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Shannon Rose Henry 1/14/69-2/2/10 Yesterday I had to go get Shannon's ashes. In the car on the way back "our" song came on (We are family). I looked up and I was passing Rose Street...........Just like the song goes, I had all my sisters with me!

Any update? This is close to my heart.

I was just going through some old family photos that Shannon had in her wallet. I took them out of the holder and a small piece of paper fell out from between 2 photos. It said: God saw you getting tired and a cure was not to be so he put his arms around you and he whispered come to me. With tearful eyes I watched you a...nd I saw you pass away Although I loved you dearly, I could not make you stay. A golden heart stopped beating, hard working hands at rest God broke my heart to prove to me he only takes the best. Another sign?? I think so..... See More

I sent this email to the President of her company, Jim Dvorak, to pass on to the United Skates Management Team. Although she didn't post here often, she did read the board. This applies to Shannon's prayer warriors as well. Dear USA Team Members: Our family would like to express our appreciation for your thoughts, prayers and well wishes over the last 20 months. Those of you who knew Shannon can appreciate the grace and humor she had while she dealt with her diagnosis and illness. USA was an integral part of our family's lives for the last 25 years. Ryan, Shawn and I made wonder

Thank you all, again! The ourpouring of love from this community, people who didn't even know Shannon, continues to amaze me. My brothers and sisters and I have been laughing ourselves silly all day! We even laughed at the crematorium! I can totally see her sitting there saying "are you FREAKING KIDDING me?" when the funeral director was trying to "upsell" the urns. My brother thought it would be funny to call us from her cell phone today. Naturally, that started us all wanting to text from her phone with silly messages like "I got lost on my way here", "made it in time for dinner" an

Thanks. That really touched me. Shannon didn't want a memorial service. She wanted a roast! We will be doing it in NY in the next few months. In the meantime, I simply ask that you try to say something nice to everyone everyday, in Shannon's memory. You just never know what they might be going through and you could be the one person who puts a smile on their face. No matter how tough it was for Shannon in the last week, she was always polite and nice to everyone in the hopsital, always with a smile.......even when they were sticking her with needles. Do this in memory of Shannon.

Thak you all, again. When Shannon was first diagnosed, my heart broke. When she told me it was stage 4, I thought I would die. How I wished it had been one of the other 5 of us, not Shannon. I didn't think she was strong enough to go through this. Boy, did she prove me wrong. She worked full time up until 6 weeks ago when she moved here. Shannon ran the #1 skating rink in the entire country, working 60 hour weeks, sometimes until 3 in the morning, all while undergoing chemo, amongst her other health issues. Aside from the 3 times she was hospitalized, she barely missed a day at work.

Been there, done that. Cancer sucks. Prayers sent up right now. God bless him!

Thank you all so much for the very kind thoughts and prayers. How I wish you could have known Shannon. She was loved by so many more people than I could possibly imagine. Shannon was, by far, the funniest person I have ever met. Her sense of humor was incredible. She was fiercely loyal to her friends, an amazingly dedicated employee and the fairest person I know. She had an amazing sense of right and wrong, and always did what was right, even if it was the tougher choice. I will miss her sense of humor more than you could know. The only positive thing that came out of the las

41 years ago today, Shannon was Christened. How appropriate that she went home today, which also happens to be our grandfather's birthday.

My beautiful sister took her last breath at 1:45 this afternoon. She waited for us to get to the hospice, and she passed about 30 seconds after we arrived, surrounded by me, my brothers and my mom. We were holding her hand, telling her we loved her, and she just left. I will miss her until my final day on this earth. When we got back in the car to leave, her 2 favorite songs came on, back to back. The first was Michael Jackson, her all time favorite entertainer. The second was Breathe (No Air). She called that one her theme song. I am sure those were signs from her, or at le

I just called my brother for an update. No change. Her morphine is as high as they can go, so she will sleep from now on. Here is another comical story (at least, to us). The MOST important thing for Shannon is FOOD. She is a total foodie! It was not uncommon for her to order 3 entrees because she couldn't make up her mind. When we worked together (she has been in the skating business for 25 years), the first order of the day, regardless of what chaos was happening in the building, was LUNCH! She had to get the menus and make a decision (or three!). Back in November she was in t

It made me and my brother laugh, too!

No update. She woke up long enough to tell my brother to stop singing!! Typical Shannon!

I said goodbye to her yesterday.

The Dr's have decided not to move her to hospice. If she makes it through the night, they will move her tomorrow. I don't think she will make it. They called the family in this morning. She is on a morphine drip now and has been sleeping all day. I can't even bring myself to go to the hospital and watch her. She is with my brothers, my mom and her best friend.

Thanks again, everyone. We are moving Shannon to a hospice facility tomorrow. Please continue to pray for her. I still believe HE is in control. If it is HIS will to take her home, so be it.

Thank you all, again, from the bottom of me heart. I spoke to Shannon today. She seems ok right now. Thank GOD for pain meds. I will head up there later today. The entire family is here, so there are about 16 of us in her room. It's quite the crowd! I wish it were for a happier occasion. I don't know if her spirits are up because we are here for her, or if she is feeling better. We have conflicting opinions from the Drs, and I think her oncologist has given her some hope, but she has been in multiple organ failure for a few weeks. Amazingly, her kidneys are getting better. She needs

I don't have any answers for you, but I will pray that God can find a way for you to get there. I am also in your situation right now, but we are fortunate that my family has come do be with my sister. Stay strong and have faith that He will provide for you. Sending up prayers for peace and comfort right now.

Prayers sent up.

Oh no! So young. I am SO sorry to hear that. Prayers sent up for peace and comfort for your family.

Thanks, Matt. I appreciate it!

Thank you. I appreciate all of your kind words and prayers. I just got home. Amazingly, she was totally different today. Better than she has been all week. 5 Dr's told us there is no more hope, including 2 today. Her oncologist (the Chief at Emory) came today and told us that if she improves, he WILL go ahead with chemo again. He said that God is in control, but based on the way she looked today, chemo is not off the table. He did say that this could all change tomorrow and we would take it day by day. I think that gave her a little hope. I know that God is in control. HE has giv

thsank you all. family and friends are on their way. I am heading to the hospital now. this sucks!

There is nothing else the dr can do for shannon. She only has a few days left. Please pray for peace for her, and strength for my parents, sisters and brothers. Thank you all so much for the prayers. Its been a tough 19 months, but she will not suffer much longer. I just need to get through the next few days without crying in front of her.