Re: Joani (Blank) update - Sad news | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Diane (dianeclaire![]() |
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Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2016 16:13:31 -0700 (PDT) |
She will be so deeply missed. How can there be a coho conference without her? Diane On Mon, Aug 8, 2016 at 5:41 PM, Neil Planchon <neil [at] swansway.com> wrote: > > Hello everyone in Cohousing-l land… > > I am attaching two recent messages about Joani - my longtime personal > friend, neighbor and Cohousing ambassadress. One of mine and the other > Amika’s (Joani’s daughter) are below…. > =-=-=- > > Hello neighbors > > I am saddened as I share with you that Joani passed away Saturday (8/6) > around 5:30PM. She had loving family by her side who shepherded her > through the last stage of this life. > > Rest in peace, Joani (my sweet) > > Neil > (Swan's Market Cohousing - http://www.swansway.com < > http://www.swansway.com/>) > > -=-=- > > > And here is the message which Amika posted on Facebook on August 7th… > > "My mama passed yesterday, at home, Blossom and me and Bapu by her > side...My family was blessed to have spent this sacred time with this > lovely woman who raised me as her own. > > "She was diagnosed with Pancreatic cancer in June, took the news like a > champ and did like she always does...got down to business and handled > logistics and preparations. She chose to have a Celebration of Life rather > than a funeral, and at celebration last week, she was able to say her > goodbyes and feel the love of her community. > "She opened her celebration addressing police brutality and honoring the > Black Lives Matter movement. Her life was based on advancing social justice > issues, and the bigger picture always took precedence over her personal > struggles. The celebration was another platform for her to acknowledge what > was really important to her. She had a rapid decline after the celebration, > and I think she felt she had completed what she needed to. > > "This fierce revolutionary woman has taught us all so much. She has done > so many things in her full days here on earth and I know you all have > stories...share them if you feel like it. If I made this post about all > she's done it would take days. > > "Instead, we are honoring the graceful way she passed. She relaxed into > the process and let go of trying to control anything...she was able to > receive love and care, and transformed into this gentle and vulnerable > Queen. She spoke with each one of my kids and my Papa in the last days of > her consciousness. She passed me the "boss torch", and gave her blessings > to my incarcerated other half as he led us in family prayer on the phone. > We laid with her and watched her take her last breath. She had a sweet > smile on her face and was comfortable. Milo joined us and we covered her > body in henna tattoos, flowers from the garden, frankincense and lavender > oils, and filled her space with candlelight, sage, copal, and Palos Santos. > Bapu stayed curled up with her in bed...we played music and looked at > pictures and laughed and cried. It was exactly what she wanted, and it was > beautiful to hold space for her at the gates…” > > -=-=- > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: > http://www.cohousing.org/cohousing-L/ > > > -- Diane Margolis 175 Richdale Av. Cambridge, MA 02140 617 354 1349
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Joani (Blank) update - Sad news Neil Planchon, August 8 2016
- Re: Joani (Blank) update - Sad news Diane, August 8 2016
- Re: Joani (Blank) update - Sad news Kathryn McCamant, August 8 2016
- Re: Joani (Blank) update - Sad news Deborah Nagle-Burks, August 8 2016
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Re: Joani (Blank) update - Sad news Ann Zabaldo, August 8 2016
- Re: Joani (Blank) update - Sad news Mary Vallier-Kaplan, August 9 2016
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