Goodbye 2009

Truth be told, New Years Eve is not my favorite holiday. Despite the fact that we always have a nice get together with lots of drinks, chips and dips, this is the holiday that I feel most on edge, as if one more year passed by without a notable accomplishment, as if one more year passed by without Prince Charming riding into my life on a white horse but mostly, it's a day of goodbyes as we say goodbye to a year and all it encompasses, the good, the bad, the unthinkable. The year 2009 has been a year of churn and change. It was a return to cancer treatment. BUt those two words began to mean much more. In those two words were a whole new world, a world that contained needles, drugs and Dr's but also a world of people, and patients, and others, and letting go of an old way of thinking, and embracing a new path, and working towards more treatment options for Sarcomas, and supporting others as they journied and saying hello to some new dear friends and unfortunately, saying goodbye to others that never should have left. So today, we commemorate the passage of time and say goodbye to the old year and unfortunately, friends.. This is a list of Sarcoma warriors who fell this year. Some are children. Some are adults. They were school kids, talented singers, brilliant writers, fathers, mothers, grandparents, budding scientists, artists, and philanthropists. As I read the writings of the families they left behind, they would give anything to turn back the clock to the last time they were able to hug their child or their mom, dad, grandparent or friend.
Goodbye:
Maura
Kevin
Jessica
Greg
Hannah
Derrick
Darrin
Savannah
Kayla
Amber
Marie
Zach
Victor
Sammie
Monique
Codi
Amy
Amanda M
Amanda K
Amanda L
Cullen
Katie
Josh
Darren
Michael
Sam
Laurren
Cody
Lisa
Margaret
Maddeson
Megan
Dennis
Jordan
Shane
Sally

And so a new year will begin tonight, time marches on... what will the new year bring?