Amy Gurowitz
I met Carol for years ago and saw her almost every week since then. We started zooming with 4 others women (6 of us in total) before the pandemic. We were early adopters of what became commonplace and we felt cool. 😎 We met as members of The MS Gym- an online PT program for people with MS- though we became much more than that.
Every week we talked about our challenges living with MS- but we also shared stories of our family and every day happenings. Carol brought something so special to the group sharing the joy of her grandsons and support of her sons. I remember her talking about how Mack and Rex being so sweet about her assistive devices and how they loved helping "Grammy".
She gave us regular updates and sent pictures- what absolute joy they brought to her life.
She told us about meeting Hal - she was the only woman working in the department and Hal was the man she sat with when there wasn't "space" at the men's table. (At least that's my memory of the story 😊) They always knew Carol was coming but the sounds of her shoes clicking in the hall.
She told us the fascinating story of how her parents escaped Eastern Europe during WWII (forgive me if i remember that wrong).
She was such an important person in our group - there for advice and encouragement and funny stories. She talked about her cooking experiences and moving around her house with the challenges that only people with MS can relate to.
We have never met each other in person (the 6 of us) but we know each other so well and We will miss her at every single zoom.
We send our love to her family - we feel like we know all of you too- and want you all to know what an important part of our lives she had become and how much we love and miss her.
Amy and Christine, Dianne, Michelle and Kim. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
