July 6, 2009 approximately 9:00am Marie Therese Tessier Jones left this earth and her soul rose to a better place. She is comfortable and released now, free of the body that has imprisoned her for the last four years. She was my Godmother and a parent, she raised me just as my mother did, freely and with no expectation of compensation and I love her for that.
My Godmother, further to be known as Bear, was afflicted with an uncommon disorder that made these last few years very difficult for her and my mother. It is called Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and it is as devastating to the patient and their family as many more common disorders, such as Parkinson's and Alzheimers, but not as well known or researched. I know there are many people who knew and respected Bear, she was a teacher and school administrator for a long time and many of her students were my acquaintances and friends. Therefore, I appeal to those who knew her to donate to the cause to support research in this little known but very maleficent disorder so that fewer people have to experience what my mother, as her caregiver, has had to experience in the slow and prolong loss of a friend and companion.
If you would like to make a donation in Bear's name or get more information about Progressive Supranuclear Palsy please visit: www.psp.org
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I have a photo album that I bought from UK - mostly because it had photos related to India that I liked. One of the photos in the album is of Marit Therese Tessier Jones - with a hand written caption "My Niece 'Peppinette' ". The photo is the same as this http://d3trabu2dfbdfb.cloudfront.net/4/6/468182_300x300.jpeg and the album I believe belonged to Captail William Jones - who was the Chief Instructor at Karachi Aero Club. There are a whole bunch of family photos in these pages of kids etc.. probably this lady is featured in some of them
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