track of everyone and their needs.</span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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great love she enjoyed from family and friends, her special relationship with
her sister and mom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And the great
support and love and partnership that she and Rik enjoyed for many years.</span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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we wanted to honor that wish and honor that that today is Tisha B'av, a
communal day of Jewish mourning and fasting when joy is decreased.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’ve incorporated song through the singing
of her friend Hila from her chorus and through including some of the lyrics
from songs she loved into my words this afternoon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of these is Naomi Shemer’s song, Al Kol
Eleh.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This song was written in 1980
dedicated to her sister Ruthie who had recently lost her sister, and
beautifully claims life in the midst of its messiness and stings.</span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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cancer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And by 2002, it had metastasized
to her blood, liver and bones and skin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Jill lived with ongoing, non stop medical challenges and new appearances
of where her cancer had spread - she fought them vigorously and with upbeat
spirit, making time for maintaining the best medical care and following all its
advice and for continuing to live a rich life, as she wrote on the title of her
blog, her life was about dancing with cancer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Jill had another tremendous
sting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of her dreams was to be a
mother, and Rik and her very much wanted to have kids.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jill and Rik tried hard to have kids, to
adopt and to foster children – they had lots of love to give to their
children.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sadly were not able and did
not qualify for adoption or fostering children because of health issues.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was a tremendous thorn for Jill and
Rik.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And yet despite the sting, she
managed to find a way to still shower love on her nieces and nephews and kids
of close friends, and to continue to love and shower that love on others.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And continued to be a believer and supporter
of organizations that worked to nurture Jewish youth, especially Young Judea
and Hillel.</span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Jill faced tremendous medical
obstacles over a very extended time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
face of this, she adopted an incredible position of living fully, and living
the words of a favorite song of hers by Rabbi Nahman of Breslav: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Kol haolam kulo, gesher tzar meod, vahaikkar
lo lephahed clal</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The whole wide
world is a very narrow bridge, but the essential thing is to have no fear at
all - and Jill approached what would have been an extremely frightening reality
for most of us, with no fear at all.</span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">this paragraph I left out at the funeral as it’s contents were already
shared </i>Today is Tisha bav - in some ways very fitting as Jill’s life was
intertwined with Judaism and the Jewish people and the state of Israel from her
professional life at Hillel, JCC, Shul and her personal life with Young Judea,
the rhythm of her home, her observance of the holidays and Shabbat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jill spent a pivotal year in Israel at age 17
and then enjoyed many later trips to Israel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Jill majored in Jewish studies and completed a master’s in Jewish
Communal Service at Brandeis University - wanting to dedicate her professional
life to the Jewish people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jill felt and
lived the life of the Jewish people and fitting on this sad day as a people where
we commemorate losses to our people over many time periods, we commemorate her
loss - though Jill wanted today to be a celebration of her life and not a pity
party.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">)</span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Jill was one of the most organized
people I know, with great advance planning skills, particularly impressive
given the unknown and changing realities of her medical needs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jill also didn't like to burden people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And also had strong likes and
preferences.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These elements came
together with Jill planning far in advance for her eventual death.</span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Around ten years ago, Jill
came to me to talk about the arrangements she wanted for her death.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She knew what she wanted and was motivated to
make it easier on her loved ones by making as many arrangements as she could in
advance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jill had typed out a several
page document with an obituary she had written, names of pallbearers, favorite
quotes to possibly use (3 of which I've included), instructions where she
wanted the funeral (right here), who she wanted to conduct the funeral (me),
that she didn't want her body to be brought inside lest it prevent fellow
cohenim who follow laws of ritual purity not be able to come into the
synagogue, that shiva be sat in her house, she be mourned according to
traditional Jewish laws of mourning and buried in her tallit, that her blog sty
up for at least a year, for donations in her memory to go Congregation Beth
Shalom and Young Judea, that purple be worn, there should be singing and she
wanted flower seeds to be given out for us to take home and plant in our
gardens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And hence there will be seeds
given out at the cemetery after the internment.</span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She wanted everything to be
as easy as possible on everyone else and hence the instructions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And periodically she would update the
instructions and provide me with an updated copy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She wanted her family supported and for her
passing to be as easy as possible on them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Jill was a caregiver to both those close to her and to friends,
acquaintances and acquaintances of acquaintances. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jill wanted to keep taking care of her family
after she had passed through having made as much arrangements as possible.</span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Jill Meredith Cohen, Yahna
Maryam bat Shimon Shir haKohen vMasha Leah was an inspiration, a light, a
friend, a source of strength and vitamin Ch for so many of us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have been touched by her light, her
passion, her dedication, her helping hand, her song, her dance and her love.</span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Live
with intention.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Walk
to the edge.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Listen
hard.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Laugh.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Practice
wellness.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Play
with abandon.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Continue
to learn.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Appreciate
your friends.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Choose
with no regret.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Do
what you love.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Live
as if this is all there is.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Mary Anne Radmacher<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02546950250787246665noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27478282.post-30942169983907737132016-08-12T10:14:00.000-07:002016-08-12T12:56:59.572-07:00<a aria-describedby="js_1e" aria-haspopup="true" aria-owns="js_1d" class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=699319016" href="https://www.facebook.com/jill.cohen.731" id="js_1f">Jill Cohen</a>'s
last dance with cancer occurred Thursday morning at 11:18 under hospice
at Swedish at Cherry Hill in Seattle. She was not in any pain. Susan her
sister and Rik her husband were there holding her hands as she breathed her last
breaths. She lived life to the fullest, and wanted no "pity party" so do
not mourn her death but celebrate her life by living and loving each
other. Thank you to all for the hugs, love and reachouts from around the
globe. Jill and I thank you from the bott<span class="text_exposed_show">om
of our hearts. Funeral services are set for Sunday at 3PM at
Congregation Beth Shalom at 6800 35th Avenue NE in Seattle's Wedgwood
neighborhood. In honor of Jill's last request purple is the color of the
day. </span><br />
<span class="text_exposed_show"><br /></span>
<span class="text_exposed_show">Here is the obituary as written by Jill! </span><br />
<br />
Jill Meredith Cohen, age 56, died August 11, 2016 of
complications related to metastatic breast cancer. A life-long Zionist and
committed Jew, Jill was president and a member of the board of Congregation
Beth Shalom and a life member of Hadassah. In recent years she also volunteered
for Swedish Medical Center, Gilda’s Club Seattle and the Young Survival
Coalition.<br />
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Jill spent a transformative year studying in Israel at age
17, and earned a bachelor’s degree in Jewish Studies from the University of
Cincinnati and a master’s degree in Jewish Communal Service from Brandeis
University. Jill spent her professional career serving the Jewish community and
fighting HIV/AIDS. She always said that working for non-profits helped pay her
“rent” on earth by trying to make the world a better place. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The perks of Jill’s professional career in the Jewish
community were the multiple opportunities to travel to Israel and to help share
her love of Israel with others. She was proud to have re-invented herself
mid-career as a fundraiser, which gave her the opportunity to teach people both
how to give themselves and how to ask others for support of a worthy cause.<o:p></o:p></div>
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All her life Jill was an avid dancer and singer, and
performed with the Sabra Dancers of Cincinnati, Zemya Ethnic Dance Theatre of
Washington DC, Zivili Kolo Ensemble of Columbus Ohio and Seattle’s Radost Folk
Ensemble and Dunava Women’s Balkan Choir. Her favorite part was to ululate, yip
and bark like a dog! Jill was especially fond of Broadway musicals. As a girl,
she wanted to be a Rockette but never met the height requirement.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Jill believed there are four things central to a good life:
a relationship with a loving partner; involvement in community; satisfying and
challenging work; and raising the next generation. <o:p></o:p></div>
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After her cancer diagnosis, and particularly after her
diagnosis with metastatic disease, Jill tried to live in the moment, especially
if that moment included some vitamin CH -- chocolate. She found tremendous
satisfaction in writing about her life with metastatic breast cancer on her
blog, Dancing With Cancer (<a href="http://www/jillscancerjourney.blogspot.com">http://www/jillscancerjourney.blogspot.com</a>).
<b><i>Her family and friends can continue to write there to honor her wishes that the
blog stay active for a year after her death. </i></b><o:p></o:p></div>
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The great tragedy of Jill’s life was not breast cancer, but
the fact that cancer cheated her and her husband Rik out of children. To all
parents, she would say: “You have been given a special blessing and
responsibility to raise the next generation.” <o:p></o:p></div>
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Jill is survived by her loving husband Richard (Rik) Katz,
her faithful companion dogs Bobka and Boychick, and Marilyn Cohen (mother),
Susan and David Olinsky (sister and brother-in-law), Eric and Dana Olinsky, Jo and Abe Katz, Bobby Katz and Tina Otto, Michael Katz and Maulkie Spilberg, Marcus and Luca Katz.<o:p></o:p></div>
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As a fundraiser for many years, Jill would appreciate
donations in her memory to Young Judaea, the youth movement backed by Hadassah,
which played so formative a role in her life (<a href="http://www.youngjudaea.org/">http://www.youngjudaea.org</a>), or to
Congregation Beth Shalom, her spiritual home (<a href="http://www.bethshalomseattle.org/">http://www.bethshalomseattle.org</a>).
Jill also supported the research organization Metavivor where 100% of donations
go to metastatic breast cancer research (<a href="http://www.metavivor.org/">http://www.metavivor.org</a>). </div>
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In loving memory Rik Katz</div>
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<span class="text_exposed_show"><br /></span>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02546950250787246665noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27478282.post-32079076894641004372016-07-08T13:16:00.000-07:002016-07-08T13:16:24.763-07:00The latestI saw Dr G yesterday and he reduced my Keppra anti seizure med to 750 mg twice daily. Hoping this will lower my fatigue but of course no way to tell yet only a day later.<br />
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My latest scan results show some improvement in the brain and lungs, not in the liver. I'll see Dr Vermeulen on Monday for a more definitive look at the brain MRI and CT. Dr V had put me on another course of steroids but I'm tapering off.<br />
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I'm getting a second dose of Keytruda today.Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02546950250787246665noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27478282.post-63446337874515636112016-06-23T09:50:00.000-07:002016-06-23T09:50:34.173-07:00Sorry I haven't writtenThe last few weeks I've been struck with terrible fatigue. It's probably due to the double dose of Keppra, the anti-seizure med. Dr G increased it and then went out of town, so I haven't been able to talk with him. Fatigue is also one of the side effects listed for Keytruda. Maybe the combination of the two drugs is causing my fatigue. Who knows? I see Dr G in two weeks and will ask him then.<br />
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At any rate, I'm tired all the time and usually have about one hour of energy before I need to crash. That's not enough time to do much more than shower and dress, or eat something, or start some laundry. I'm still not driving due to the seizure meds.<br />
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Last night I actually had three focal point seizures like the first one. We saw a play a few weeks ago and I had several bouts of the same thing -- my right hand shakes uncontrollably, moving in and out of a fist; my thumb gets "caught" between fingers and everything freezes up for a couple of minutes; I feel panicky but it's all over in 2-3 minutes. Still, it's hard to type with only one hand, even if it's my dominant hand, and the fact that the seizures haven't stopped completely frightens me. Perhaps I should call the gamma knife doctor until I can see Dr G.<br />
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I will try to post more frequently.Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02546950250787246665noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27478282.post-36851766710042306142016-06-05T21:27:00.001-07:002016-06-05T21:27:20.003-07:00KeytrudaMerck approved Keytruda for me. Just in time -- my tumor markers have risen more than 200 points in the past 2 months while I've been off treatment. And I gained 10 pounds while on steroids again. My legs are swollen - time to restart Lasix too.<br /><br /><a href="http://chemocare.com/chemotherapy/drug-info/keytruda.aspx" target="_blank">Here</a> is information about Keytruda. This is the drug that former President Jimmy Carter and many other melanoma and lung cancer patients have used with tremendous success. I'll get it once every three weeks. Of course, there's no way to know in advance how successful it will be with me. <div>
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Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02546950250787246665noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27478282.post-70571214804360756522016-05-30T09:31:00.001-07:002016-05-30T09:31:29.974-07:00My dad's army story, for this Memorial Day<div class="MsoNormal">
Dad always said he had a "good" war. This is what he meant.<o:p></o:p></div>
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He enlisted at 18 in January 1945. His mother went with him
to the ferry to NJ and waved goodbye. He spent three days at Fort Dix (?),
where he was issued a uniform and dog tags. The army sent his clothes back to
his parents in the Bronx. He beat them to the haircut and had already had his
hair cut militarily short.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Dad then went to Florida for basic training for six weeks,
where he learned to master peeling potatoes. He was given a seven day leave
before shipping out, but it took 2 days to travel by troop train from Florida
to New York City, so he only had 5 days of leave.<o:p></o:p></div>
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He sailed to Le Havre where he was posted to the Army Corps
of Engineers. Because of his experience with his father's seltzer delivery
business, he spent his service driving trucks, including a 22-wheel rig. He
drove from Le Havre over the mountains and south to Rouen and Marseilles; to
Belgium and Holland, where he saw the famous fields of tulips; into Germany;
and went to England for a special job for Eisenhower. After that trip he was
thrilled to be personally thanked by General Eisenhower. He saw the
concentration camp in Strasbourg.<o:p></o:p></div>
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He once ran out of gas somewhere in France. Having learned a
little bit of French, he hiked back to the closest village, where he made a
telephone call. He said to the operator<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>“Le militaire American.” The operator didn’t understand his accent, so
he repeated<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Le militaire American.”
Eventually they connected him and the Army came by with more gas.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Dad attended an Army buddy’s wedding to a French girl. At the
dinner after the ceremony, they ate soup, a main dish, and served the salad at
the end! He was very surprised by this custom.<o:p></o:p></div>
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His cousin Eva’s daughter came to Europe on a war bride ship
and looked for him in Le Havre, but he was posted to Paris at the time. So she
gave his buddies all the fresh milk and fresh food she had access to, and they
all got sick. They had very little fresh food and were used to eating mostly
powdered, dehydrated and canned items.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Germans had sunk a freighter in the harbor at Le Havre
to prevent any more Americans from arriving. When the tide was in, you could
only see a main pole. When the tide went out, you could see the whole ship. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Dad said something about being in the Army was the best two
years of his life. He was a young man, he traveled to five countries. He never
saw combat. He served his country. He was honorably discharged in 1947(?)
because the Army needed his unit to clear the harbor at Le Havre after the war
in Europe had ended.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02546950250787246665noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27478282.post-13424130991946505132016-05-27T10:14:00.001-07:002016-05-27T10:14:39.897-07:00The latest from Dr GI saw Dr G yesterday and he spoke several times with my cousin <a href="http://cancerprogress.net/node/2266" target="_blank">Dr Rich Schilsky</a>. They agreed I should try the <a href="https://www.mskcc.org/blog/understanding-jimmy-carter-s-surprise-turnaround-conversation-jedd-wolchok" target="_blank">immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab</a> that reportedly works so well for former US President Jimmy Carter and other melanoma patients, so Dr G will try to get my insurance company to approve it for off label use. Dr G told me he had the first patient to use this in Seattle and has several others, both with and without melanoma, who are taking it, with mixed results. Some have fantastic responses, with no or minimal side effects. One died. It's impossible to say how it might affect me, but it's a new option.Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02546950250787246665noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27478282.post-56334174018512274822016-05-23T11:18:00.001-07:002016-05-23T11:18:28.894-07:00Still slowThe anti seizure meds still make me feel slow. I hardly have energy to shower and dress so spend several days in my pajamas in a row if I don't have to go out. Dr G may have something to recommend to me re chemo. He doesn't want me to take a break although that's what that's what the past two weeks have given me (without more energy).<br />
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No more to say now.Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02546950250787246665noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27478282.post-15784887593309298912016-05-10T11:43:00.001-07:002016-05-10T11:43:39.296-07:00Seizure updateYesterday I saw Dr Vermeulen, my radiation oncologist who zaps my brain mets with gamma knife. In November she hit 23 brain mets and was happy with the results. She says the two mets which swelled and caused the recent seizure were not problematic and would likely respond to both anti-seizure meds and steroids. But I won't be allowed to drive for at least four months until my next brain CT. This is problematic - no running errands, must get rides or Uber/taxis to appointments, etc. It will put more pressure on Rik and our friends. Thankfully Swedish has taxi vouchers through NW Hope and Healing, a local organization for breast cancer patients.<div>
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I feel more disabled than ever before. Not having independence of movement is really tougher than I could imagine. On the other hand, I also feel reassured by Dr V. I see Dr G on Thursday and will get his take on the seizure. In the meantime I'll try to enjoy the sun and not freak out too much.</div>
Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02546950250787246665noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27478282.post-81351430016603288892016-05-06T14:34:00.002-07:002016-05-06T14:34:55.626-07:00More downs and some ups<div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">
I had a seizure yesterday in my right arm. First time ever. Must have something to do with brain mets and reminded me of a friend's recent experiences with TIAs (mini strokes). My right hand made a fist and I couldn't relax it. My arm pounded against my chest. Tried to use warm water to do so and then my hand opened and I couldn't lift my arm. The whole thing lasted about 10 minutes. A friend took me to Cherry Hill ER where the neurologist on call diagnosed a focal seizure (one limb affected). I was glad I thought to say I'd had a stroke. I had immediate access to an ER room, nurses, doc, etc. Cherry Hill is still the best.</div>
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It was a scary day but I got to go home around 4 pm. My right arm is not working as well today even though I'm left handed things are complicated. Typing for instance - back to hunt and peck with pone hand like in high school. I'm not allowed to drive.</div>
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Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02546950250787246665noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27478282.post-61717434873088775632016-04-30T12:55:00.000-07:002016-04-30T12:55:45.002-07:00Inpatient againI was discharged yesterday after a week inpatient at Swedish Medical Center. Shortness of breath brought me in on April 23 in the wee, early hours of the morning. I had a pleural effusion (fluid in the lungs), which was drained the next day, then I stayed for the rest of the week. Not lung mets, thankfully.<br />
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So now I'm trying to rest at home, cuddle with Rik and the dogs, and get some energy. More soon.<br />
<br />Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02546950250787246665noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27478282.post-83518770309210992702016-04-13T12:01:00.000-07:002016-04-13T17:45:58.165-07:00SteroidsI am hopefully tapering off the prednisone completely after this week. It's been more than a month, I've gained 14 pounds (which on my 5'4" body means I can't fit into much of my clothing) and I haven't slept well in weeks.<br />
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No matter what steroids do to make you'll better, you can't just stop them "cold turkey" and they have unpleasant side effect, namely: hungry all the time (which means weight gain) and keep you awake at night (which means crappy sleep).<br />
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I guess the weight will start to disappear as I feel less hungry at every hour of the day. Sleep is more difficult. I've alternated between Ambien and Ativan, but the Ativan no longer seems to work, which leaves me taking Ambient every night until the weekend. Then no doubt I will develop rebound insomnia and not sleep for a few days from that.<br />
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Cancer sucks.<br />
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But before I get off the steroids completely, Dr G wants me to have a <a href="https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003696.htm" target="_blank">Cortrosyn (cosyntropin) stimulation test</a> (blood test) to see what my thyroid is actually doing. Apparently this test means multiple blood draws over several hours, potentially while fasting. I don't know but I guess I'll find out more later this afternoon when I see him.<br />
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And then maybe a little shopping. It's the last day of a Macy's sale and there's a pair of sandals I want to try on.<br />
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PS No trip to Macy's, because it took forever to schedule everything with Dr G's new front desk staff, who seem seriously undertrained after my years with the staff at Minor and James.<br />
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My tumor markers are down by 100 points!<br />
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Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02546950250787246665noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27478282.post-17251042315024081572016-03-28T22:40:00.005-07:002016-03-28T22:40:57.737-07:00Back on lineI've been off blogging for the past two weeks. Between recovering from the blood transfusion and getting ready for the Pfizer re-visit of<a href="http://www.storyhalftold.com/" target="_blank"> Story Half Told</a>, things have been really busy.<br />
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About a month ago a Pfizer representative contacted me again to say that they wanted to revisit we five women from last summer's photo shoots. So sadly, Holley Kitchen died in January at age 42, but her husband and young kids were willing to participate in a follow up on life without that amazing woman. I was willing, and I believe Carol, Jen and Khadijah were also. That makes an update on all five of us. It'll be done at a slower pace than this hectic summer when they tried to get all of us during the same month.<br />
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Timing is everything. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/VitalWorldwide/info?tab=overview" target="_blank">John Frazier</a>, the guy in charge of the PR team, was able to come to Seattle last week and so was <a href="http://www.angelomerendino.com/" target="_blank">Angelo Merendino</a>, the photographer who will shoot all of us this time. We spent Saturday night through Tuesday evening together:<br />
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Dinner to get to know one another (at <a href="http://baroloseattle.com/index2.html" target="_blank">Barolo</a>, a great Italian place downtown);<br />
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Brunch with T and S, our friends since I joined <a href="http://www.radost.org/" target="_blank">Radost Folk Ensemble</a>, who just happen to share the same wedding anniversary date with us, which we've never celebrated together before;<br />
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A long talk into Angelo's camera to record some ideas and thoughts on these experiences, my life with metastatic cancer, etc.;<br />
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Labs drawn by the Amazing and Wonderful Nurse Jacque;<br />
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Lunch at <a href="http://cafepresseseattle.com/home/" target="_blank">Cafe Presse</a>, my favorite place on Capitol Hill with the best fries ever;<br />
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A lovely tea party at J's home, with many of the friends who've taken me to chemo, brought meals, and walked dogs when Rik and I needed help;<br />
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A great visit with Rabbi Borodin, which included a review of part of the <i>Yizkor</i> service which we posed for the camera;<br />
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Lunch at the Ravenna's <a href="http://www.ravennavarsity.com/" target="_blank">Varsity Restaurant</a> (more eggs with hollandaise sauce);<br />
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And an appointment with Dr Goldberg, at which Angelo was like a fly on the wall. Dr G and I talked freely.<br />
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Lastly, Ang took some photos of Rik and I. First we tried to get me into my wedding gown, which would have fit if we could've unzipped the whole thing but the zipper got caught at the waist and no one could have shouldered into it. I was reminded of my parents' 25th anniversary (I was 15, Susan was 13) and their friends made Mom get into her wedding dress, the dress we used to play in, all stained and torn, for a mock remarriage ceremony (she wore a bagel as a ring). After the party i the wee hours, we four gathered in their bedroom and my mother was shouting to my dad, "Just cut it off me!" (It must have been tight, hot and uncomfortable.) And of course my dad was trying to be patient and replying to Mom, "Wait, I've almost got it." This was with the original six inch zipper. I'm so glad K remade the bodice for me with a twelve inch zipper, but it still didn't help to have had the dress sit in a box for 21 years.<br />
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So I held the dress over my clothing, Rik took up the train, and he wore the veil. It was cute. I hope.<br />
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We went outdoors to take more photos in the back and side yards. Then we all trooped back in to warm up and Ang and I recorded more about the past few days. These two recordings will give context to the photos when the exhibit comes together.<br />
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They left Wednesday morning and both have called or texted me to see how I recovered. I spent that next day in my PJs doing nothing; went to group on Thursday; and cooked kosher paella for dinner Friday night for C and M (with chicken, halibut, and "soysage"). We had missed his birthday, so this was an impromptu celebration. My nephew was in town to visit his girlfriend and we took them to to brunch on Saturday at <a href="http://www.portagebaycafe.com/" target="_blank">Portage Bay Cafe</a> (sorry, even I can't eat eggs with hollandaise three times in the same week). Sunday I ironed all Rik's shirts and we joined G and W for a significant birthday dinner.<br />
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It's been a crazy week. I'm still on steroids but tapering off with prednisone. I've gained eight pounds in eight weeks because the steroids just make me want to eat all the time. I hope to start losing the weight in a week or so and get back into more of my clothing.<br />
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And soon I will talk about the good results of today's brain MRI.<br />
<br />Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02546950250787246665noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27478282.post-60269772726170456352016-03-14T18:37:00.002-07:002016-03-14T18:37:29.146-07:00A couple of fallsI haven't fallen since the day my left leg broke in 2002 (also the day I learned about the mets and went home on crutches. I'd never used crutches before.).<br />
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That's a long time without falls when you have metastatic breast cancer in your bones. But the weather has been so rainy here in Seattle that a week ago I fell while grabbing the walk rail from the driveway to house. I slipped on the mossy sidewalk and boom! went down on one knee. Just a scrape, but it shook Rik and I.<br />
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On Friday morning at 4 am I got up to use the toilet and didn't turn on the hall light. This is my usual habit. I tripped on my own feet and went down on my tusch. Not eve a bruise, but again it shook Rik and I a lot.<br />
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I went in later that day to see Dr G and he was concerned about a couple of reasons for the falls. Leftover issues from brain radiation? More brain mets? So he put me on steroids (8 mg dexamethasone daily) and then ordered labs. Guess what? I was anemic. So he also ordered a blood transfusion for the weekend.<br />
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Rik and I spent all day Sunday from 930 am - 4 pm at the Swedish Cancer Institute. I got two units of red cells and my cheeks were pink by the time we left.<br />
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If you are able, please sign up to give blood the next time there's a blood drive in your neighborhood. Or don't wait for a drive but head over to <a href="http://bloodworksnw.org/home/index.ht" target="_blank">Blood Works NW</a> (formerly Puget Sound Blood Center) and make a donation. For various reasons, Rik and I are no longer eligible to give blood, but we thank and appreciate those who do so on our behalf.<br />
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<br />Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02546950250787246665noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27478282.post-86804900751366596032016-03-07T10:37:00.000-08:002016-03-07T10:37:10.740-08:00Ankles and knees - againMy ankles and knees are painful again. In early January they really bothered me. Last week I saw my podiatrist, who diagnosed plantar fasciitis in my left heel. A few days later, my right ankle began to hurt, as did my left ankle (not just the heel). Then the knees. Could it just be arthritis? And how do you diagnose arthritis? X-rays? Other imaging? Lab tests?<br />
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I've asked Dr G to order an X-ray (if it would help) after today's chemo. And maybe we'll learn more.Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02546950250787246665noreply@blogger.com4