Leah -

[Caitriona]

It is with a very heavy heart and tearful eyes that I am making this post.

I'm sorry to have to post about the passing of my best friend Leah.

Sondra Leah Adezio

Sondra Leah Adezio, 46, of Lansdale, PA passed away January 16, 2007 at the Central Montgomery Medical Center.

Born in Newton, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Edwin and Marylyn Fogelson.

Active in many organizations as a young person, she graduated from Newton High School and then received a Bachelor’s Degree from Duquesne University and a Master’s from Clarion University of PA. She was a member of Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority.

Mrs. Adezio was a singer, an actor, and was a nationally known comic book artist as co-writer/inker of Ari of Lemuria, and was a member of Friends of Lulu. She loved to participate in Renaissance Faires and was a member of the International Wenches Guild, Local 9 of the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire and Local 69 of the New York Renaissance Faire. She also was an avid fan of the New York Mets.

She was pre-deceased by her husband, David, her parents Edwin and Marylyn Fogelson, a brother, Scott Fogelson, and a sister Renee Fogelson.

She is survived by her sons, Stephen and Daniel Adezio, of Lansdale, a niece, Catherine Fogelson of Newton, and a brother, Brian Fogelson, of Frenchtown, NJ., aunts, uncles, cousins, and numerous friends.

Services will be held on Friday January 19, 2007 at 11:00 A.M. from the Irwin Funeral Home, 175 N. Main St., Spring Grove, PA 17362 - 717.225.1677.

Visitation hours are from 9:00 A.M. – 10:30 A.M. at the funeral home preceding the service.

Donations may be made for the children at 17 Senator Stout Road, Frenchtown, NJ 08825.

Please note the family has requested that no garb be worn to the viewing/funeral. Please keep this the solemn event that it is. The funeral will be a traditional Jewish funeral, short, sweet and to the point.

[Elayne Riggs]

Originally Posted by Caitriona

Mrs. Adezio was a singer, an actor, and was a nationally known comic book artist as co-writer/inker of Ari of Lemuria...

And her co-writer (me) and friends miss her very much.

Goodbye, my dearest sister.

- Elayne

[Elayne Riggs]

Rhoda, please email me (elayneriggs@yahoo.com), I have a couple questions for you and the boards' Private Messaging isn't working for me.

[Muffin]

after reading the posts in the threads to leah, i noticed at the bottom where is says similar threads...

in one dated (and coincidentally on her birthday) there was one calle Alliane you're my hero....

she replied in this thread with a statement that brought me to tears after not reading it since its original posting years ago....

I put it here as this really is who she is in her own words...

Originally Posted by Alianne

Guys...believe me, I'm no hero, honest.

I appreciate that you think so, but I'm just doing the best I can, day by day....sometimes minute by minute.

Trust me, there's a lot of crap y'all *don't* see....that I may never let *anyone* see (except for a tidbit or two when it just doesn't quite stay private). That's just my way.

And really, what choice do I have? If I had the time and money to have the luxury of being a quivering mass in a corner somewhere, I think I'd take the option -- for a little while, at least. It would be so easy just to hide away and be engulfed by the tidal wave that wants to crash over me.

But I don't have that luxury. I can't ignore the boys, I can't ignore work, I can't ignore the bills....and I don't *want* to ignore life.

So, I take refuge here, in my friends, find distractions where they may come (Happy Bunny is my friend, silly as that sounds <g>)...and just try to keep on keeping on.

Some days are good. Some days are bad.

Some moments waffle between the two in a heartbeat. After telling the realtor that I wanted to make an offer on the townhouse (3 hours and counting until the seller's deadline to accept or reject the offer, btw), I went out to the car and lost it. I was excited about the house and just so damn mad -- it wasn't fair that I had to make this decision alone, it wasn't fair that David was denied the opportunity to make this decision with me -- this was the thing we'd worked all our lives together for -- to be able to buy a house, and we'd ridden out some horribly financially rough years and we'd *finally* gotten there -- and it was pulled out from under him. IT'S NOT FAIR. He's not here to enjoy the fruits of all that hardship and hard work, and that sucks big time.

I kept wanting there to be a sign from him while house hunting -- I told the realtor that if I went into a house and there were a bag of M&Ms on the counter, then I'd know that it was the house I was meant to buy. ;)

So please, don't put me on a pedestal. I'm not that good. I'm not that wonderful. I'm just doing what I have to do to survive, for me and the boys both. I try to find laughter when I can and to laugh when I can, because, well, there's only one alternative to that....... :-pppppppp

i will always love you my friend.....

muffin