Wow...what an amazing post...Ava my was my good  friend and neighbor for many years We did loose touch after the first few years she lived in Alberta..I too have many amazing memories of Ava...She was so strong...She did stop by for a short visit a few months before she passed ..She was as beautiful and full of life as she always was....She said nothing of being sick and talked about me coming for a visit....I am so sad that won't happen now....Your story made me cry and smile ..and thank you for sharing with the world what a truly amazing woman Ava was....
P.S. what a great website you have created...I know Ava would have been honored to know she was the inspiration ....