Gone but not Forgotten.

A client was in today. Every 4 weeks like clockwork. He’s doing well but it’s a year now that his wife has passed and still he seems a little lost. She was also a client for many years. She was always a kind person, and I looked forward to seeing her. She also had a “spicy” side that said it like it was if someone wronged her. I always envy people that speak their mind and don’t let others walk all over them. I tend to be more weak in that area and love that strength in others. She was diagnosed with cancer about 6 months before she passed. I had a really hard time accepting this and the fact that is was pretty serious. She was one of those people that didn’t deserve it. In life most people really don’t, but she was an angel to me. Aside from knowing her whole family, and having a long history with her, I really felt that her dying was something unacceptable and all I wanted to do was focus on her recovering. She had kids my age and I guess I also saw her as a mother figure. In the years we shared our lives I saw her strengths and vulnerabilities. Her hope and dreams. After she lost her hair and grew sicker, I barely saw her. I’d ask and she’d even stop in once in a while, but it was clear that she was losing the battle. Literally the battle of life and death. I will never forget her, or the things we’ve shared, and like some other clients that have passed, I won’t discard her card that I keep at the salon with the recipe for her color and various chemical treatments she’s had through the years. She lives within me and my salon whenever she’s mentioned, thought of, or I happen across her file in my card catalog of clients. I’m so grateful for being able to share moments of time with so many different people. So many amazing people.