The passing of another friend.

G'day Everyone.

First, there is a passing of a friend of mine, whom I did not keep in touch with very much. When I learned of her passing yesterday due to cancer, I realized I had known her long ago after I looked at an old picture of her.
There is a journal story about her cancer treatment. Link: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/ellierosenfield.
RIT/NTID's own announcement: http://www.ntid.rit.edu/media/full_text.php?article_id=1205

The sad thing is, she had passed away yesterday afternoon. Word was going out in FB, and some personal emails. I didn't know until a friend of mine, an NTID alumni, told me. When I realized her passing, it took me by surprise. My prayer is that I hope she passed away peacefully. Good bye Ellie Rosenfield. You are and were a passionate and loyal friend to all of us in the NTID and Deaf Community of Rochester area. You will be missed.

Semper FI.

On a personal note to some "Christian" friends of mine: You mean well to talk to me about my personal life. But please, don't bring religion into it. I have been hurt by "many well meaning people" long ago, who had some "God-led intentions" that had a bad impact upon me and themselves, and have no desire to hurt others back again.

Even if you say "God is punishing you for what you are", I will promise you that you will find yourself to be no longer a friend of mine right on the spot before you can say "I'm sorry for having said that".
I have made some choices in my life and they are the result of the changes YOU FORCED upon me long ago.
Please, be my friend and let me be who I was meant/want to be. I love someone in my life and I will defend that person very much. If you can't accept of who I am, then you have not been the person I knew you before.

Thank you.
Sherlock.