Dr. Lisa Cesaretti Bardaro

October 6, 1957 - May 1, 2018

We, Barbara and John Bardaro, are the proud parents of Lisa Bardaro. We say “proud” because Lisa has accomplished so many fine and good things in this world and these accomplishments have given us much joy and happiness.

Her achievements began soon after she was born. Very early she was tested as a gifted child who attended special classes in public schools. She was always an honor student.

Never did she give us any problems. Never did she engage in drugs or any other illegal or immoral activity. She has always been honest, truthful, and always a morally responsible citizen and person.

She has received honors and commendations in what ever she has done. She graduated with honors in a pre-medical program at San Francisco State University where she received her B.A. degree. She graduated with honors from medical school at the American University of the Caribbean where she received her M.D. degree. She practiced medicine in New York State and received high praise from the two hospitals where she did her residency and where she practiced as a medical doctor in family practice. One special commendation came to her when as senior resident physician she successfully brought about the evacuation of intensive care patients to other hospitals after her own hospital had experienced a complete emergency power failure. She accomplished this feat with no casualties to patients or staff.

She also has a letter commendation from Governor Mario Cuomo of New York for her work in AIDS research, treatment, and education, and for conducting seminars on AIDS before groups of other medical doctors. She has even been asked to teach at the American University of the Caribbean.

Lisa has always been diligent and faithful, loyal and honorable to her medical profession, to her patients and to others who were in need of her services.

Her devotion to peace and nonviolence is exemplified in her delivery of babies where she would never spank babies on their fannies to get them to start breathing. Instead, upon birth she would take the baby and place the baby gently on the mother’s abdomen and wait. Wait for what? Wait for the baby to breath naturally on her or his own.

She always respected the Beatitudes, especially:

Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called children of God.

Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for justice for they shall be satisfied.

Her last words to her father were, “Babbo (Italian for “Daddy”) I want a new body.” I then told her about Genesis 1: 26 where God states that all of us are made in the image and likeness of God which means that as God has a pure spiritual body so too will Lisa have a pure spiritual body and thus enjoy perfect health, perfect happiness, pure joy. No more pain. No more suffering. We should all be so lucky. Six hours after our conversation Lisa gave up her fight against metastasized breast cancer. She was finally at peace, looking forward to her new body, made in the image and likeness of the MotherFather God.

Lisa’s physical body has returned to ashes and ashes in cremation but her new spiritual body lives on everlastingly. Oh happy day!

Lisa’s last hours on earth were spent in the presence of her mother and father, her sister Saffa and her Aunt Pamela.

Many thanks are due to the Kaiser Hospital Hospice team of Jennifer LanqumMcNeely (RN), Carly Renchero Chen (SW), Alan Edwards (RN) and Buddhist Chaplain Hal Smyer.