"Missy's Circle of Hands" was designed originally in June 1997 for all the people who wanted to create a memorial page to Missy, who had just died of Cancer. The pages were to not only serve as a memorial to her, they were also to celebrate the life of Missy, to show our gratitude and happiness that we were allowed to meet and get to know her.

It's been nearly a year now, and she is as much missed now as she was right after she died. I don't think a day goes by in any of our minds that we don't think of her and miss her so very much. There are a lot of us who want very much to do something special for Missy as this first aniversary of her passing approaches, to help us all with our grieving as well as to show the world that this fantastic friend and sister is loved and will never be forgotten, that she lived and she was loved very much and cherished!

Missy couldn't stand to see any of us crying for her and she would start popping up jokes to make us giggle and smile again. She suffered greatly those last few months and she had a lot of love and support and hand holding from her family as well as her Internet family.

I've received a few letters from people wanting to know who Missy is and what happened to her and some others wanting to know about her journal. Back in early November 1996, Missy placed her journal online, detailing her experiences and feelings about Cancer to help other's going through the same thing as well as to help their loved ones. It was Missy's wish that her journal be removed from the Internet to be saved for her daughter when she reaches 18 years of age to do with as she wants. Sorrowfully, Missy passed away last June 1997.

Death in any form is hard to understand and it hurts no matter whether it's "expected" or not. I don't know which is worse, the knowing someone was going to be leaving or the one's who go suddenly, each is hard to deal with and you never get over it....sure the pain eases but it never goes away. It's the ones left here on earth that suffer, our loved ones are happy and not wanting us to be so sad yet we just can't help it because we love and miss them terribly. Yet, one of these days we all will be at that same threshold of our lives and we will see our loved ones again. I don't want anyone crying and being unhappy over my death when it comes, yet I know there are those who will grieve, the same as Missy knew that within herself.

Missy was really a lot of fun to talk to....she would slip back into her "Tennessee whang" a little bit as we talked and she got tickled when I pointed that out to her! She loved flowers and there were flowers that she couldn't get where she was living, so when I plant my flower garden, you can bet there will be some mighty special flowers in that garden planted especially for Missy!

This special candle was designed for Missy to light her way as she walked her path of life. It was Missy's wish that this candle continue to burn for anyone and everyone who needs it .... people who are sick, dying, etc. So, as you are visiting pages on the Internet, and you run across this beautiful candle, you will know what the meaning of it is, and know who it is in memory of. I have this candle on several of my pages in memory of Missy, as well as to help to light the path for anyone in need of it. A lot of love is inside that candle, as well as a lot of heart-felt prayers. So with all that love and all the prayers, and other hands reaching out to hold your's, may your path be well lit and may you know that you are never alone as you walk your path of life!

If you would like to share something about Missy, or have your dedication page's URL to her listed here, please let me know and I'll place it with gentle loving hands on the following pages. I can't guarantee how long these pages will remain up as they are, they are mainly here as a tribute to Missy and to help each other through the following few weeks.

The "Missy's Links" page contains those who have designed full pages on their sites dedicated to Missy. The "Dedications" page is for those who don't have dedication pages but who would like to say something about Missy, whether it be how she touched your life, how you feel about her, etc.