Tassie, please feel free to use the phone numbers we’ve sent you. It’s fine it you just freeze up or cry; the people who’ve posted here want to support you in whatever you need to do at this point in time.
No matter what comes Tassie, the thoughts of many people on this board are with you and Sonny right now, and you will remain in our thoughts and prayers through the coming days and weeks.
Please take care, and again, feel free to contact anyone who’s given you their contact details any time you need to.
Thanks Coldy, wish I could take credit, but Honesty was the one who made it. She knows Tassie from FFF, but asked me to post the link here so people from this board can sign the card also.
Crunchy, it was a great idea she had. And a wonderful card. Thanks for sharing it over here.
Little Tassie - I should be on late tonight, about the same as last night. If you need me, you know how to reach me. I just wish it was more than words on computer.
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Tassie, I’ve never interacted with you on the boards or off, but I am very sorry to hear what you and your son are going through. For what it’s worth, I’ll send good thoughts your way and if you ever need an ear, please feel free to email me anytime (mauvaise3@home.com)
Little Tassie, my heart is just breaking for you. I lost my mother to cancer many years ago, so I know how hard it is to see a loved one suffer under such circumstances. But I simply cannot begin to imagine the pain of seeing your child dying and there being nothing you can do to help him. A mother’s instincts to protect are worthless at the hands of this insidious disease.
Comfort will be hard to find, and most especially difficult to draw from words alone on a screen. But perhaps it will be easier on your heart if you realize that his comatose state prevents him from feeling the pain he’d feel were he conscious. He may be slipping away, but he is not suffering - trust that.
I wish I could wrap my arms around you from across the ocean. I will keep you and Sonny in my thoughts and prayers. May you find strength from the love and concern of those both near and far from you.
