I'm sorry this took a few days to put here, but it was hard to figure out the right way to put all of this. I don't think there's ever a perfect way to say things in situations like these.

On May 29th, 2015 after a very valiant struggle, Kara Ti'Naeone -- or Velveti Nyx as a lot of you know her -- finally found peace. She didn't want to go. She had to be told that it was okay to let go if the pain was too much. And the pain WAS too much. Ol' Handsome Teeth, that constant companion of Death for the last few months, was tired of waiting for the cancer to get at her, so he finally took another path to get her out of that proverbial cafe -- an infection in her leg that just wouldn't heal, that had spread before they could even really consider amputation. And even if they had been able to amputate, that would only have prolonged the inevitable with more pain and struggle.

But she was still strong, and would have struggled on if she was able.

Now she won't have to. Now she can be at peace.

I know she loved all of you who left her kind words during this time, and those who called her friend even before all of this started. Though she is gone from sight, she will never be truly gone as long as she is remembered.