There's a thing that keeps surprising you about stormy old friends after they die; their silence.
"We live as long as we're remembered" .... always Remembered and missed...
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This is a place to remember the person that Corne was and to celebrate her life.
She was not average – pretty much in any way, she was an inspiration, incredibly smart and talented, an awesome friend who I admired and respected and she had the incredible honour of being admitted as an advocate in the High Court through her hard work and dedication.
She was a very proud person with a massive heart and always went out of her way to help people, anyone who needed her, she was always willing to help and was loyal, understanding and forgiving.
She was a very brave girl who struggled everyday with an illness that devastated her life, but she put on a brave face and in spite of it, spent everyday trying her best to cope and live her life. She was a beautiful and passionate person who was extreme in every sence of the word.
Sometimes her mind and heart would love and her words would be the opposite. Her struggle with her devastating illness and the side effects of the medication sometimes made her emotional and caused a lot of unhappiness for her, and this battle often affected the people closest to her, who felt it the most. She worked hard and gave of her best, always trying to present an image that everything was okay even though she was bravely fighting a devastating illness and everyday was a struggle.
I admired and respected the way she managed to face all the hurdles that life threw at her and she showed up and gave her best ...everyday.
I think Corne chose to protect the ones she loved most from what she was going through and along the way, she left the people she loved behind, a choice of love. This may have created misunderstandings, but know this, that if Corne ever had an argument with you and said something hurtful, it meant she loved you very much . Corne had a heart, as big as the ocean, she felt intense emotions, feared rejection from her illness and if there were angry words, then she loved you and I hope you find understanding , forgiveness and peace here.
Her struggle was real and she could not help how she reacted sometimes and she may have tried to cover up when faced with the devastation of her illness.
Sometimes her emotions were overwhelming, horrible and wonderful all at once and she bravely and humbly battled on, she was a tough cookie and every day was a challenge that only those closest to her knew the turmoil she endured and helplessly watched her with admiration as she carried on and lived her life, the best she could with what she was dealt. She achieved so much and so many people were proud of her and loved and cared for her. If only she was here to see the hole that was left behind.
And so that fateful day when Corne died? That day? That was the day she simply said, "Enough is enough."
She stepped off the roller coaster and that day we lost a spouse, a step mama, a niece (a child) , a cousin, (a sister) a wonderful friend, a sister, We lost a woman who for 45years lived her life as best she could.
As her friend, as someone who saw the eye of this storm, I've finally come to realize that while her life was far from perfect, she did the very best she could with the cards she was dealt.
The battles have been waged. The war is over.
Rest in peace, Corne.
Rest in peace, Special Friend, you are loved so much.
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Feels like forever since we heard you laugh... missed always
A Poem for you:
We only kept on seeing, What we really wanted to, We saw the outward smile, but not your inner pain;
We never really dreamt, That you would never smile again. Forgive us if we failed to see, What we could do to aid;
Or if we failed to comprehend, How much you were afraid.
We pray your anguish, Will now forever cease; And that your deep anxieties, Will be replaced by peace.
We know your pain invaded, Every single thought you had; It made you cry internally, And made u deeply, deeply sad.
But we in turn remember, The good times, not the bad; We remember when you smiled at us, And not when you were sad.
So when we think about your life, We won’t dwell upon its close; We’ll remember all the good times, And forget about life’s blows.
We’ll remember all the happiness, The joy and not the tears; The assurance and the confidence, And not irrational fears.
Our lives have all been better, Because you have been there; So now we leave your memory, In God’s all-loving care.
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