Mark’s words – Page 5 – a horse, a husband, and cancer

Teardrops

At the top of our garden is a stone patio area in the shape of an inverted teardrop. I built it in ’96 when Elaine was undergoing her first ever course of chemotherapy. I was given the stone after building some mini dry stone walls for a friends mum and Elaine and I decided itContinue reading “Teardrops”

DOWN TO EARTH …AGAIN

Elaine had always wanted to fly in a hot air balloon. One year as a surprise I booked us a flight that hopefully would take us over our home and locality, which is what she particularly wanted to do. These flights are very weather sensitive and after many cancellations we reluctantly took a trip fromContinue reading “DOWN TO EARTH …AGAIN”

NEVER GIVE UP

Kempton Park Racecourse hold their antique fairs on the second and last Tuesdays of the month. Out of all the ones Elaine and I did in the 90’s and early 2000’s they consistently proved to be the most lucrative. They start at 6am so we had to sort and load-up on the Monday beforehand, thenContinue reading “NEVER GIVE UP”

A Drive in the Country

Elaine always did say that the saddest thing when doing a house clearance was coming across the Christmas decorations. “These people never knew when they put them away that it was for the last time ever.” We had to keep many of them so that they would ‘live-on” somehow, or so she thought. Consequently ourContinue reading “A Drive in the Country”

INTO THE ABYSS

As you will know by now Elaine has gone, but the end of her story has not yet been told. I’m Elaine’s husband Mark, and as I am now the ‘last man standing’ from the Blog title, I guess it’s down to me to complete the journey with you that she began just a shortContinue reading “INTO THE ABYSS”

Carrying-On

Dear Readers, It is with the deepest sadness that we have to tell you that Elaine Kirsch Edsall passed away peacefully on January 5th at Forest Holme hospice in Poole. Elaine battled bravely against cancer for 30 years. Her husband Mark was with her, holding her hand. Rest in peace darling wife, dearest friend. YouContinue reading “Carrying-On”