Celebrating the Life of Cher Till

[Penni]

Last night I shed many tears on the phone with Bill Barlow, as I learned the shocking news of our friend, Cher Till's passing. Many of you here at Raw Food Rehab know of Cher, as we featured many of her interviews here at the Hab. I am thankful to have had my life touched by her love, support, friendship & beautiful spirit. I will cherish the interviews & prayers that we have shared together & now I am praying for Cher's family to find peace at this very difficult time. I know that Cher is now in a wonderful place....you will be greatly missed, my sweet friend.

I've put together a collection of posts in which Cher's work, love, passion and joyfulness was shared here at RFR.  Let's celebrate Cher Till's life and her wonderful contribution to this world.

Someone You Should Know - Cher Till

Penni Interview's Cher on Raw Talk Tuesday

Cher's Interview with Raw Food Rehab Members!

Cher Interviews Team Cleanse America

Mimi Kirk - LIVE with Cher Till

Cher Till & Chef Tina Jo on Juicing

Cher Interviews Jim Carey

Healthy Shots with Cher - Interview with Amanda & Rawdawg Rory

Staying Raw & Sane at the Holidays with Penni & Cher Till

I hope you will take the time to visit or re-visit some of these wonderful programs. Cher was a very special lady and brought so much to the holistic health world. Please feel free to add your thoughts, reflections, tributes for Cher in the comments below.

[Maureen Griffin]

Lovely message from Marlena. Perhaps grief shared is burden lightened. My friend told me there's an African tribe where a grieving woman carries a very heavy bag of stones with her after a death. Then as each day goes by, one stone is discarded till -physically and metaphorically- the burden is no longer there.

 In our societies we do it very tough trying to find our way forward through grief and loss, no matter our beliefs.

I'm sure the voices reaching out to Cher's family will resonate at some level to help them feel supported and be able to start, in their own time, on their healing process.

[Crystal T]

I will light a candle in her memory.  I did not know her, but see how many people cared about her and touched their lives.  My heart goes out to her family and friends for their loss. 

[nathalie carles]

Thank you Marlena for this lovely message. Your mother was an angel!
 
Penni said:

The following message is from Marlena,  Cher Till’s Daughter: 

"I just want to say a big thank you to everyone for your love, support, and kind words. We have read and listened to all of your messages...there are so many we're not sure we'll be able to respond to all of them, but please just know we sincerely thank you. I am especially grateful to my friends, family, and my loves, past and present, for bending time and space to be by mine, Cristina, and the kids sides (Doodle included) within minutes and for every minute since my mom has been gone. We love you all dearly and are so blessed to have you in our lives!

The past few days have been a whirlwind of chaos and emotions that we have yet to understand or comprehend completely. Words can not describe the depth of our grief and pain right now, nor the huge whole that has been left in our hearts and our world. My mom was my best friend, and the one and only person who truly understood every part of my being. I would give anything to hear her laugh, feel her hug, and see her smile just one more time. She was the sunshine of our family and filled so much space in our lives. We love and miss her so very much!

Being that this was completely unexpected and unexplained we were totally unprepared and are still trying to sort through the details of everything. We do know that mom would not have wanted a dreary funeral nor a somber viewing. It was her wish to be cremated and she would have wanted people to remember her vibrant and full of life as she always was...so we are taking our time to organize and plan a celebration of her life in the next few weeks, more than likely Sunday June the 3rd, somewhere here in the Bay Area. Again, when details have been set we will try our best to keep everyone informed. In the mean time we appreciate the time and space we need to deal with this as best as we can.

Love and blessings ♥ — Marlena"

[Karen Sands]

Sending prayers and huggs to her family. What a great woman of inspiration.

[Bette Bliss Shaw]

I am still in shock over this huge loss to our community. I feel so for Marlena and her family. Sending you  love today!

[Penni]

[Denise Madeja]

Talked with Cher almost two years ago, and we had an amazing conversation.  So sorry to see a lovely woman leave us before her time! God be with Cher's family!

[Elle Du Bois]

I only found out about Cher the day after she passed. I have been listening to all of her Healthy Shots archives since every day. I have absolutely fallen in love with her and everyone at RFR from these shows. Even after her passing, she is touching and inspiring others. Thank you Dear Cher!

[Penni]

Thank you so much for sharing - this is how we keep her beautiful spirit alive!!

Elle Du Bois said:

I only found out about Cher the day after she passed. I have been listening to all of her Healthy Shots archives since every day. I have absolutely fallen in love with her and everyone at RFR from these shows. Even after her passing, she is touching and inspiring others. Thank you Dear Cher!

[Vanessa Machelle Helm]

I wish I can come to her funeral, but I live in Indianapolis, Indiana. I got to pay my respects to her somehow from where I am! I regret the fact that I have not gotten in close touch with her while I had the change. I'm going to miss her. I lost another sister to whatever disease she was passing away from. I know that Cher is with the Lord. She is now in a place with no pain, sickness, or stress. She will always be remembered. I love Cher!

[Maureen Griffin]

Celebrating  the life of Cher Till today - may your legacy live long in the hearts and minds of all those who knew and appreciated you and your journey.