Podcast Episode 16 : Eileen Doyon

Eileen's emotional journey can serve for anyone who has experienced profound loss. She believes there are signs that helped lead her to her calling, which is writing books. "The Unforgettable Faces & Stories" series. She was dealt a difficult hand as a young child and has suffered terrible loss but she serves as inspiration with her ability to help others find and share their voice. What an amazing interview. Please share.

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Guest Blog: Loss, Love and Inspiration By Eileen Doyon

Last week you heard from Erin Musto about how to be Successful with a Type B personality. She offered thoughtful insight into how she channels her abilities into action and how she learned so much about the ability of people of different skillsets to come together to make magic. If you're a successful woman who wants to share her story email me at jodeekenney@gmail.com for more information on submitting.

This week Eileen Doyon talks about how the loss of her dad led her to a gift of being able to give other women a voice to remember their loved ones. Our beloved ancestors may be gone but they leave us treasures. Eileen was able to realize that and now she works to share it with others. 

The loss of family members early in my life has been extremely difficult, and most recently I lost my
dad to lung cancer and was with him until the end.  I have been trying to figure out how to deal with
death due to it being so much a part of my life.  Most people will deal with loss at some point in their
lifetime.  The two years after my dad’s death were depressing, complicated, and dark.   In receiving
two treasures in 2012, my dad’s dog tags, and my grandmother’s chandelier, it meant so much to
me, my attitude, and my outlook on my own life.  I felt their presence and their love all around me.  I
knew that others in my situation had to feel the same way.  If so, I wanted to help.  So that became
my mission….to help others talk about their loved ones who have passed and to tell their stories of
their own personal keepsakes.  Our military is very precious to me.  We owe so much to our
veterans that have served and protected our country.   So this became my theme of my second
book.

People were so excited, emotional, happy, and sad all in one, but it was all good.  We laughed and
cried talking about memories and stories of loved ones.  Sometimes, those feeling are buried deep
down due to the crazy hectic lives we all live, and sometimes it just hurts too much to think or talk
about.  Everyone’s comments were so supportive and positive.  It really became a healing to all and
made people feel good.

So, in this hectic life, I have decided to run a series of books titled “Unforgettable Faces and
Stories”.  We all need to stop and think about people in our lives, both past and present, and stories
of those unforgettable magic moments.

The Long Death Of Master Blue Monkey

We had a death in our family this week. Master Blue Monkey was the coolest little Betta there ever was. My son bugged us into submission to get this little bugger. We weren't sure he was responsible enough to have him. Turns out he was a pretty good little dad (at first)... but then Mom had to pester him to feed him every night.

In fact- I kinda developed a love for Master Blue Monkey. He was so excited every time I would walk up and look at him through his glass. He was as engaging as a fish could be and always wagged his little rear fin at me. I'm not kidding- I think Master Blue Monkey loved me too.

Well, in Betta time we though- Master Blue Monkey lived a long time. We had him over a year and a half. According to the pet shop people- that's about the life span of a Betta. Now that I research it on-line... I think they lied to us to make us feel ok about him dying.

About a week ago- my son recognized that Master Blue Monkey wasn't acting as chipper. The next day his head looked a little big. The next day he wouldn't eat. The next day he looked skinnier. Until several days of no eating and moving at all. He was so still- several times we thought he was dead... only for him to perk up when we touched him.

Well, finally Master Blue Monkey died. I waited for my son to get home and we fished him out, walked to the toilet and said our goodbyes. Gill from Finding Nemo says "All drains lead to the ocean"- and we thought that was fitting for him to become one with the ocean.

It was a sad, long, drawn out process and my son and I felt so bad when it happened, but we truly enjoyed him while he was here. Immediately my son wanted to go out and get another fish. We are holding him off to buy him one for Christmas (shhh-- don't tell).

It's kinda surprising how much affection we felt for this little fish- but he was truly a cool little dude!

R.I.P Master Blue Monkey.

Gift For a Dying Dad

This story made me cry. 25-year-old Rachel Wolf's dad Dr. James Wolf is dying. He is emotional he is going to miss many important milestones in his daughter's lives... one of which will be Rachel's future wedding. She doesn't even have a boyfriend right now, but that didn't stop her from throwing a wedding party so she could get her father/daughter dance. What a touching effort and I know she will be so thankful she has this to hold on to when he passes. Doctors say he is off chemotherapy and have given him three months to live.

Hagman Dies

Larry Hagman, the actor who made J.R. Ewing and the television show Dallas famous has died. He died from complications of throat cancer. He had also suffered from cirrhosis of the liver in the 90s. 

Do you remember back in 1980 when the whole world tuned in to see who shot J.R.? Larry Hagman made you believe that iconic cut throat character could exist! It's hard to believe before he played one of the most well known bad guys in history he played Major Anthony Nelson- the man who had to keep genie in the show "I Dream Of Jeanie" in line. He recently made an appearance in the 2012 revival of Dallas.

Larry Hagman- dead at the age of 81. 
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