Days of Our Lives

 

          "Like Sands Through the Hourglass, So Are the Days of Our Lives" I heard that phrase for the first time in 1983, when I was just 15 years old. I heard it after that most every day for the next few decades. I tuned in every day to see the adventures of Bo and Hope, Patch and Kayla, Kim and Shane, and John and Marlena. It was the golden era of soap operas and I was a big fan.

          This morning I was hit with a gut punch when I read that Drake Hogestyn had passed away at 70 years old from pancreatic cancer. Oh my heart broke a little because he was one of my favorite people on the show. When I heard what type of cancer I immediately thought of his character and Izzy B, his wife at one time on the show who also died, the storyline said of pancreatic cancer. That is a bit ironic. I think I was in my early 20's by then and I so wanted to be her. I even began doing my hair and make up to look like her, I even had a few tell me I resembled her which thrilled me.

          That is how big a fan I was of the show. I laughed, cried, gasped, and was thrilled to see what was next for all of my DOOL families. Just yesterday a reel popped up on my Instagram showing a bunch of their iconic weddings. I recognized many of them, and was shocked to see that some of the babies I had watched back then we now the adults on the show and getting married. It was wild.  I almost want to watch again to see how they deal with the actor's death on the show. I doubt I will though. It would undoubtably break my heart to pieces and I would be crying all day. Plus, I think I would be lost trying to catch up. Now I wish I had stayed current with my stories.

R.I.P. Drake Hogestyn aka: the Pawn, Roman, and John. You will be missed.