In Loving Memory
Jade's Rose
My Beloved Jade
1970-1999

He Takes Me Beyond

Beyond thought
Beyond pain
Beyond consciousness
Beyond shame.

He takes me beyond
All earthly fetters and chains
He fills up my world
Until nothing remains.

Beyond touch
Beyond sight
Beyond reason
Beyond right.

He takes me beyond
The prison fear brings
My spirit's released
And my heart has found wings.

Beyond fear
Beyond measure
Beyond flesh
Beyond pleasure.

He takes me beyond
The places I've been
Only to return me
And take me again...beyond.
Copyright©1997 by jade

Jade's family has taken a moment from their grief  to express their gratitude to you, dear readers, for the outpouring of emotion and support you have lent us all in our time of tragedy.  They take comfort in knowing that their daughter meant so very much to you.  A special "thank you" to a very special friend who made these words available.  B., you have eased my suffering more than you can know.   Thank you for being there for us all. Click here to read.  

In the early morning hours of February 3, 1999, my precious Jade slipped unexpectedly from this existence into the next.  Her body, left weak and defenseless by a nearly year-long struggle against systemic lupus erythromatosus and months of debilitating chemotherapy, was unable to fend off a bout of pneumonia.   Within 24 hours of being admitted to the hospital for difficulty breathing from a respiratory infection, she was gone

She had fought her way back from near death, endured the ravages of chemo, and had finally managed to gain some control over this insidious disease.  She had gained most of her kidney function back, had completed chemotherapy, and we were making plans to get on with our lives together.  But in a cruel twist of fate, the weekend following her last chemo treatment she contracted an upper respiratory infection.  Her immune system, unable to rally against the invading opportunistic disease because of the effects of her chemo, simply could not defend itself.   The antibiotics were not working, and she was admitted to the hospital the morning of February 2.  None of us could have expected what would follow.  Despite valiant effort by the hospital staff, she deteriorated with unimaginable speed.  24 hours later, her heart fell silent. And she was gone.

Her last words to me were, "Don't worry, although I suspect you will anyway.   Please take care of you for us, Master.  I love You so very much." 

I will take care of me, my precious one.  For us.  Rest now.  Thank you for sharing your life with me, for loving me so beautifully.  My life has been blessed in sharing our little time together.  Thank you for making me more than I was and for showing me the meaning of unbounded love.  Thank you, little one, for opening my heart and shining your light on places I'd long ago locked away.  There you shall forever reside.  Good bye, my treasure.  For now. In time our souls will once again be reunited as they have been destined to be since time immemorial.  I love you, sweet Jade, more than I ever dreamed was possible.  Good bye.

 

Another memorial page for Jade may be found here.