The Loss of a Real angel on Earth, a Nurse...

I was so saddened, as I prepared a card and a letter

to send to a fellow school nurse, Mitzi,

to find out she had passed away.

Her dear child, Elizabeth was compiling pictures

and stories about her Mom to put together so her

Mom could have it to enjoy.

God had other plans as he took this wonderful woman

that very day. I am sad and yet, I think my Mommy was 

there to greet an ol' Golden Meadow gal.

I think of her Mommy who moved into the Manor 

a few weeks before Mommy died, Ms. Alza, a lovely little 

woman who never has an unkind word leave her mouth.

Mitzi was like that, I never heard her speak over a little louder

than a whisper. I knew her in many aspect, many.

Growing up I would see her in church.

As my Baby Boy grew up, we would see her whenever

there was a gathering for her niece, Katie Ledet

who was BB's age. My last, most recent meetings with 

Mitzi was via school nursing. 

Mitzi was a leader in that regards. An RN who was

high on the totem pole when it came to us school nurses.

I have to admit that sometimes we all would

show frustration on the way a certain nursing procedure

had to be done. Seemed too much when a shorter

way was just as good. Then, Mitzi would stand

in front of us all, in her soft spoken voice and

remind us that not only was the way it was to be done

was the "legal" way as she always did her homework before

presenting to us, but it was 

"The children we did this for"

When put that way, we all succumbed.

Because no one, and I mean none of us

loved those children more than Mitzi, none followed

all the laws more closely than Mitzi because it was what was best 

for each child. Mitzi loved every child in our Lafourch Parish

school systems but we all knew, nothing, nothing, nothing

was more important than her dear family.

I remember a few years ago, being in the hospital and

running into Mitzi as she was caring for her Uncle who had

cancer. She explained how he had no family except for 

his nieces to care for him. She cared for all her elderly 

family members. A loving woman, a gracious woman.

When her sister Flo, was diagnosed with cancer a few months

before her, she did all to help, to pray. Her dear
sister, Flo, another angel on Earth loved
her baby sister the way my sisters love me.
I know Flo, still fighting her own Cancer is
heart broken and yet, to know that Mitzi
is there, making a place in Heaven worthy of them
all is how Flo will accept this. Once Flo went
into an amazing remission, came Mitzi's diagnosis
of cancer.
 So not fair, but to know Mitzi

is to know acceptance. she accepted in her loving way,

did the things needed to try and give it her best fight

and when told that it was time for hospice, 

she accepted that also with grace. Surrounded herself

with those she loved the most, her family.

My thoughts and love to Mitzi and her wonderful family.

Her sweet Momma, Ms. Alza will be heartbroken but she,

so much like her daughters, will accept and continue

on until her time on Earth is complete.