My Friend's Mom

My friend Mike's mom, from Toronto, passed away this past weekend. I know she's been fighting it for awhile but now she her suffering is over and she is now moved on to a better place.

But what is so wierd about the situation is that after Mike emailed all us close friends about his mom, I get a bunch of emails the next day from my other friends (who may or may not have known Mike) tell me about Mike's mom and how its national news. Mike's mom is the nurse who was the second healthcare worker in Toronto to die from the SARS she recieved from helping those with SARS. Wow.

I just talked with Mike and he seem good, considering his situation. I mean, its hard enough to deal with a death in the family, but to also deal with the MEDIA too. He tells me that he's being "harassed" by the media. Her service is like on Tuesday in Toronto, with 500 people expected to attend, including the Premier of Ontario. And during the funeral of the first nurse that died from SARS, he was told it was a MEDIA ZOO.

Anyways, he send me some old photos of his mom when she was happier. I only really met her once but she was a very spunky person.

My heart goes out to Mike and his family.