Memorial/Celebration of Life

A Memorial/Celebration of Cathy’s life will be held on June 30th at 2 pm at the Tappan Reformed Church, located at the intersection of Kings Hwy and Old Tappan Rd, Tappan NY 10983 (there is no street number for the church but it is a red brick building with a steeple) with a collation to follow at the Manse Barn directly across from the church just beyond the parking lot.

Many of you have already sent gifts for which we are very thankful or you have asked what the family and Cathy's wishes might be. Cathy has said she really appreciates the hospice people and that they are great. Donations can be sent in the name of Cathryn Nevin to United Hospice of Rockland, 11 Stokum Lane, New City, NY 10956 or go to www.hospiceofrockland.org.

Another option is to donate to Carrigan’s College Fund. This can be done by writing a check made out to Carrigan Nevin and mailing it to our home, 46 Western Hwy, Tappan, NY 10983. Kyle can then put the account number and the required additional information on the check and mail it to the fund. If you would rather mail directly to the fund, then please email Kyle (kyle_nevin@hotmail.com) so he can give you the necessary information to put on the check and the address to mail it to. (He does not want to post the account number on the internet).

If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to email or call Kyle at kyle_nevin@hotmail.com or 727-366-0306

Rest in Peace

It is with great sadness as we write to tell you that Cathy passed away peacefully early in the morning on Tuesday, June 19th. She fought hard and long accepting each new challenge in her resolute manner without ever a complaint.

Cathy will be cremated according to her wish. There will be no funeral service but a memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 30th. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests either a contribution in memory of Cathryn Nevin to United Hospice of Rockland, www.hospiceofrockland.org or to a college fund for Carrigan. If you choose to contribute to Carrigan's college fund, we suggest that you write the check to Kyle Nevin identifying it for the college fund.

We all felt the love of family and friends during this difficult year and know you will all cherish your memories of her as we will certainly do.

The Journey begins

We would like to thank everyone for all your good wishes, kind offers of help, and supportIve messages. Cathy is very much at peace with her decision to discontinue treatment and is now under the care of hospice. They have been incredibly helpful and are making Cathy as comfortable as possible as she begins this journey.

Many of you have already sent gifts for which we are very thankful or you have asked what the family and Cathy's wishes might be. Cathy has said she really appreciates the hospice people and that they are great. Donations can be sent in the name of Cathryn Nevin to United Hospice of Rockland, 11 Stokum Lane, New City, NY 10956 or go to www.hospiceofrockland.org. Another option is a donation to Carrigan's education fund.

We ask for your continued prayers and good thoughts for a peaceful passing for Cathy.

Peace

We at Team Cathy would like to thank everybody for all of the thoughts, prayers, cards, well wishes and help you have offered Cathy as she has battled cancer for over a year now. You have helped make a difficult journey more tolerable. It is with great sadness that we tell you that Cathy has now entered Hospice Care. After much thought, consultations with doctors and discussions, Cathy and our team have decided that we are no longer going to pursue any treatment options and are instead focusing on keeping Cathy comfortable. The disease has rendered Cathy to a quality of life that is not fair to her or anyone. It is the opinion of her doctor and us that any more treatments will only delay the inevitable, cause an enormous amount of pain for Cathy, and actually make her final days much worse. Instead we have decided to let her choose how she wants to spend her final days, which is in her own bed with her family close to her.

Cathy battled courageously, in her quiet, dignified way, cracking jokes and smiling often despite her situation. Her oncologist and nurses were brought to tears, which is not easy when you work in oncology and become used to losing patients, but Cathy is that type of person - charming every one whose life she touches.

Home

There was great joy seeing Cathy come in the door - especially from Carrigan. She was discharged on Friday after receiving two courses of radiation therapy. She will now continue at Phelps Memorial as an outpatient for the remainder sessions. Thank you all for your good wishes, thoughts and prayers.