Corinne M Henning-Sachs

With a broken heart, I share the loss of Nina Sachs last night. Nina was my love for nearly 38 years. Wife, mother to David Sachs, Jonathan Sachs, and Molly BC Sachs. Mom to Sophie and Eli, who always tried to keep her spirits up. "Recovering lawyer", children's librarian, volunteer, most recently at Preble Street Soup Kitchen, where she loved to cook until she could no longer. We loved being there together, doing all we could to escape our own up front and close exposure to mental illness and homelessness. I will continue that fight. Her brief gig as volunteer librarian at the Reiche School was a huge part of the recent past, giving her a sense of giving, ability and accomplishment. Nina was no stranger to illness, and fooled many of us into believing she was just fine. Her pain and anguish are gone now. We had something unique and indescribable. A true Renaissance woman. We had some incredible and unanticipated introspective moments yesterday afternoon. We chatted honestly, joked a little. Reminisced. It was a blast. She the asked how long would her ride take on the imaginary bullet train to the other side of the bridge. If you are so inclined, please consider making a donation in her name to Maine Medical Center Department of Critical Care Medicine (c/o David Seder, M.D.) 22 Bramhall Street, Portland, Maine 04102 The folks on SCU 2 were comforting, smart, doing no harm. May all of them, too many to know names, find the spirit and compassion to stay the course. I miss Nina so much. With the help of my countless friends, I will fulfill my promise to Nina to charge on. Thank you all for being in her life Curt