Thursday, January 22, 2015

This one's for Peggers (Peggy)


A while back I lost a close Behcet's friend. Her name is Peggy. My nickname for her is Peggers. This entire post is dedicated to her.
It's always difficult to come up with something to say when you lose someone you care for. There's the loss of words, the shock, the anger, the why did this happen, the this is such bullshit, etc.
This is what I typed up for the general public to see. What I can't discuss is the fun stuff we use to talk about, the secrets we shared, the naughtiness and mayhem we caused, and the other good stuff. Below is what I typed up. I cannot express how much she is missed. I imagine she's shaking her head at me for even typing this up, but this is for you Peggers whether you like it or not! Neener neener!

I’ve been thinking of how to write this and it isn’t easy (so ignore spelling/typos)…the world lost a wonderful woman, mother, friend, Behcet’s warrior, wife, and so much more. Her name is Peggy Barney. I met her in a larger Behcet’s group, which lead to a small group of girls who came to call ourselves Behcet’s Bitches (you know who you girls are :) ) Over the years we have grown close, laughed and cried together, shared secrets and many stories from our lives, argued (in a good way of course, most of the time, ha ha), supported each other when no one else understood what we were going through with our disease, and of course, caused a bit of shenanigans (gasp!). Peggy was more than a friend to us- she was our sister, our mother, our family. She was well-versed in every topic and would make grown men cry (not really, but she debated like a beast- for those who are not up on current lingo, that’s a good thing). I remember we often talked about how we might be related or at least should be because we are so much alike. You could talk about anything with her and she would listen. Sometimes we’d just vent about stuff together and I can’t say I enjoyed it with anyone more than her. To say she’s going to be missed is a gross understatement. We love you Peggy!


This is where I leave the post. Hug those you love, make those memories, cherish each day, and blah, blah, blah (yeah Peggers/George I know I'm rambling- inside info that I cannot share in case you're wondering)... 

If you would like to read on my Peggers, here is the info. 

http://www.hathawayfunerals.com/obits/obituaries.php/obitID/701783/obit/Margaret-F-%E2%80%9CPeggy%E2%80%9D-%28Glenn%29-Barney


~ These represent Peggy and her passions (of course there are more, but I'd need a whole new post if I was to list them all) ~




"When you sell a man a book you don't sell him just 12 ounces of paper and ink and glue - you sell him a whole new life.” Christopher Morley