To me Lorna was so special because everyone she came in contact with was made to feel special.

The last time we saw Lorna was in August at the Joe Rich. We got together for an outdoor breakfast and visit. After breakfast we drank coffee and talked about so many things. We talked about her treatments and how they were going, we talked about Norm and how he was doing, about Colin and his adventures and Bill and the recent visits he had with her. And she asked about Jodi and Chris and their families and how the pandemic was affecting the school life of our three grandsons. It always struck me how Lorna would be so interested in Dave, Charlie and Quinn, she always remembered their names (even though she had only met them once that I can recall) and would ask with sincere interest about school, hockey and other activities in which they are involved.

During our visit we talked about books that we were reading and books that currently were making an impact on how we were seeing the world and our individual and collective journeys. I told her about a book that I had recently read called “The Alchemist”. It struck me then and even more so now that Lorna, like the main character in the novel, had spent her life in pursuit of her “Personal Legend”. We agreed that the next time we got together I would bring her the book. Unfortunately that meeting did not happen, but in my mind Lorna pursued her goals and dreams and even though cancer shortened her life, she put a lot of life into the time she had with us.

We were all blessed to have known, loved and been loved by Lorna. The world is a better place because Lorna made such a huge and positive impact on so many people in so many places.