A close, dear friend of mine just passed away. I found out this morning this morning as my mom came across her obituary on a legacy social media. I refused to believe it was true. Part of me still doesn’t and it probably never will.
Her older sister (my best friend) finally answered & confirmed it. The shock still hasn’t worn off and the tears won’t stop coming. I refuse to believe she’s gone.
23 years old. Every summer I visit her and her family, she would ring me up and we meet up for coffee. She’d tell me about her newfound ambition to reach higher goals: high school diploma, bachelor’s, nursing school, and finally a doctorate in nurse practitioner, she had dreams to reach the top. She was just one notch away from finishing it all.
If you knew her, you’d say she’s such a happy-go-lucky, beautiful kindred soul. She had that fierce spirit and that fire in her eyes. She knew exactly what she wanted and fought tooth & nail to get it. I just had no idea it would extinguish so soon. So suddenly.
Her family and the university came together to establish a foundation in her name. For her name to be a shining beacon light for nursing professionals who share the same passion she once carried as a ICU Registered Nurse. The long hours and sleepless nights she spent during the covid era. She would call & FaceTime immediately after work and share with me all the lives she’s worked so hard to save and the lives she couldn’t save, no matter how hard she tried. I wish she had more time.
I wish I had taught her about bitcoin and the intricacies her beautiful mind would’ve love to explore. She loved puzzles and solving mysteries. My favorite pastime with her is during our midnight coffee runs, we’d play chess and a strategic card game “Sci-Tech” where she beat me endlessly and uproariously. She made life so fun filled with her contagious laughter. She left so soon.
23 years old. She once told me back when she was 16, she wanted to explore the world. Specifically Colorado for the snow of all places. She wanted to build an A-frame cabin with a farm nearby it filled with fuzzy cows and golden retrievers. She was a wild child, a beautiful soul. She loved to kayak, snowboarding, go hunting with her dad & brother, off-roading in her brand-new jeep, known for her contagious laughter & glistening smile as she blushes with embarrassment afterwards. She was full of life and happiness. Until now.
A zap-raiser in her name is the least I can do on the bitcoin side of things. Her family will appreciate every bit of support for funeral costs and for any contribution to her foundation namesake. I’m not sure yet how to do a zap-raiser, but for her, I will.
I wish I had more time with her. She would’ve loved learning about bitcoin and our community. To be able to see her eyes light up as they did when an idea dawned on her on how to checkmate me or work her way down to her last card. She was a force of nature.
Her name was Hailey Isabel Jasso, ICU RN, BSN.
GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/7b22d695
