My sincere condolenses, Rockett.To my mother. We lost her yesterday. The cancer won the battle. I am taking solace in the fact that she is no longer in so much pain. All of her kids will miss her. She had a major impact on all of our lives.
Good bye mama. Rest in peace. I love you so much
To my mother. We lost her yesterday. The cancer won the battle. I am taking solace in the fact that she is no longer in so much pain. All of her kids will miss her. She had a major impact on all of our lives.
Good bye mama. Rest in peace. I love you so much
Thank you all for the kind words. It's rough and I am having trouble processing it. I am having to come to grips with the fact that I no longer have a mother or father, since we lost him in 2010.
We lost our mother suddenly in January 2006. My father in December 2006. He had been admitted to the hospital after apparently having several small strokes during the night. After several weeks he had been released to a nursing home where he received full time nursing for a week or so. All three of my brothers were able to be with him when he died.
It's odd moments when you remember you no longer have your parents.
Thank you all. The initial shock is gone, so the real grieving is about to begin. Along with the pain of the cost of it all... It costs more to die than it does to be born...
Thank you all. The initial shock is gone, so the real grieving is about to begin. Along with the pain of the cost of it all... It costs more to die than it does to be born... [/QUOTt
In a way I am glad the initial shock is over and you can begin to grieve, I remember how I felt when I lost my grandfather after a long and horrible fight with cancer. The only positive aspect I could think of at the time was at least his suffering was over. That was many moons ago but recently our next door neighbour died after a similar fight and all the memories came flooding back.
The cost often comes as a shock if it is a new experience for those left behind. As a family we were lucky that we were able to cover the cost of both parents funerals without having too much impact financially but we had the advantage of having a large family who all worked hard to make sure it all happened. I know my in-laws have already prepaid for their funerals but then they have seen so many of the close family die in the last few years, a disadvantage of living into your eighties I guess. Whatever the cost it is a distraction that you don't really need at such a horrible time so I hope it sorts soon for you.