So sorry for your loss; your family and friends are in my prayers.
Broomstick, I’m so terribly sorry. I lost my mom last February, and I can tell you that having had the chance to say the things I wanted to say makes a big difference.
I hope you and all your loved ones find peace. You will be in my thoughts.
My condolences to you and yours as well. You’re in my thoughts.
I am sorry for your loss.
My thoughts are with you and your family.
I’m so sorry. Good thoughts and prayers for your whole family.
Broomstick: It’s hard to know what to say in these situations. I’ve been sitting here for several minutes trying to come up with something appropriate. ‘I’m sorry for your loss’ doesn’t seem to cut it. I can’t tell you how many times I nearly picked up the phone to talk to my parents after they died. It’s hard. What can one say to someone who is going through this? But, especially in the case of my dad, I have friends who remember him and his memory lives on when something he’d said or did pops up in a conversation.
When you can, get up in the air. Take in a sunrise from aloft. I’ve always found that peaceful and serene. And know that my thoughts are with you.
I wanted to thank everyone for their support and sympathy. Mom died as peacefully and as pain free as we could manage, with her husband of over 50 years and 2 of her 3 surviving daughters as her side (my one sister was stranded by a blizzard, but had been out the week before to say goodbye as well as help out). In accordance with her wishes she has been cremated.
We are not having a formal funeral but rather a memorial dinner at the end of next week, when the family can all get together (we’re scattered across a thousand miles and several states).
I am coping with the loss as best I can, with the support of my husband. I finally got back home yesterday and I’m starting to pick up the pieces of the life I put on hold for mom’s final days. There’s a lot to be done, and I still lack steady employment, but I will try to remain optimistic. It will be rough, but we’ll all get through it.
Thank you all again.
I went through this with my mom in 2001. Nothing prepares you for it, and knowing that her pain has ended is only small comfort at first. It does get better, though.
Know that you and your family are in the thoughts of me and mine.