It is with a heavy heart that I share the news that my Mom passed away from Cancer last Monday, October 2nd. I appreciate all of your prayers over the last 9 months. They meant a lot to me, my mother and our family. I believe she will always be with us in spirit. This newsletter is a tribute to honor her.

My Dad called me on Saturday to tell me that Mom was going into the hospital. They thought she had an infection and fluid was building up in her lungs. I immediately knew I needed to be with her, so I packed up my car and headed to south Florida. I called my brother who was getting on plane to be with her as well. Strangely enough my sister was already down there with her family. It was as if my Mom was summoning all of us to be with her in her final days. I drove straight through and was walking into her hospital room just 4 hours after getting my Dad's call.

As we all sat around her hospital bed and she transitioned in and out of consciousness, I'll never forget the moment she sat up and pointed to each one of us in the room and said, "Love, Love, Love."

How appropriate. The greatest gift she gave her family, friends and co-workers was her love and one of her last coherent sentences was summed up in three simple words. Love, Love, Love.

I believe it was this same love that brought friends from all over the country to her funeral. One friend even drove all night from NY to make the service. And it is this same love that everyone who knew my mother will carry around with them in their hearts.

At her funeral, the Rabbi said that the greatest thing we can do for those who pass on is to honor their memory by telling their story. With that said I'd like to honor my mother's memory by sharing her story with you. Thank you.

:: Click Here to Read Her Story ::

I'd also like to thank Gold Coast Hospice.

They were so wonderful and caring and helped my mother spend her final hours in comfort and peace. The hospice nurses were truly angels on Earth.

Sending Positive Energy Your Way,
- Jon