link re: Funeral

FYI...

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/06/14/2009-06-14_sun_613_death_notices.html?page=1


"Do Not Go Where The Path May Lead
Go Instead Where There Is No Path
And Leave A Trail"      Emerson

mom

Mom

My Mom passed this morning about 10:30am.

Thank you all for your prayers and support

love & blessings to all...Patrick

 

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Karen's Story at: http://www.KarensHealingJourney.com

"Do Not Go Where The Path May Lead
Go Instead Where There Is No Path
And Leave A Trail"      Emerson

Mom

My Mom passed this morning about 10:30am.

Thank you all for your prayers and support

love & blessings to all...Patrick

prayers

To Karen's Support Network:

Need to drop a line to ask for prayers and intentions for my mother; her name is Eileen.  She is ill in the hospital for the past 4 to 5 weeks.  She fell at home and was seemingly getting better but has recently ran into some unexpected complications that include pneumonia.

I am aware that this list was created in order to contact those supporting Karen on her healing journey but I also know that love and prayer has no bounds.  My mom was shaken by Karen's passing, and I know if there is a way, Karen is watching over her now helping her as best she can.

May God's grace and blessings surround my mother and provide a healing path for her to tread along with as little discomfort as possible taking her where God's wants her to go.

Over the last 11 weeks since Karen passed I have been becoming adjusted to my new place in this world, sans my best friend, Karen.  It has been challenging and surreal, but I am just putting one foot in front of the other and taking things One Day At A Time.  I am getting professional counseling and have joined Yoga and Qigong classes, being the "token" male in both.

I send love and blessings to all of you on your life path today and all the days.

Patrick

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Karen's Story at: http://www.KarensHealingJourney.com

"Do Not Go Where The Path May Lead Go Instead Where There Is No Path And Leave A Trail" 
   
Emerson

IRISH ECHO ARTICLE --- May 6 - May 12, 2009 issue

Benefit to remember 'trailblazer' Karen McGeever

By Peter McDermott
pmcdermott@irishecho.com

May 6, 2009 If Patrick McGeever never gave up, it was because he was inspired by the example of his wife Karen, who was diagnosed with throat cancer three years ago. The Long Island-born mother and stepmother to five and grandmother to five died on March 21 in Florida, where she and her husband had settled a decade ago.

There were moments of despair, however.

"The doctor said it was just a matter of days," McGeever recalled. He told his wife, the daughter and granddaughter of New York City police officers, that "she may be going to God." Her eyes filled with tears, he said.

She stayed true to her commitment to a holistic approach to her illness, a decision that was backed fully by her family and friends

"Karen courageously dealt with the odds that were against her," he said. "She stuck to her beliefs in spite of the odds and cynical comments and predictions. She knew there were not any guarantees regardless of treatment choice."

Because her choice of treatment was not covered by health insurance, her husband is left with bills to pay. "I was completely concentrating on Karen's well-being," said Patrick McGeever, who is on leave from his job as a social worker and has postponed his PhD studies.

He would like to set up a foundation in memory of his wife, who was he said a "person of integrity and a trailblazer." The foundation would help others with life-threatening conditions. "I want to get the ball rolling on that," he said.

A fundraiser will be held at Gaelic Park on this coming Saturday, May 9, 2009 at 7 p.m. There will be music and food and people will share their memories of Karen McGeever. Assistance can be offered via PayPal on line at www.KarensHealingJourney.com or by U.S. mail to Karen's Healing Journey, PO Box 630048, Bronx, N.Y. 10463. Raffle tickets are $20 each, 6 for $100. The grand prize is one week In Ireland, including lodging, car rental and $1,000 toward airfare. Second prize is $1,000 and third prize is $500.

This story appeared in the issue of May 6-12, 2009

To view article go to Irish Echo

reminder For local supporters of Karen's Healing Journey...

Tomorrow (Friday 4/24) at 7am on Bee Ridge Rd. at Incarnation Church (between Lockwood Ridge & Tuttle Rd.) there will be a mass said for Karen.
Blessings to all,

Patrick
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Karen's Story at: http://www.KarensHealingJourney.com

SERVICE

Service will be held for Karen Beth at 11am, March 25, 2009. The service is at Unity Church on Proctor Rd. (between Beneva Rd. & Swift Rd.) in Sarasota.

As stated earlier, viewing will be on Mon & Tues at our home beginning at 2pm each day. For directions please feel free to contact me at patrick@karenshealingjourney.com or 941 587-3107.

Your support is deeply appreciated at this very difficult and challenging time.

love and blessings,

Patrick