From Linda Mitchell
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at 2:06PM
Maggi Kelly in UMKC

Shona's Laugh

It was impossible not to be instantly lifted in spirits when Shona laughed.  I loved that giggle that would grow to a guffaw; Shona trying to talk while laughing; the tears that usually resulted.  I have been privileged to be around Shona when we both, tired and fully conscious of the absurdity of the situation, have become overcome with laughter.  And I am proud that I could escalate it to the point where Shona would be as paralytic as I--completely flattened by laughter.

I will never forget that sound and I will miss it terribly.

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