Since becoming a jeweller for Fifth Avenue Jewellery, I have been learning the terms of each of the precious gems, crystals, pearls, zirconia diamonds and many other gems they pride themselves on in their craftsmanship of designing their superb jewellery.
Pearls are a favourite of mine and as my thoughts wondered along the long enduring process of a cultured pearl. A lump developed in my throat as I realized I too was enduring the hardship of being conformed into the image of my favourite gem.
On November 4th, 2008 at 1:22 a.m. I became a widow at the age of 54 years old. My husband of 29 years succumbed to the cancer that was consuming his body after a brave battle of 3 and a half years. Although I knew the inevitable was going to happen, when his heart stopped beating, nothing prepared me for that specific moment. As in the sand that irritates the clam to produce a beautiful cultured perfect pearl, my husband’s silent heartbeat started the process of grief and pain that I know has and will continue to conform me into a woman perfected by the trails of pain and suffering.
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