Bookcloud joined BC in 2007, thanks to her sister MadMadge. She passed after a brief illness on May 30, 2012. Since no one knew her as well as her sister, I'll let Madmadge share her with us.
" My
sister Bookcloud (Sue) passed away on 30
th May 2011 suddenly and
unexpectedly. She was much younger than me by 12 years so it was a huge
shock to me and the rest of the family. Bookcloud had many interests and
many friends.
We
didn’t always share the same reading interests, but she and I were
reading our way through the Peter James’ ‘Roy Grace’
series. When I e-mailed him to tell him of her passing he replied almost
immediately with his condolences. She loved her books and she has very
many on her shelves that she never got around to registering.
She
had lately been undergoing some painful surgery on her feet. Bookcloud
was born with bilateral talipes (otherwise known as
club foot), which was operated on when she was a tiny baby. However, that
surgery had broken down and she needed further work to enable her to walk
without pain. She was so brave, despite all the problems she encountered,
and was so looking forward to being able to walk normally again.
She
was a member of a special site which catered for people all over the world
suffering from talipes and was in touch with many of them. She had also
campaigned in this country to have the condition recognized by the Department
of Work and Pensions as a debilitating condition which warranted a disablement
benefit and had heard, only 24 hours before she died, that she had achieved
that recognition.
While
recovering from her surgery and being unable to work, Bookcloud had become
involved with a wonderful place called Cherry Tree Nursery (otherwise known as
SWOP – Sheltered Work Opportunities Project) and worked as a
volunteer. Cherry Tree has been a great benefit to people suffering from
mental illness. Here is a link to the site:
http://www.cherrytreenursery.org.uk/
I
miss my sister very much. She was always there for me and the rest of the
family if any of us needed her. She had a great passion for life, despite
her physical problems, and lived it to the fullest
.
She
was especially fond of her grandson Ethan and had been collecting Michael
Morpurgo books for him so it is good to know that he can read them in her
memory. She loved to read to him and he loved the ritual of the bedtime
story. She was a strong believer in introducing books to children as soon
as possible.
Rest
in Peace Sue. You will never be forgotten."
And I second that. Thank you so much for sharing Sue with us.
The Bookcloud Bookshelf
