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00:00Hi, I know today's gonna be difficult, so I won't ask you how you're doing
00:26Just, just doesn't seem real
00:32Yeah, I know
00:35I got here early in case you needed help with anything before the service
00:43I think, I think we're good, Michael's here somewhere, he's handing all the logistics today
00:48Okay, of course he is, I'm glad we have him to lean on
00:53Knowing that Sonny and Carly won't be here today
00:57No, no, Monica blamed Sonny for a lot
01:01Taking me away from the family
01:05Just took Monica so long to realize that it was my fault
01:11And it was my choice
01:13By keeping my distance from the court remains, I know I caused my mom a little bit
01:18I think
01:20What happened in the past
01:22Only made you living at that house for the past year
01:26That much sweeter for your mom
01:29She was beyond happy to have her son back under her roof
01:34Why do you understand that and he doesn't?
01:58And what does that say about my marriage?
02:00I can't answer that
02:02But I also know that it's a lot easier to be brilliant
02:06When it's not your marriage on the block
02:09You are a very insightful man
02:13And an irreplaceable friend
02:16That's a great picture of her
02:22But she didn't really take any bad ones, did she?
02:29She didn't believe in them
02:30Just another reason I respect that woman
02:34How are you holding up?
02:40I don't know
02:40I know I have to say goodbye to Monica today, but
02:45There's some part of me that just
02:48Doesn't believe that it's possible
02:51I mean, none of this is happening
02:55And even when she was sick
02:56She still had such a presence in this house
02:59In this family
03:00Whether she's physically here or not
03:04It doesn't really matter
03:07This will always be Monica's house
03:11I'm so glad we're all heading over to the church together
03:24That makes it seem like this day might be
03:28A bearable
03:29Yeah, it does
03:30Actually, I gotta head over right now
03:33I checked on something for Michael
03:34But I'll see you at the church
03:35Okay
03:35Love you
03:37Love you too
03:38Sweetheart, are you ready to go?
03:42I don't know if I'll ever be ready
03:44But
03:46I'm gonna stay strong
03:48Keep it together
03:49For Monica
03:51You got the letter?
03:55Right here
03:55What are you all standing around for?
04:00Let's go say goodbye to Monica
04:01Oh, good
04:06I was just about to call the nurse
04:08But maybe you could help me?
04:11Hmm
04:11What's going on?
04:16You can't possibly be ready for release yet
04:19So
04:19Why are you out of bed, huh?
04:23Much less all dressed up
04:25I'm going to my mother's memorial
04:30Jason
04:33I am so sorry for your loss
04:38Thank you
04:43Thank you for coming
04:45Oh, of course
04:47Now, speaking as the mayor
04:49It's, uh
04:49It's impossible to overstate
04:52How important a pillar
04:54Of this community
04:56Your mother was
04:57She was right at the heart of it all
05:00And I respected her
05:02More than I can possibly say
05:04Thank you for saying that
05:06She's also a friend of mine
05:09And I'll miss her a lot
05:11Yeah, me too
05:12Yes, I'm sure
05:13I want you to know
05:16That my mother was planning
05:17On coming today
05:18But at the last minute
05:19She came down with a bug
05:20And she wasn't able to travel
05:21Well, she's
05:22She's okay, right?
05:23Oh, yes
05:24She's okay
05:24She'll be fine
05:25You know, it's funny
05:27I can still remember
05:28The day
05:29That my mother and Monica
05:31Made peace with each other
05:32But in the end
05:34My mother thought of Monica
05:36As a friend
05:37Despite all their past differences
05:40Oh
05:43Thank you for coming
05:45It's the least I can do
05:49Your grandmother
05:50Was an extraordinary woman
05:52I'm just glad
05:54That I got a little time with her
05:55Since I, uh
05:57Got back
05:59Yeah
06:00Let's go with that
06:01I'll always be grateful
06:03That she let me live
06:04At the Quartermains
06:05When my dad was married
06:06To Tracy
06:07And even when Monica
06:09Threatened to throw out
06:09My dad and Tracy
06:11She made sure to tell me
06:13That I could stay
06:14Yeah, that doesn't surprise me
06:16Yeah, my grandma's toughness
06:18It was how she protected her
06:20It's all the time
06:21I think that runs
06:24In the family
06:24Dr. Quarterman
06:34Was one of a kind
06:36I admire her so much
06:38Everyone at the hospital did
06:40It's true
06:41We were all so honored
06:42To walk the halls with her
06:44I'm a little surprised
06:46That Jason, of all people
06:48Was playing the role of host today
06:49Yeah, you know
06:51The family was supposed
06:52To be here by now
06:53But
06:53Looks like he's handling
06:55Pretty well
06:56Excuse me
06:58Michael
07:02I'm so sorry for your loss
07:04Your grandmother
07:05Was a remarkable woman
07:07Thank you
07:08And thank you both
07:09For being here
07:10It's our honor
07:11To be here
07:12We should go get us
07:14Yes
07:14Oh, this small talk
07:21Must be torture for you
07:22I can take it from here
07:24It is, but it's okay
07:27I want to thank everyone
07:30Who's coming today
07:31Thank them for honoring my mother
07:34Are you sure
07:36Are you sure that this is really
07:38A good idea
07:39Yeah, because what I was told
07:40Monica's memorial is
07:41Private service
07:45I'm her son
07:46Yeah
07:47The son is still recovering
07:48From gunshot wounds
07:49And she should still be
07:50In a hospital bed
07:51Drew, nobody humanly expects you
07:54Go ahead and say it
07:55Martin
07:56The family doesn't want me there
07:59Well, I don't care about them
08:01I don't care about what they think of me
08:04I have every right to be there
08:07Yeah, maybe so
08:08But things between you and Monica
08:11This is not about how
08:12How Monica and I ended up
08:14Okay, she's my mother
08:15She loved me
08:17And she accepted me
08:19The second that she found out
08:20That I was Alan's son
08:21And that meant something to us
08:24Even with the way things were lately
08:26Okay, she still
08:27She reached out to me
08:29What'd you say?
08:35I never returned her call
08:37I just, I
08:39I thought that she was calling
08:41Because of the steps that I'd taken
08:42To protect Scal
08:45You mean the restraining orders
08:46You've taken out
08:47Of members of her
08:48I thought that she was
08:49Gonna side with the rest of the family
08:51Against me
08:52And
08:52And I'll never know
08:56If I was right
08:57I just never
08:58I never imagined
08:59That it would be the last time
09:00I ever got a chance to talk to her
09:01No
09:01No, how could you?
09:04I think with everything going on
09:05I just, um
09:06I lost sight of how important she was to me
09:11And I'm always gonna regret that
09:14But I'm not gonna let my anger
09:18Against the rest of the family
09:21Stop me from saying goodbye
09:23To my mom
09:24Thank you
09:29Thank you both for coming today
09:31Of course
09:32You know, my mom
09:35Um, she always told me
09:37How much she liked it
09:38When you dropped by
09:38I loved hanging out
09:40I loved hanging out with Monica
09:41She was always such a good friend to me
09:43And when Maxie had her heart surgery
09:46It was Monica's hands
09:48That gave my daughter new life
09:50She was a brilliant surgeon
09:52In fact, she was just
09:54Brilliant period, you know
09:56Used to drive me a little bit crazy
09:58When everybody always talked about
09:59The amazing Dr. Monica
10:01Quartermain
10:02But truth be told
10:03I was jealous
10:04But, you know
10:07The truth really be told
10:08Monica was no saint
10:09Actually
10:10Stop it
10:11She was a brilliant
10:13Doctor
10:15And, um
10:16Her family mattered
10:18More to her than anything
10:23It's nice that the Quartermain's
10:24Asked you to speak
10:25Do you know what you're gonna say?
10:28I've got a pretty good idea
10:29It's actually kind of hard
10:31To narrow it down
10:32Because Monica and I
10:33Have been through so much together
10:35I've been hearing great things
10:39About the wellness group
10:40Saved my life
10:42So I've heard
10:43The one here at GH
10:44Is almost up and running
10:45I'm thinking maybe
10:46That's something that
10:46I'd like to get involved in
10:48Well, that's right
10:49You're going after your degree
10:50Trying
10:51It's not easy
10:52Yeah
10:52Oh, but look who I'm talking to
10:55The woman who has
10:56A full-time career
10:57And a family
10:58And battles a life-threatening disease
11:00And wins
11:01And still has time
11:03To launch
11:04A major support group
11:05Please
11:06You are exhausting me
11:08And I will take
11:09All the help I can give
11:10I think I will just
11:13Speak from the heart
11:14And hope that I can
11:16Find the words
11:17To express
11:17What Monica meant to me
11:19I hope it's okay
11:24That I'm here
11:25I'm glad you came
11:27I know it probably
11:29Wasn't an easy decision
11:30I'm not
11:32Here as a member
11:34Of the family
11:34I'm here for Monica
11:35She didn't even know
11:37We were related
11:38And she welcomed me
11:39Into her home
11:40I wanted to honor her memory
11:42I just hope other people
11:43Don't get the wrong idea
11:44You can't control
11:47What other people think
11:48I appreciate you being here
11:52Monica would have been
12:05So touched that you came
12:06I didn't know Monica long
12:09But she couldn't have
12:10Been better than me
12:11Wanted to pay my respects
12:13She loved hearing you play
12:14She always talked about
12:16How talented you are
12:17Sure
12:18Better go find my seat now
12:21Yeah
12:22I mean
12:24You're
12:24Welcome to sit with us
12:26If you'd like
12:27Oh thanks
12:27I'm okay
12:30I'll
12:31See you all in there
12:32Yeah
12:43Well
12:46I mean
12:47He's here
12:48Right
12:48So
12:48That's a good thing
12:49Yeah
12:50It's progress
12:51Gio's here
12:54He wanted to honor Monica
12:56Baby steps
12:59Sorry we're a little late
13:23Thank you for welcoming everyone
13:25Actually
13:26Jason took care of that
13:28That would have made your mother very happy
13:31It's time to get this started
13:35I don't think it's time to get this started
13:37I don't think it's time to get this started
13:38I don't think it's time to get this started
13:39I don't think it's time to get this started
13:40I don't think it's time to get this started
13:41I don't think it's time to get this started
13:42I don't think it's time to get this started
13:43I don't think it's time to get this started
13:44I don't think it's time to get this started
13:45I don't think it's time to get this started
13:46I don't think it's time to get this started
13:47I don't think it's time to get this started
13:48I don't think it's time to get this started
13:49I don't think it's time to get this started
13:50I don't think it's time to get this started
13:51I don't think it's time to get this
13:52I don't think it's time to get this
13:53Drew, I'm not questioning your right to be there.
14:21I'm just wondering if it's what Monica would have wanted.
14:26I know it is.
14:28Just like I know that we would have reconciled if we had more time.
14:35She wouldn't have called me if she'd given up on me.
14:40Look, we loved each other.
14:42She's the only mother I've ever known.
14:49Hi.
14:51I rolled the dice.
14:53I brought someone with me.
14:54I'll sign.
15:03And I'm not going to let the quarter mains keep me from Monica's celebration of life.
15:09They've already kept me from her actual life, and I'm certainly not going to let Jason pretend like he's Monica's only son.
15:17You know, you already sound angry, and you haven't even left the room.
15:22Yeah, well, I am angry.
15:24Exactly.
15:25And pardon me, but you just got finished saying you didn't want that anger to stand in the way of your ability to mourn for your mother.
15:31So I think you should be honest and ask yourself, are you showing up at that church really about Monica, or is it just another way for you to screw with your family?
15:44On behalf of my family, I want to thank you all for coming today.
15:49We're here to honor Monica Bard Quartermain.
15:56Now, I'm sure none of you will be surprised to know that Monica had some very strong opinions about how this memorial should go.
16:03She was very clear that she did not want this to be a sad occasion.
16:09Rather, she wanted us to have a gathering of friends and family to remember her and to celebrate her life.
16:20And I think Monica was right.
16:22As usual, this is a celebration because we were all lucky to have known Monica and to have spent quality time with her, whether it was personally or professionally.
16:43I cherish the years that I had with Monica.
16:53She was the anchor of our family.
16:56And she was always ready to welcome people into her house.
17:04Oh, come on Tracy.
17:06Let's not argue we're going to be welcoming a new baby into my house.
17:10The house that Alan gave me.
17:13Oh, God, Monica!
17:15Can you let one day go by without...
17:19Why are you laughing?
17:20Because it gets you every time.
17:23I have to be honest with you.
17:26Our house just feels very empty without her.
17:33And I think we're all a little lost without Monica.
17:37When you stood up for Drew as being part of this family, that's really when you became Asus in my book.
17:46You know, it's not going to be easy for him.
17:49People are tough.
17:50Well, he is.
17:52He's tough.
17:53And so are you, Olivia.
17:54And this place wouldn't really be a home without you being here.
18:05I want you to think of this as your house, Olivia.
18:08It's going to take us some time to figure out how to live our lives without our love and our guidance.
18:21But at least for today, we don't have to do that.
18:26Because Monica has left one final message for all of us.
18:34To my dear friends and family, thank you for being a part of my life.
18:46I have so many beautiful memories of all of you that I hope you do too.
18:52Please, share them with each other.
18:59And be happy.
19:01I'm sorry to leave you, but I've had a wonderful life that I truly loved.
19:09Just as I love all of you.
19:12I've known Monica almost my entire life.
19:26Because my grandmother, Audrey Hardy, considered her to be one of her closest friends.
19:33And they worked together at General Hospital.
19:35And my grandmother, who's not easily impressed, used to tell me that she had the utmost respect for Monica as a doctor.
19:48So when I started working at GH, you can imagine, I was pretty intimidated to work with the Doctor Quartermain, Chief of Staff.
19:59But it turns out I didn't need to be intimidated because Monica was so patient and so willing to teach anyone who was willing to learn, no matter their position.
20:15When she looked at all of us, she saw people.
20:20She didn't see titles.
20:21She saw people.
20:22She didn't see titles.
20:23She saw people.
20:24And that's exactly how she saw her patients, too.
20:29They were people that she spent time with and connected with.
20:34And she treated them with honesty and compassion.
20:40And they loved her for it.
20:42And it was the same for all of us, all the staff at GH.
20:50We were her second family.
20:52And she took care of us.
20:55Just like she took care of the Quartermains.
20:59And she encouraged us every single day to be the best version of ourselves.
21:05And we loved her for that.
21:09She also inspired me to be the best version of myself.
21:17And on the days that I just couldn't, she forgave me.
21:23And I loved her for that.
21:29I wish I had gotten to know my grandchild.
21:33I know.
21:34It doesn't matter how I know.
21:36I just do.
21:37Dr. Quartermain.
21:39Elizabeth, I am a widow.
21:42And I've lost Emily.
21:43I've lost AJ.
21:45Jason is my only surviving child.
21:47You tell me, if you were me, wouldn't you want to know if you had another grandchild?
21:58I was really lucky to be a part of both of Monica's families.
22:04And my son Jake was really lucky to be her grandson.
22:13Good morning.
22:14First of all, I have to say that I was truly honored when the Quartermains asked me to speak here this morning.
22:23Like Elizabeth, I too knew Monica for most of my life.
22:29As a matter of fact, some of you may know this.
22:32When I was a young teenager, 15 years old, I volunteered at General Hospital as a candy striper.
22:39And that's when I met Monica.
22:44And I was just so impressed with how poised she was, you know?
22:51And then as the years went on, I watched her navigate her way around the Quartermain family.
22:57Something that I think even the Quartermains themselves might say is not such an easy task.
23:04But then again, every family has their own unique way of expressing their love.
23:12And even though Monica married into the Quartermains, she was a Quartermain through and through.
23:22As a matter of fact, another job that I had when I was a young woman was working for Monica's father-in-law, Edward Quartermain, who was a formidable and intimidating man.
23:35But even at my tender age, I could see how much Edward truly loved and respected Monica.
23:45For your father's sake, I hope that we can all live happy lives from now on.
23:51You do love him as much as I do, don't you?
23:57Yes, I do.
23:59And I know the reason that he is feeling as well as he is.
24:03Because you've taken such good care of him since he's had his heart attack.
24:06You know, I think I could go to like you, little by little.
24:11Now, now, don't get carried away.
24:13I know that Monica saw caring for her patients as an act of reverence.
24:37The only people she loved more were her own family.
24:43And I know she loved them very much.
24:46And she treasured what time she had with them.
24:50Sadly, Monica's life also saw an awful lot of loss.
24:56She lost her son, AJ.
24:59And her two daughters, Emily and Dawn.
25:02And then finally, her husband, Alan.
25:05But those losses, along with her battles against breast cancer and alcoholism,
25:15only served to deepen her compassion for others.
25:20That's from Maxie.
25:22She heard you were in the hospital.
25:24She tells everybody you're the person who saved her life.
25:28She knows you're gonna be okay because you're a general hospital.
25:31And it's the best hospital in the whole wide world and it has the best doctors and nurses.
25:36And she's right.
25:37She's right.
25:47You thank Maxie for me and I will all write her a note.
25:51Monica's generosity, her philanthropy are two of the biggest reasons that General Hospital and even the city of Port Charles itself are the amazing places that they are today.
26:07I will miss Monica with all of my heart.
26:12But I know that she lives on in her family and in her legacy at General Hospital.
26:23What?
26:38Mother, that's your cute.
26:42Are you really not going to say anything about Monica?
26:46For Jim.
26:47Tracy has to speak. If she doesn't, she's gonna regret it for the rest of her life.
26:58I agree, but it's not our call to make.
27:02You know what? Maybe, maybe she just needs someone to buy her a little more time.
27:07Lucy. Lucy. Lucy. Lucy. Lucy. Lucy.
27:17Um, good morning, everybody. Um, I was not asked to speak or scheduled to speak. Um, why would I be, really? You know, uh, I am not part of Monica's family and, uh, we weren't really friends, per se.
27:36But over the years, we have been called acquaintances, rivals, and yes, most probably enemies.
27:46But I happen to have a very unique perspective on Monica Quartermain.
27:52And I think you all should know it.
27:55Like Laura, I too shared a passion with Monica. Everyone knows what I shared with Monica.
28:13The nurses ball.
28:17As the founder and organizing the ball from the beginning, I worked very, very closely with Monica.
28:24She was chief of staff and she was chairman of the board.
28:27And I could not have asked for a better partner.
28:32As a doctor, she saw the, um, devastating consequences of AIDS and HIV up close, firsthand.
28:39And it was so wonderful to know that Monica was as every bit devoted to that cause as I am.
28:46And Monica performed at many balls, which I'm sure you remember. She was amazing. And she was also so amazingly generous with her time and her money. And I, I could not ever have done it without her.
29:00Without her. You know, I'm gonna really miss having somebody that, uh, cared as much about our very special event.
29:10Like me, she cared like I did.
29:14And, of course, we also shared a husband.
29:21The dearly departed Alan.
29:24And I know what you're all thinking. I can see it on your faces. This is a bit unorthodox.
29:30The other woman speaking at the memorial. But, um, Monica believed in facing things head on. So that's what I'm doing. Head on. We hated each other.
29:41I mean, through the years, because of Alan, we really, really hated each other.
29:47I want you to stop seeing my husband. Because if you don't, Lucy, I will make sure that the hospital knows exactly what a cheap little tramp they have running the daycares.
30:01Oh, wait a minute, Monica.
30:02What?
30:03You know, you really shouldn't make such high-handed threats. What's that old saying? They say, you know, that old adage, people who live in glass houses.
30:10What exactly are you implying?
30:13And, boy, Alan and Monica could fight.
30:18You know, on separate occasions, sometimes they would just leave.
30:21But they always came back because they were the loves of each other's lives.
30:28Always.
30:29So I guess what we can learn from Alan and Monica is that love doesn't look the same to every couple.
30:36But true love, well, we all know it when we see it.
30:41You know, over the years, we did make our peace.
30:46And, um, I'm gonna miss her.
30:49And I'm sorry she's gone.
30:50But I'm just so happy to know that she and Alan, they're back together again.
31:13Is no one else gonna speak from our family?
31:20Um, Lucy was right.
31:45Monica loved Alan.
31:47She loved him so much that she took me in when I was a baby.
31:54She, um, she chose to be my mother.
31:59And from that moment on, she, she was my mom.
32:05No matter how much I try to distance myself, no matter how much I try to push her away, she,
32:10she let me be my own person, and go my own way, and she just had faith and trust that I would find my way back to her.
32:23And eventually, I did.
32:24Jason.
32:25No matter what has been said in anger, you are my son.
32:38You are my son.
32:41And I love you.
32:43Baby.
32:44I wasted so much time.
32:52It took me so long to figure out that Monica wasn't trying to make me something I wasn't.
32:56It was that she really just, just loved who I was.
33:01You know, the same way she, um, she loved everybody in her family unconditionally.
33:13She told me once that I, I wouldn't be able to see all the forms love could take until I had a child of my own.
33:26And she was right.
33:29It wasn't until I had a son that I realized what I saw on her face every day.
33:39It was love.
33:46You know, sometimes it would come out as laughter, sometimes frustration, but behind it,
33:51there was always love.
33:54And it was that kind of love that made her the best mom.
34:01To Emily, and AJ, and to me.
34:11So, speaking for all her kids,
34:20I just, I just really want to say thank you.
34:22Thank you for being here.
34:25Thank you for being here.
34:26I don't think I said it enough.
34:47I love you, mom.
34:52I love you.
35:00I love you.
35:03What are you waiting for?
35:25Tracer, are you sure you don't want it?
35:28The family decided you would be the last one to speak.
35:31Get up there. People are waiting.
35:32Mother, everyone will be happy to wait if you need a minute to collect your thoughts.
35:36I don't. He's the one that's holding things up.
35:43Okay.
35:52Hi.
35:54I'd like to thank you all for coming out today.
35:58That means a lot to me and my family to see you all here.
36:03I grew up hearing stories about the legendary Dr. Monica Kortemang.
36:08You know, people, they talked about what a brilliant surgeon she was and how much they respected her.
36:15It wasn't until later that I found out that she was this powerful woman, busy saving lives.
36:30And while I understood that intellectually, it didn't feel that way.
36:38She always made time to sit with me and ask me about my day.
36:42And it didn't matter if I was in elementary school or at an office at ELQ.
36:52She, uh, she made the time.
36:54And I had kids of my own.
36:57And she made time for them, too.
37:00I consider myself very, very lucky to have gotten to spend the time that I did with my grandmother over these past few years.
37:10And there's some consolation in knowing that I shall never really be gone.
37:18And not as long as we remember her.
37:20So I hope that you all help us in remembering and celebrating the incredible life that she lived by joining us back at...
37:32...at Monica's house.
37:37So, unless there's anyone else who would like to say something...
38:02Next, General Hospital.
38:10She wasn't just one of us.
38:11Monica was the best of us.
38:13I'll help you remember.
38:14Deal.
38:15If she shows up at the house, I think that'll say even more.
38:17I will stop.
38:18Nothing.
38:19Well, don't leave us in suspense.
38:21Why the hell are you trespassing?
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