For Michael
As many of you are aware, I lost someone very special to me recently, a good friend, and also a cancer survivor. I am working on a special tribute for him right now. But in the meantime, I would like to share with you a tribute written by author Stephen Kaufman:
For Michael
Stephen Kaufman
Author of “Into My Life Unexpected…A Journey To Me”
How to make sense
Of the senseless
How to speak
When we are speechless
How to grieve
When we cannot comprehend
How to move forward
When we are numb
There is a plan
Not for us to question
There is a method
In the midst of the madness
So we will accept
And we will remember
That the joy of his life
Will forever remain
In the hearts of all
Whose life he touched
And the tears we shed
Shall be his testament
Michael was only 24 years old. He fought cancer, Hodgkin’s Lymphoma as brave as anyone I had ever known. Unfortunately, following that battle, he faced side effects from the treatment that would eventually be too much for his young body to handle. And so, we lost Michael too soon. And as many often do, we find ourselves struggling with “why”. But Stephen’s words provide some comfort, especially if you can believe them to be true as I do.
Michael was just a few credits away from graduating from Florida Gulf Coast University when he had to deal with his Hodgkin’s, and had plans on finally returning before this latest round of events. It had been announced at Michael’s funeral, that the university was going to give Michael his degree posthumously.
Michael’s family has set up a scholarship in his memory. Please consider making any amount of donation, none too large or small, to:
Michael Scheidemann Scholarship at FGCU
Attn: Christopher Simoneau, VP, Advancement and Executive Director
Florida Gulf Coast University
10501 FGCU Boulevard South
Fort Myers, FL 33965
Make the check out to Florida Gulf Coast University Foundation, and write “Michael Scheidemann Scholarship” in the memo section.
I am always saddened to hear of anyone passing, but am adversely impacted when it is someone who has battled cancer, the same cancer as me, and someone so young.
I miss you Michael.
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