Sandra Margaret Gail
1944 - 2013
Daughter * Sister * Mother * Friend * Rebel * Survivor
"So many tangles in life are ultimately hopeless that we have no appropriate sword other than laughter."
- 1944 - Born Aug 19th to Charolette Hamilton
- 1946 - Younger brother was born
- 1948 - Given up for adoption to Henry and Anna Lancaster, her Uncle and Aunt. Her brother was adopted by another family and lived on the farm across the road.
- 1960 - Re-connected with her birth mother who had two more children, Kim age of 11 and Cameron 10 at the time.
- 1962 - Left home and married Maurice Christoff, a volatile yet charming man.
- 1964 - Had first child named Kelly. The above picture was taken days after at her mothers home
- 1966 - Gave birth to her second child, a son named John.
- 1968 - Gave birth to her last child, a daughter named Tabitha (That's me!)
- 1977 - Left her abusive marriage and raised us while working two jobs
- 1986 - Reluctantly marries second husband Stuart Aylesworth
- 1990 - Diagnosed with Breast Cancer and begins radiation treatment
- 1991 - Divorces her cheating husband and beats her cancer
- 1994 - Marries the love of her life, Bob Lee
- 1995 - Becomes a widow as Bob loses his battle with Melanoma
- 2011 - Diagnosed with stage four Breast Cancer and begins chemotherapy
- 2013 - Passed away Aug 11th
Sandra's Life timeline:
She had a brief time struggling to learn how to use social media. Take a peek at Sandra Lee's attempt at Facebook!