#23 To Wilma, With Love

Yesterday, I had a facetime ceremony in honour of my sister Wilma who died of dementia. I did not travel to be at the ceremony because of my own dementia which has caused me to be afraid of travelling. Prior to that I did not travel to my older sister's funeral because of Covid, instead we had a Zoom funeral. She too died of dementia. So I am the last sibling standing, but all three of us have suffered from dementia.

However the purpose of this post is not to dwell on the disease, but to celebrate my sister Wilma's life. My sister Wilma, was a better person than me in every way. She was a better daughter, than I was a son. A better sister than I was a brother, and a better spouse. She had a generous soul, and a great sense of humour, and was much smarter than me. I miss her so much!

I remember when we were growing up talking about how we would escape our small rural town. We talked about how we could do that, and as we were both baby boomers born in the 50s the avenue we talked about was university. I went first, and my older sister followed. However, I dropped out of my masters, whereas Wilma did not, she got hers. With that education my sister made her way in the world and was a great educator, focusing on special ed in the Manitoba school system.

Wilma made her way in the world and was successful both professionally and personally. Wilma, I miss you dearly.

Peace Be With You, love

Ted