Lisa J. Levand

is honored with a Brick from Sharon D. Guilfoil, Bridgette Hensley, Julie Sutton

Lisa Levand was the angel in my life. From her small petite features, came a great source of inner strength. She had the wonderful ability to look beyond a situation, and see the whole picture. The last year of her life came a multitude of challenges, possibly more challenges than many of us would face in a lifetime. I was granted the honor to be with Lisa most of that time, and what lessons and wisdom in life she taught me. A piece will always be missing out of my heart, longing to be with her. She was my friend and companion in life, and I loved her.
Much Love, O Mitch McAdam


My little sister Lisa Jean Levand: Sweet, giving, caring, sometimes tough as nails, but inside a wonderfully lovely woman. It would be impossible to sum up her life in a few sentences, but let me say that Lisa faced the possibility of death twice in the last year (2004-2005) of her life with separate cancer bouts. The strength I saw in her personality is the kind of strength that comes from a place that I do not yet know of at 52 years old. Her courage and bravery is something that I have never seen before. Lisa faced 19 hours of surgery in July 2004, to recover completely (after spending about 2 months in a hospital). Her determination to walk out of the hospital was incredible…….and she did. She recovered fabulously from her first cancer bout of the cavernous sinus……….only to be caught again by cancer of the uterus that had spread to her liver and lungs in late January of 2005.

I was present at her Hospital bed just one day before her 45th birthday, when the Doctors delivered her a fatal prognosis. While we all cried, it was but only an hour later that many of Lisa’s friends began to come into the Hospital to see her, and she bravely announced her fatal prognosis to them while offering them the fact that there was always hope for the future with new drugs. In Lisa’s case, there was little time for hope as she went into a coma only 4 days after her 45th birthday and she was gone 3 days later on Friday, February the 11th around 6:11AM. In the last few days of her life Lisa greeted her many friends from her Hospital bed, as always, with a warm smile and large open arms for a hug …….saying……….”Well Hello Sweetheart………How are you? It’s so good to see you again!” She faced death bravely and was not afraid to die. God took her mercifully and compassionately after only a few days in a coma.

What I know about Lisa and what I hope for anyone reading this is to be able to benefit from the lessons that I learned, from my little sister Lisa.
1) In the end……it is all about Love. Forgive, move one, forget and just Love. Love and live like you are going to die tomorrow.
2) Give and Receive Love unconditionally from your friends, family, and loved ones……….your life is not fully completed until you do so.
3) Get out and live……..take risk with you heart in your life with all that you do. Not unnecessary risk, but reasonable risk. Move out of your box and do the things that you are a bit afraid to do. Live life with everyone about you.
Lisa loved many and was loved by many more……..she was a wonderful lady who will not be forgotten.
In my book……….that makes her a heroine.
Her big brother……….Mike Levand