Comments on: Queen of the Fly http://reelingandhealing.org/wordpress Reeling and Healing Midwest is the only fully-licensed national charitable organization offering fly-fishing wellness retreats for women with or surviving all types of cancer, championing retreat programs for men with cancer, and focusing efforts on care givers, survivors and cancer survivorship. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:02:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Ruthanne Tietsort http://reelingandhealing.org/wordpress/queen-of-the-fly/#comment-457 Ruthanne Tietsort Sun, 26 Aug 2007 20:01:37 +0000 http://midwestreelingandhealing.org/wordpress/queen-of-the-fly/#comment-457 I met Roe in 1996 at the Hackley Hospital Living With Cancer Support Group. She was involved in the support group and Camp Bluebird, always had something up her sleeve to make the two organizations a special place for cancer survivors. Her first experience with a fly fishing retreat was with Casting For Recovery, then <a rel="nofollow" title="Reeling and healing" href="http://www.reelingandhealing.org" rel="nofollow">Reeling & Healing</a>. Roe was a avid sports person and her cancer made all but fly fishing impossible, so she took her love of nature and people with her to every R & H retreat. She had a wicked sense of humor and the ability to instill in others the desire to carry out her antics while she smiled and said she never short sheeted a bed, put handi wrap over a toilet or sand in a bed. She remembered the name of every person she met, always wanted new friends to meet old friends and share their experiences, especially if they were zany. She was an excellent judge of character and the very first time she spent a weekend with Cathy Sero she said there is the future of Reeling & Healing and proceeded to hand that directive to Cathy. She led me on a wild journey from one new experience to another, we spent hours plotting and planning surprises. She never lost her sense of humor, her love of all things pertaining to nature, her fellow survivors and her commitment to make each day count to the fullest. So when you stand in the river take just a second to thank her for all her inspiration and love because if she met you, she loved you. She left those of us that knew her enough stories and laughter to cherish for a lifetime. Roe, Queen of The Fly. I met Roe in 1996 at the Hackley Hospital Living With Cancer Support Group. She was involved in the support group and Camp Bluebird, always had something up her sleeve to make the two organizations a special place for cancer survivors. Her first experience with a fly fishing retreat was with Casting For Recovery, then Reeling & Healing.

Roe was a avid sports person and her cancer made all but fly fishing impossible, so she took her love of nature and people with her to every R & H retreat. She had a wicked sense of humor and the ability to instill in others the desire to carry out her antics while she smiled and said she never short sheeted a bed, put handi wrap over a toilet or sand in a bed. She remembered the name of every person she met, always wanted new friends to meet old friends and share their experiences, especially if they were zany.

She was an excellent judge of character and the very first time she spent a weekend with Cathy Sero she said there is the future of Reeling & Healing and proceeded to hand that directive to Cathy.

She led me on a wild journey from one new experience to another, we spent hours plotting and planning surprises. She never lost her sense of humor, her love of all things pertaining to nature, her fellow survivors and her commitment to make each day count to the fullest. So when you stand in the river take just a second to thank her for all her inspiration and love because if she met you, she loved you. She left those of us that knew her enough stories and laughter to cherish for a lifetime.

Roe, Queen of The Fly.

]]> By: bgouine http://reelingandhealing.org/wordpress/queen-of-the-fly/#comment-5 bgouine Sat, 24 Feb 2007 02:42:37 +0000 http://midwestreelingandhealing.org/wordpress/queen-of-the-fly/#comment-5 Roe is all around West Michigan in the organizations she was active in. It is well worth getting to know her. Roe is all around West Michigan in the organizations she was active in. It is well worth getting to know her.

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