From Cinda Rae Oliverio

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"Oh My God you have to make more videos.
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If You could have seen my face you would be laughing your head off, I'm smiling like a cheschire cat.

Your beautiful and you have the nicest voice I have ever heard.
Love Renee xoxoxo"
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YES! Renee was our "Biggest Fan, our Cheerleader!!! I miss her so! Sometimes her comment would be the only one for that day!on my Blog! I was always GLAD to see her stop by and visit! This comment was from the first video I ever made of myself! It was December 1 on my Blog. See the Big ROSE card in back? This is from her December 9th comment saying she would send my Cro collage card to someone special! Did anyone get it?!!
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The other cards are ones she sent to me! The angel tile is how we met! It was the week of Vanessa's( A Fanciful Twist) TEA PARTY and Renee won the Angel tile!
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http://turquoisecro.blogspot.com/2009_06_01_archive.html

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Renee sent me an angel too! Did she know we would become breast cancer sisters?! I had my first chemo the day before Renee died! I heard the bell tower and every time I did, I thought of sweet Renee!!and her bats! She sent the sweetest cards! I LOVE YOU RENEE and YOU and your family will always be in my prayers! YOU know how much I miss YOU SWEET WOMAN!

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Cinda Rae Oliverio aka CROTurquoise CRO Thyme

From Angela Recada

Renee showed me so many things, both through her example and through her wonderful way with words.

She showed me that it is fine to remember the past – but not to dwell there.

She showed me that is good to look to the future – but that there are no guarantees.

Most importantly, she showed me that it is best of all to appreciate and to live, as fully as possible, each day we are given – because it's all we really have.

She made me want to be a better person, and to follow my dreams.

I feel so blessed to know her, especially during the last year of her life.

Each one of her blog posts is a gift to anyone who comes across them. And they are a treasure to all of us whom she called her friends. But I really see each of these posts as a precious love letter to her family. Whether she was writing about her memories, her funny family stories, her tributes to her beloved family members, or her love of learning or reading or art or music or food or Christmas, she was giving those dearest to her a little piece of herself. These were the things that were important to her, and she knew she wouldn't live to say many of them to her dear, dear family when they would need to hear them.

I was just lucky enough to be able to read them and learn from them, too.
Renee's life was much too short, but the impact she had on me, and on many others, is huge. She showed me that, when all is said and done, LOVE is all that matters. And she was LOVE.

Renee gave me many things, and I will keep them, and her, in my heart forever. I only hope I gave her a fraction of what she gave me.
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Love Angela