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Woman02354
a/k/a
JMelia
June 21, 19xx
January 10,2002
Nova was a true and loyal friend to me. We met and played in Boomer Chat for a couple of years. I can remember so well our 'all night pajama parties' -- Yep, that's where the boomer ladies gathered in the wee small hours of the night and acted goofy .... guys would crash the party, but us ladies would give them such grief they did not stay long (no, there were no panty raids LOL)
Nova and I would have fun with the wav by Frank Sinatra "Come Fly With Me" .... she was so lively and so much fun. I miss her energy! When she became ill with Hepatitis C, most of her time was spent with the community of friends she met in that support group ... our chats became less frequent, but we were there for each other and we both knew it. She would share any new developments with me ie. doctor reports, etc. Just 2 months before her death she forwarded a letter to me from her doctor stating that he felt it would be in her best interest to be put
on the 'liver transplant list'. We talked in length about her emotions with this. She would say "Bug, I have to do this for my little Graham (her 10-yr-old son) but I am so scared." I assured her that anyone being given that news would have the same emotion.
When Tom (her husband) wrote me with the news of her death, he stated that they had all contacted a 'cold
like virus' a week or so before Christmas and because the HepC had ravaged her body so badly, Nova was not able to shake the virus. She made sure her son had his Christmas however and would not go to the hospital until the day AFTER Christmas. She did not respond to treatment, was put on life support, and on January
10th, Tom and the rest of her family took the doctor's advice and let her go. Tom stated that she passed away just 10 mins after the machines were shut off, and that she went peacefully. She was such a FIGHTER ..... such a spirited lady that I know if there were any way that God was not calling her home she would still be with us.
I called her 'my little Taz' because she had such energy and when in the chatroom she seemed to be all
over the place, like a whirlwind ..... moving from conversation to conversation and never missing a beat. She was not one to mince her words ...... A person always knew exactly where they stood with Nova and she did not falter. I calmed her down many times before she 'attacked' but there were times that I was not
able to reach her before she spoke her mind. There may be some who remember her for her 'no holds barred' jabs, and maybe were not able to get to know her. If they had taken the time, they would not have found a more giving, loving person. I thank God for His
supplying this branch to my Tree Of Life.
I'll never forget you, My Taz!!!
From:
Boomer2talk4fun: (from the Boomer Message Board)
I was saddened and heart broken when I heard this about JMelia. I remember when I first got online after my mom died, she helped me so much, we would sing, and just have fun. I just found out tonite 2-16-02 that she died. I cry for this.
Iam4given2,
Melanie
From: Rattaford: (from the Boomer Message Board)
JMelia.....
The first few people I "met" online were JMelia. MENAN, Amtex77760, Cinbad, LGHS, & SA6127.
For some time I thought JMelia was a guy, because the profile said "John Melia". It was only after telling her a tasteless joke on an IM that I discovered 'he' was a 'she'. Anyway, she laughed her
head off while I turned beet red. Looking back now, I think Nova was the first person with whom I chatted on IM.
She was hilarious in the chatroom! Then she fell in love with StoneyB393 (I wonder sometimes why I remember
these screen names) and I didn't see her as much. She vanished for a year or two then reappeared as Woman02354. We chatted a bit, but not as much. She'd crossed the boundary into marriage and was seemingly happy....something which somehow eludes many of
the rest of us.
I tip my hat to you, Nova.
From: Jjcoopjr: (from the Boomer Message Board)
I, too, remember Nova. We had a few chats way back when.........Mena and she were good friends at the time and we were all trying to get together to party on the Cape while Mena was there visiting. It never came about and next thing, Nova
was married and out in Wisconsin I believe. ....... thoughts and prayers going out for her and those she left behind.
From: ndaruff:
I met Nova last year and I thought she was one in a million. I am glad to find this memorial to her. She was such a real person and had a great sense of humor. I only knew her on the net but I felt like I have known her for a long time. Below is a poem she wrote a few months before she passed away. I miss Nova and am happy to have met her.
I WOKE UP
~ Woman ~
I woke up one morning to find
That I was losing my mind
The Dr told me I was sick
I thought I'd get well quick
Although since then I have found
I had to stop living with a frown
So I hold my head in my hands
and make way for different plans
Ever since then I have met
lifelong friends I won't forget
And I look around and I see
Such goodness surrounding me
So, if life hands you some pain
take shelter ... come in from the rain
Find strength in what you can find
Talk to us and be treated kind
Come meet all of my friends
We'll make sure the loneliness ends
leave those bad feelings behind
laugh and gain back your mind.
From:
Claudia Splash
Oh Nova..I miss you so...just like the others that have posted. I don't even know what a boomer chat is but I can imagine you gave them all a run for the money. I miss her and have a hard time remembering the fun without tears. Sometimes someone touches your heart and places a memory that will always be there. Thanks Lyd for the memory page for us to go to when we need just a place to come to read about our friend and sister. Hugs God Bless all of you and Nova I know you are smiling down ... HI from all of us.