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RantWoman needs to have a weird temper tantrum.

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RantWoman is called to have a weird temper tantrum.

RantWoman's inbox brought news today of another Significant death for the WA Council of the blind, Marlaina Lieberg

http://rantwoman.blogspot.com/2018/05/rest-in-peace-marlaina.html

And this on top of the recent passing of Sue Ammeter

http://rantwoman.blogspot.com/2018/04/sue-ammeter-1948-2018.html

http://rantwoman.blogspot.com/2018/04/another-tribute-to-sue-ammeter.html

Sue Ammeter's passing has been well observed without mentioning the phrase "Crossed the rainbow bridge.." Not so Marlaina's.

"Crossed the Rainbow Bridge" is often used by Guide Dog users when their guides pass away. Marlaina was a Guide Dog User. Today the phrase got used about Marlaina and like seven previous guide dogs. RantWoman has never thought to ask people who have never had any vision how they understand this rainbow thingie. RantWoman has a sense that she definitely SHOULD ask. In the meantime, every time RantWoman hears the phrase, she feels like a wet dog needing to shake itself off after coming in from the rain. Bleccccch!

Usually RantWoman is happy to let people have whatever cutesy wootsy language they need about death, but RantWoman is not doing so well about either death in this case.

Sitting with, praying on the problem, RantWoman finds two threads.

Both deaths ended great physical suffering, in one case dying peacefully in sleep rather than lingering with a badly metastasized cancer recurrence in the second case ending the slow strangulation of pulmonary fibrosis. RantWoman is GLAD for souls set free even if that is not the language either of the decased would use.

The other thread: carrying forward all the things these two pillars of the WCB were involved in. RantWoman deeply blesses two powerful legacies, and...the fact that no one can possibly ever fill either hero's shoes is, um, speaking plainly, A GOOD THING.

There. RantWoman has said enough. Please hold in the Light.