Willough M’Honey

Rosemary:

Rosemary was a friend of mine, just as spicy as her name. She was an Arab American woman,beautiful for any age..stunning salt and pepper hair and sparkling eyes. Mother of five and grandmother to ten, and she played a special role in each of their lives.Still in great shape, standing proud at 5’2”. Always smiling and always helping someone. Her motto was if you can help the community then do something .Friend to the entire community. Sharp minded, quick witted and always sharing her organizing and health ideas, she had better ways to do everything. She taught her grandkids what loyalty and family were all about, and put them to work so they felt capable. She held them accountable and lifted them up.She was always volunteering at their schools. She juiced her own vegetables, had wheatgrass growing in her fridge,juiced her own,and ate fresh organic food. She lifted weights and worked out three days a week. She got massages a few days a week and did her stretches and took her walks. She even tried the trampoline with her grandkids once and broke her ankle, she was just trying to drain her lymphatics.She kept going. Exercise and a great attitude and a smile and determination to live a positive life. All this is true and it’s also true she had cancer. And still no complaining. She tried to beat it. But it kept coming back.she had what they call the BRCA2 gene, it makes it very hard to escape cancer sometimes. I’m a massage therapist,I massaged her a few times a week at times,and she would tell me great pieces of advice, like how to get out of debt and how to love myself more. And I listened to her a lot. She was very strict with me and forced me to get out of debt. She stayed organized and taught me a lot about getting right to the point. No grey areas. Just get the job done. She was dying but she always wanted to know how I was, and lived every day as if her life would continue on.She didn’t feel sorry for herself.She always wanted to make me feel special...even as she was leaving the Earth.She demanded that I respect myself. At least in her company. She never complained about the pain and discomfort she felt while dying. Before she passed, one month before, her amazing family had a surprise birthday party for her 80th,and all her family and friends came from all over to see her one last time. There were about 100 people there. She entered the room and was literally glowing! A truly gorgeous woman! The energy came straight from her heart and her entire being was emanating positivity! She laughed and had an amazing last birthday. It was beautiful to see several generations all together, all loving this amazing woman. Honoring such a wonderful life.