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In 2012 I was contacted by a Aboriginal friend who I oftan give rides to and from difernt locations. He contacted me one day asking if I would like to make a few "bucks"? so I said Shure what do you got in mined? He processed to tell me that he had this Elderly person who sometimes needs a ride to and from her dr's appointments and it was out of town. So I agreed to meet this elderly lady and take her north to see her Dr. I had become friends with her and I had lots of respect for her as well because she was an "Elder" among Aboriginals. She was a wisy gray haired lady and her name was "Rosie Potts" and she was 85 years old. She and I hit it off well because like me she loved the old Country and western music and when ever I could find a good fidle tune she smile. Rosie was a tired old lady who had seen life the hard way by living on a remote native resurve on and island . she lived her life like so many others in her comunity traveling by boat in spring , sunmmer and fall. she ride snowmobile in the coldest of winter's and trying to raise a family the best way she could. As she grew older and her family all grew up and moved away to better things there came a time she too had to do something. As she grew older in to her 60 's or 70's getting in and out of a boat was difficult for her .So like her family she made a choice to move to the city and to a place that housed other elderly . In June of 2014 I got a call from my buddy asking if I would like to take ride to a hospital in the far north . So I asked him why ? who was going there? he explained to that "Rosie " had a Dr appointment there . At the time I had no idea what was going on or what was to transpire but I went anyways. It was late in the evening when I drove up north to bring Rosie there to the hospital and I was told she would be there for a few days and most likly i would be called again to go get her. It was just over two week when I got the call but this time it was difernt. I had gotten the call saying the "Rosie" had passed away in hospital due to a condion known as "Demenia". This kind of news hit me abit hard in the heart and I felt very sad for looseing a friend this way. It took me sometime to get over it and the thought had occurd that was "Rosie 's last ride. So here 's to you "Rosie Potts" May the creator look after you and may you rest in peece ...Amen
