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This Page Is Devoted In Loving Memory Of
My Beloved Sister Elaine
Who Went To Meet Her Lord On
... 14th February 1995 ...
The Day Of Love

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My Sister Elaine was suffering from ... Multiple Malignant Myelomas ... A Terminal Bone Marrow Cancer, which started in Her Ribcage and Eventually Spread Throughout Her Frail Body. Sick as She was She was still saying " Lord Give Me One More Year To Witness For Ewe." It was Heartbreaking to watch My Beautiful Sister Slowly Deteriorate and be Helpless to do anything to Relieve Her Suffering and Pain. All My Nursing Knowledge Was Useless. Yet She Never Complained and was Always Thinking Of Others. I had decided to spend Our Remaining Time Together taking Her back down ... Memory Lane ... With Remember When We Did This ... E ... As I Loving Called Her ... And We would Laugh as We Recalled the Funny Things from Our Childhood And Teenage Years. Growing Up in a Family of Eleven ... Nine .. Surviving Kids Was Not Easy But We Made The Best of It. I was The Youngest and Elaine was the Sixth of the Remaining Nine Kids. She was Six Years Older Than Me. She Was Blessed With A Beautiful Singing Voice and Could Run Like The Wind.

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My Sister's Perfume in Her Teenage Years was ... Blue Grass ... By Elizabeth Arden. We both thought that it had been taken off the market, but My Elizabeth Arden Consultant told me that The Company had tried to kill the Product and it wasn't allowed to be displayed. If Ewe wanted it Ewe had to Ask for it Like The Old Prohibition Days. Strangely Enough They Decided to Re Launch It the Xmas of 94 as Gift Packs Along with a Sneak Preview of Their New Perfume Called ... True Love ... Which They Officially Launched on ... Valentine's Day ... The Day Elaine Passed Away. I purchased Both Products and True Love Became My Perfume. We Spent Xmas of 94 Trying Not to Dwell on the Fact it Would be Our Last Xmas Together. As I Kissed And Hugged Her I Gave Her The Present and said This Is Memories. I will Never Forget The Look of Delightful Surprise on Her Beautiful Face. During Our Precious Moments Together I made a Promise to My Darling Sister that I would take Her Brood Under My Wings, I have tried to the Best Of My Ability to Keep that Promise. She was to later tell Me In Our chats, that I was to have The Perfume Back On Her Passing. I was sitting with her with my hand on her arm and she said "There's Not Much Left." I thought "Gee she went thru that Quickly?" When she indicated that she meant her body under my hand. I said to her "But what is left is Beautiful." She answered me "No You Are The Beautiful One." After her passing Kadison Released His New Song ... Beautiful In My Eyes ... His Words Say It All ...

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My Niece Bree Told me that she wanted to plant a Pink Rose before Elaine Passed Away in Memory of Her Mum, in Her New Garden So That She could See it Each Day from Her Kitchen Window. We went to the Nurseries in Her Area but they only had the New Carpet Rose for Sale. I said, "Please don't buy it as it is not what Ewe are Looking for. Let Me ask Donelle She has a Plant and Gift Shop Next door to the Health Food Shop I deliver for, She will know which is the best Rose." I approached Donelle and asked Her about buying a Rose and before I could say anymore than a Pink Rose She said "Ohh Ewe want Queen Elizabeth it is a Pink Rose that Stays a Bud, Flowers all year round, and is Heavily Perfumed. I will bring one into the shop tomorrow." All the Qualities I was about to ask for. The next day Donelle called out to me that she had the Rose in the shop. I started to say I would pay for it for my niece and Donelle Said "I will give this Rose to Your Niece." I said I would pay for it, But She Repeated with More Emphasis on the ... "I ... Will Give Your Niece this Rose. I am sorry there is no flowers on it at the moment." she said. I remarked that it was ok, as Ewe needs to prune the bush to plant it anyway. But just as I was placing it in my car I noticed there was a Bud at the Very Tip of the Bush. I told My Niece "That Bud will open the Day that Elaine Passes Away." Sure enough My Niece told me that in the Morning the bud was like the Rosebuds the Florists were selling for Valentine's Day. Bree made the comment that She would wear the Rose to the Funeral. On the following Two Days there were Mini Cyclones down the Gold Coast and I kept thinking Ohh No the Rose will be ruined. Amazingly it survived and Bree Wore it as planned. As she got into the car it was filled with its Incredible Perfume.

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In the Lead up to Xmas Bree asked me what could She buy Skye My Daughter for a present. What was something She had said she Must Really, Really, Really, Have ... The Current Teenage Jargon Of The Time... I said "She keeps asking for The Forrest Gump CD since we saw the Movie." ... Bree rung all the Stores to find there was Only One Copy left for Sale at Australia Square Shopping Centre the other end of the Gold Coast. So Annette Her Older Sister drove to get it on Xmas Eve as Bree Made Sure The Shop Would keep it for them until Annette arrived.

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I became aware that My Sister was Frightened of Choking as She had wrongly thought this was Our Father's Cause of Death. So I took the Forrest Gump Cd with me and asked her could I come and Talk with Her. I told her that I had found out She had a few False Apprehensions and I wanted to Allay Her Fears. I said, "I Can't Take Away Your Pain Elaine but I can Take Away Your Fears." I explained that Dad hadn't Choked To Death But Died of a Pulmonary Embolism that it was a clot that went to his lungs and cut off the air supply and that it was the quickest and painless way to go. I then asked had the Doctors Explained what was going to happen to her and She answered "No." I asked if she wanted me to explain it for Her and She said, "Yes." So I reminded her of how Mum had died and explained that she was going to die the same way from Kidney Failure as I explained your body can't take anymore and it is shutting down. Ewe won't die the way Dad Did Ewe will die the same way Mum did. She Gave a Huge Sigh Of Relief and said, " Ewe Don't Know How Relieved I Am." She Emulated Our Mum was still buying the same Soap and Washing Powders Mum Had. Her Doctors Later said that it was the best thing I could of done for Her.

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I then Asked Her could I bring the Forrest Gump Suite music in for Her to Listen to? I explained it wasn't Loud Rock Music that there was a few Loud Crescendos but not Too Loud. I said "This Is How they are going to Welcome Ewe into Heaven." I sat with her explaining briefly The Forrest Gump Story of the Feather how it floated down and we discussed how it should get the Oscar That Year. As The Tune played I explained ... "This is the Feather Music." And then I said ... "This Is the Part We Lose Ewe." as the music tone saddened. I reminded Her ... "Remember how Max {our oldest brother who had passed away} and I used to write songs and How Dad Liked Classical Music??? ... They've composed this For Ewe." and She was sitting in Her Wheelchair looking like a ninety-year-old woman out of Auschwitz, with an Imaginary Baton like Henry Mancini conducting the Orchestra. There was the Fanfare and I Said "This Is the Heralding Angels With Their Long Trumpets." She said "Yes I Can See Them," and She held out her hand bringing her fingers to her palm in a beckoning motion saying "They Are Calling Welcome! Welcome! Come! Come!" As the music finally came to a close and the Feather Music started to play again, I told her a Little White Lie and said that the Feather Floated Down Again not Up as it did in the movie. I then Said to her "It is Your Angel Wing Feather, Ewe send it down to let Us Know Ewe Got There." She Smiled and Said " Ohh That is So Beautiful Nell Thank Ewe." and We Hugged each other for a long time not wanting to let go of The Precious Time We Had Just Shared.

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I had to return to Brisbane to enrol Skye at her new school and could not remain with My Sister in the final days of Her Life and we didn't really ever say Our Last Goodbyes ... But like Kadison's Song says "We Wont Say Goodbye As True Love Never Dies, You'll Always Be Beautiful in My Eyes." ... It was not long after the Funeral I can't actually give and exact date, as after the loss of a loved one the days seem to meld into one another. But Elaine's Birthday was the 19th March and mine is the 2nd April Two Weeks later. I lost my job of delivering sandwiches for the Health Food Store as they went out of business on the 1st of April. So it was within that time frame that the First Feather Floated Down and Landed on one of Donelle's Plants as I was walking past Her Shop to go to My car to go home. Knowing Sis and what was to follow She may have even sent it down on Her Birthday the 19th March. A few Days later Skye and I were either Getting into the car or Out of it when a Feather Landed at Our Feet. Skye Was Speechless as I think She thought I was making it up about the First Feather. But from then on She would come home saying Mum Another Feather Landed at My Feet Today At School, At the Bus Stop, or At Netball. Then My Brother in NSW told me about the Feather He received as well.

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On The First Anniversary Of My Sister Passing I decided to take up the suggestion of Kay My Elizabeth Arden Consultant, to place One of the Feathers in a Locket Along with a Photo Of Her. So I bought a Gold Heart Shaped Locket and Chain and that Evening I found an Old Polaroid Photo of Her when She was well and Actually holding Skye Up Above Her Head as a Tiny Baby. I said to Skye as it was a Polaroid Shouldn't I have it photocopied and She Said "No Just cut it out." Seven Days later We came home to find we had been robbed and the Locket With The Photo and Feather Were Stolen along with all the other things. I Was Devastated as the Locket and Chain were able to be Replaced But to Photo and Feather which would of had No Significance to the Persons who had Ransacked the House, They would of actually Had to of Destroyed Them to cover Their Tracks.

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I Rung Bree to tell her about being robbed and losing the Locket and its Precious Contents. She said "Ohh Auntie Nell I have been meaning to Ring Ewe as I wanted to tell Ewe about the Amazing thing that happened the other day. I was down with Steven while he was planting the Norfolk Pines down the Driveway. He didn't want me to do anything just be there while he did all the work ... Think he was worried I would relax and put my feet up upstairs without him knowing. Rosemary and the young boy from down the road were playing around us and where we were there were No Birds, No Trees, and No Wind. As I watched a Feather Float down and land on Rosie {The Grandchild Elaine hung on to see born} I said to Steven Grab It and he didn't say I was Being Stupid as He knew about Your Feathers." The Young boy said, "Where did that come from?" and I said ... "My Mum Just sent Me Her Angel Wing Feather. I was holding the feather in my hand still when the Boy's Mum walked up Our Drive to call the young Boy home and she asked "What do Ewe have There?" and I said It's My Mum's Angel Wing Feather and I told her about the rest of the Feathers and the story Ewe Had told Mum Re Her Heavenly Welcome. So Auntie Nell Ewe can have Rosemary's Feather as Ewe have told Me that the Locket was to be Left to Her in Your Will as Ewe had Explained it would Never be Skye's Children's Nana's Feather and Photo.

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Unfortunately History repeated itself about two and a half years later and the Locket was Stolen a Second Time. Annette said She felt Left Out and Hurt that Her Mum hadn't Sent Her A Feather and asked Out Loud "Don't Ewe Love Me as Much Mum?" Low and Behold The Next Day Annette was in the Aboveground Pool where she rented the house and had Her Son Jarred in the pool when a Feather Floated Down Between Them. A few weeks later Bree thought Gee I wouldn't mind a feather to fit my little locket and woke to find one the perfect size in Her On suite She doesn't have Feather Doonas so How Does One Explain It's
Mysterious Appearance ???

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I Said to My Dear Sister Elaine "That is Enough Now Elaine Ewe have Proven To Me That Ewe have Safely Reached The Pearly Gates or Mum's Gates as I call them, as Our Mum's Names were Violet Pearl but She was always called Pearly. I said "Sis when and if I Make it to Mum's Gates I will be able to Spot Ewe Immediately as Ewe will look like those Parrots Who Pull Their Feathers Out and Their Owners have to Knit Them Special Jumpers." The Pics Included are of My Darling Ängelic Sister and One of the Feather's I Received. They are Not Very Clear as I only could take them with My Cam. She Sits Under My Monitor and the Little Frame was sent to me by My Daughter Karen so it too is Precious to Me. I decided to place the Feather Inside the Frame to Keep Her Warm and have it Close to me when I am on My Computer. This Tribute to My Wonderful Darling Sister has been Long in it's Telling but it is True in Every Detail.

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It has been Nine Years since My Beautiful Sis Passed Away and I wanted to Update The Story Of The Feathers ...
I finally bought Myself a car beginning of December 2003 having been without one for since Mid 1999 ...
I had been down to visit Bree Mid January and had kept the car windows closed ... I came home at night and hadn't been in the car for a few days ... I got into the car with My Friend Mary to find the Feather {pictured below} down the side of my driver's seat next to the petrol tank lever ... I told Bree re My find and We Both Agreed that Elaine has either turned Punk or that She has a Funky New Hairdresser Upstairs ... When I showed the feather to Bree last visit she said, "I wonder what type of bird it came from?" ... I replied, "A Bird In Paradise." ... Prior to buying the car I sat one day waiting for a Bus to take me to the Train Station to go down to the Gold Coast to Visit Bree and watched amused at a Feather that was being swept up and about by cars passing just Exactly like the same colour feather in the Forrest Gump Story ...
I whispered, "Hi Sis It's Nice To Know Ewe Are With Me." ...

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