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Post by RickW on Jan 19, 2018 11:32:12 GMT -5
My mother passed away last night, aged 97. She had been bedridden most of the last year, slowly deteriorating, dementia setting in; she stayed up and healthy and strong for most of those years, but time beats us all down in the end.
My dad died forty years ago, and I don't think she ever recovered from it. She became a Christian, sometimes I think just hoping that eventually she would see him again. I hope she does.
It was time. There was no goodness left in life for her. In many ways she left a couple of years ago. She was a wonderful mother and grandmother. RIP mom.
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Post by billhammond on Jan 19, 2018 11:34:24 GMT -5
My sympathies, Rick. Gosh, this is also a week when a beloved high school classmate died. She was shoveling snow, not heavy snow, and had a heart attack. Sigh, sigh, sigh ...
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Post by Marshall on Jan 19, 2018 11:46:20 GMT -5
Tough, Rick. Life has ways of conditioning us for the end game; watching our older loved ones deteriorate.
It's sobering.
We grow up as kids feeling immortal. Most early adult life reinforces that. Then we start the down slope. Slow at first. But it gets steeper and slipperier as time goes on. It's a finite ride.
She had a great impact. We all should strive to do the same.
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Post by fauxmaha on Jan 19, 2018 11:48:24 GMT -5
So sorry to hear that sad news, Rick. Best wishes to you and your family.
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Post by loopysanchez on Jan 19, 2018 11:58:21 GMT -5
So sorry, Rick. Prayers for you and your family.
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Post by PaulKay on Jan 19, 2018 11:58:33 GMT -5
Sorry to see this Rick. Our condolences to you and your family.
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Post by mnhermit on Jan 19, 2018 12:01:18 GMT -5
I wish you and you're family peace in this time of sorrow.
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Post by Cornflake on Jan 19, 2018 12:06:36 GMT -5
As I found out, even when you know it's time it's still difficult. I also wish you peace.
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Post by AlanC on Jan 19, 2018 12:13:33 GMT -5
Both my parents lived long and died peacefully surrounded by family. You are probably conflicted like I was. Sad to know she is gone but glad that the suffering is finally over.
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Post by Fingerplucked on Jan 19, 2018 12:16:18 GMT -5
Sorry to hear it, Rick. I lost my mom 18 years ago to Alzheimers. There wasn’t much left of her toward the end, but she was still my mom and I still miss her.
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Post by Cosmic Wonder on Jan 19, 2018 12:39:59 GMT -5
Rick, peace to you. It's hard to lose your Mom. I miss mine every day. Take care.
Mike
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Post by david on Jan 19, 2018 13:05:05 GMT -5
Rick, peace to you. It's hard to lose your Mom. I miss mine every day. Take care. Mike My feelings too Rick. As my wife says, no one loves you like your mom did. |
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Post by dradtke on Jan 19, 2018 13:07:32 GMT -5
Sorry to hear that, Rick. My mother died a few years ago at 93. After the funeral, a lot of my cousins gathered out at a farm and had a picnic. My mother would have loved it.
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Post by RickW on Jan 19, 2018 13:11:31 GMT -5
Sorry to hear that, Rick. My mother died a few years ago at 93. After the funeral, a lot of my cousins gathered out at a farm and had a picnic. My mother would have loved it. It’s going to be a pretty quiet affair. I wish it was summer, because that would be perfect. |
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Post by aquaduct on Jan 19, 2018 13:22:56 GMT -5
Sorry to hear that my friend. God bless you and yours in this time of sorrow.
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Post by Resolve on Jan 19, 2018 13:27:11 GMT -5
Big cyber hug, Rick. It's never easy to lose someone you love. They leave a hole in your heart that nothing can fill. I'm so sorry for your heavy heart.
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Post by james on Jan 19, 2018 13:29:32 GMT -5
My condolences Rick.
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Post by coachdoc on Jan 19, 2018 13:47:00 GMT -5
Condolences, Rick. It is never easy to lose your parent, no matter how long lived they are.
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Post by theevan on Jan 19, 2018 15:08:18 GMT -5
Condolences, dear Rick.
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Post by Dub on Jan 19, 2018 15:13:07 GMT -5
So sorry, Rick.
When our parents pass at that age—my own mother was 98—we miss them but we also celebrate knowing what a good run they had.
Thinking of your family.
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