Its official. Cathie has been invited to join Marin's Search and Rescue (MSaR)Team. She has been building towards this moment before Alicia had died. Alicia had been instrumental in Cathie's initial application to MSaR. Coming off her TEAM experience, she was focused on anything outdoors or rock climbing. A very good friend Catherine had suggested to Cathie that she apply when we moved up to Marin a few years back. And so it has come to be.
The application interview had gone smoothly until the last question. The youngest of the panel asked if she would re-apply if she did not make it this time around. From what Cathie said, she began crying. To reach this point, she completed on her own the NOLS Wilderness First Aide course in Tahoe (2 full days) and achieved her NOLS Wilderness First Responder (WoFR) certification (80 hours) at Sonoma State Univ. Bottom line, she said no. She did not feel that reapplying next year was a option.
Every day as I walk down the hall past Alicia's old room, I find myself glancing in the room half expecting to see Alicia. Cathie has moved a few things around but for the most part, her things are still there. Her clothes are still hanging, jewelry on her star and in the small wall cabinet, her bed has the same sheets etc. Jasmine suggested we use her room as a library. I'm not ready to consider these options. I still think of it as Alicia's room. I'm not sure when this will change...but it eventually will change... as life moves on.
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