If you haven’t contacted a hospice yet please do so - they not only have support services for the terminally ill, they can also help the family as well. They will help you keep him as comfortable as possible. I have had good experiences with hospices both for my father-in-law (who was also in Tennessee) and with my mother (in Michigan),
I’m so, so sorry. I know there’s nothing I can say to make this any easier for either of you, but I’ll be thinking of you and RickQ.
Don’t even know what to say…but I hope he’s the kind of man who would want you to celebrate his life when he passes. He’ll be in a better place, not for you, but for him. His pain will be over. You have my deepest sympathies.
{{RickQ and Brynda}}
I’m so sorry. If I can be of any comfort…
Can’t add much more except to suggest you try and concentrate on the good times.
I’m so sorry to hear the news.
I’m so sorry. Both of you are in my thoughts.
Sweetie, I’m so sorry. Know that we are here for you. Yell, scream, cry, whatever…we won’t budge.
very sad to hear your news, Brynda - I’m thinking of you and RickQ.
Would also second Broomstick’s recommendation of a hospice - my mother was in a hospice for her last days, and they provided very good care, plus follow-up support for my father.
So very sorry.
There is nothing I can say or do other than wish you both all the peace you can find and to admire your exceptional grace. I’m so, incredibly sorry.
There are no words. I’m so sorry.
How awful. I am so sorry for you and yours. One feels so helpless at times like this. Reading those past threads was a joy. In them, I saw a glimmer of what you two had…
My thoughts are with you both.
I read the thread title and my stomach plummeted through the floor. I am so very sorry to hear this news. Hugs, good thoughts, and comfort to you both. I’m going to go back and read the “how you met” threads some other time when I don’t have to worry about who sees me crying at the computer.
I’m so sorry for the pain you are both going through. None of us can take that pain away, but whenever you feel you can’t bear it anymore, reach out to us and someone will be there to take your hand. The miles that separate us all physically aren’t a barrier that our hearts can’t cross.
It seems a small thing to offer, but you have my support and all the hugs the internet can send.
**Brynda **and RickQ, both of you are in my thoughts and prayers. May you find comfort and strength during this most difficult time.
Peace be with both of you.
Brynda: Please let me repeat here what I’ve posted elsewhere:
Brynda: I want to repeat what taters said. I try not to post ‘I know how you feel’ posts in these types of threads. For one thing, I’ve never lost a Significant Other nor do I have one now. But I did lose both of my parents to long illnesses. In my father’s case, he’d suffered a severe head injury that left him confused for the last years of his life. I won’t go into his final illness but to say it was the hardest thing I’ve ever gone through. It still hurts, ten years on.
We all experience these losses in our own, private, ways. It’s little comfort to say ‘I know how you feel’, because the pain is private. I don’t know if there’s anything that I can do or say that will help you; but I wanted you to know that I remember you both from SDMB, and that I’m thinking of you both every day.
I am very sorry to hear this news, and you are in my thoughts.