In Loving Memory of Barbara Harris

I met Barbara Harris about 3 years ago in Las Vegas.  A wonderful caring woman that was a home economist, wife and loving mother.  Barbara passed away 2 days ago, alone, with no family nearby.  But she did have hundreds of friends in Las Vegas.  We met at meet-ups (you can find them on Yahoo) and Barbara poured every waking minute of her life into these meet-ups.  If she could go to 9 functions in a day, she would. 

 

Barbara was diagnosed with Liver Cancer,  4 years ago.  Against her doctor's wishes, she chose a homeopathic doctor to help her with her condition.  After 1 year, she was finally able to leave her home, not cancer free, but pretty darn close to it.  After a year the liver cancer came back, then breast cancer and then rectal cancer.  She had to go to the hospital every so often, to have the bile in her liver removed, but then she would be out playing cards. playing bunco, dining with friends and "flipping houses".  She was not going to let a minute of her life pass her by.  She was an amazing woman.

 

Barbara as a home economist wrote a book "How To Microwave" in the late 70's.  This is when microwaves were brand new in the US and the only other books available were translated from Japanese to English and not always easy to use.  In the 70's, in order to be eligible for the New York Times Bestseller List, you had to sell a minimum of 35,000 copies.  From 1976 to the mid-80's, Barbara's book sold over 750,000.  During her time in the sun, she was treated as one of the famous cookbook chefs.

 

I will miss my friend, as so many others will as well.