Rosie passed away on the evening of May 10th 2012 after an illness which she bore with grace.

This site was originally set up to keep Rosie's friends updated in the final months of her illness (please click here for posts from April, and here for posts from May). The comments left by friends and family during those weeks, as well as emails sent, gave her much joy and strength.

Below are links to additional sites in memory of Rosie which you may wish to visit:

- To make a charity donation in memory of Rosie, please click here

- For readings and music from Rosie's service, please click here

- To view pictures of Rosie, please click here (you may send additional ones to the email below, which I can upload)

- To share your memories of Rosie or to make tributes, please click here

I will make occasional posts when sites are updated, or to report back on donations. If you wish to receive these, please enter your email address under the "follow by email" dialogue box and click 'submit'.

Aleyn Smith-Gillespie

aleyn@alum.mit.edu

Monday, April 16, 2012

Rosie has remained relatively stable, though still tired and getting a bit weaker. We nevertheless managed to catch some sun rays outside at the end of the day. It's been a while since I've seen this type of spring transition: a bit sunshine, some rain, and a dusting of snow on the Jura.

We have just realised how easy it is to download music onto an iPhone, so I'm expecting we'll be creating a playlist of songs with Rosie over the coming week, which we'll be playing on Alison's speakers. Certainly one of the old favorites: 'Cracklin' Rosie' by Neil Diamond.

Yuying also visited over the weekend, so we had a nearly-full house.



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  1. AnonymousApril 18, 2012 at 11:08 PM

    !Qué preciosa idea la de crear este blog, querido Aleyn!

    Acabo de llegar de Cadaqués, desde donde toda mi familia y una lista interminable de amigos comunes me han pedido que transmita a Rosie todos los ánimos, cariños, abrazos y mimos posibles.

    Te envío una foto preciosa de Rosie que creo que no ha visto.

    Seguiré asiduamente tus posts.

    Un abrazo enorme a todos

    Isa

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