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  • Rum_Pirate
    Banned
    • Apr 2007
    • 22881

    A wonderful lady has gone

    A wonderful lady has gone, but is not forgotten.

    My mother passed away last Tuesday.
    Finally succumbing to pneumonia, after battling and surviving two major strokes, 6 TIA's and a pulmonary embolism in the last few years.

    All of her immediate family and grand children were here, plus my sister and BIL celebrated their wedding anniversary the day before.
    The next milestone would be Christmas and my sister and BIL would not be here.
    It seemed that subconsciously she determined that it was to right time to go.

    Although she will live on in our memories, we shall miss her.

    I wonder if some of us can and do determine subconsciously when it is time to go?
  • Gerarddm
    #RESIST
    • Feb 2010
    • 32453

    #2
    Re: A wonderful lady has gone

    No matter how much you think that you are prepared, you never are.
    And isn't that one of the cosmic truths. < sigh >


    Condolences to you and your family...
    Gerard>
    Albuquerque, NM

    Next election, vote against EVERY Republican, for EVERY office, at EVERY level. Be patriotic, save the country.

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    • S.V. Airlie
      Ancient Mariner
      • Dec 2006
      • 63914

      #3
      Re: A wonderful lady has gone

      I wonder if some of us can and do determine subconsciously when it is time to go?

      I think so. My grandmother announced one NEW Years' Eve, that she would be dead by the end of Jan. She was; Jan.31st.

      And condolences!

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      • DMillet
        Senior Member
        • Jan 2010
        • 727

        #4
        Re: A wonderful lady has gone

        Originally posted by Rum_Pirate

        I wonder if some of us can and do determine subconsciously when it is time to go?
        No doubt. My wife waited for her mother to drive up from Pennsylvania. She died two days later. She missed Thanksgiving by three days.

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        • Waddie
          Senior Member
          • Aug 2009
          • 9106

          #5
          Re: A wonderful lady has gone

          Sorry for your loss. Words just aren't enough for things like this.

          regards,
          Waddie
          I started with nothing and I still have most of it....

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          • Domesticated_Mr. Know It All
            treetop flyer
            • Sep 2003
            • 23853

            #6
            Re: A wonderful lady has gone

            The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.
            Mark Twain
            Keep calm, persistence beats resistance.

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            • skipper68
              Banned
              • May 2010
              • 5700

              #7
              Re: A wonderful lady has gone

              Yes.
              Sorry for your loss. YES, my Grandma just got tired at 76.
              Wouldn't get outa that bed except for natures call.

              I personally absolutely count on it.
              The time, your all lovies have passed.

              I will be really mad if they keep me here against my will.
              Everyone get a free living will from the hospital-and fill it out.
              Bad weekend. My stomach hurts, from my broken heart. <3

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              • Robbie 2
                Waikato New Zealand
                • May 2007
                • 3891

                #8
                Re: A wonderful lady has gone

                Sad to hear but best wishes and hold tight to the memories you have of her.
                I once thought I was wrong, but I was wrong, I wasn't wrong.

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                • Old Dryfoot
                  That Richard Guy
                  • May 2010
                  • 18548

                  #9
                  Re: A wonderful lady has gone

                  Originally posted by Rum_Pirate
                  I wonder if some of us can and do determine subconsciously when it is time to go?
                  I believe this is true.

                  My roommate just lost her mother last week, she had been here for dinner just 4 days earlier. She was telling us that she was quite comfortable with the idea of passing on. When she did go, she was sitting in her favorite chair knitting a sweater. There was a such a gentle look on her face, like she had just closed her eyes for a nap.

                  I'm sorry for your lose.

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                  • johnw
                    Senior Member
                    • Nov 2001
                    • 28589

                    #10
                    Re: A wonderful lady has gone

                    Sorry to hear it. You're right, you're never ready for it. I knew my father was mortal, but when he died, it was so hard to believe he really wouldn't be there any more.

                    Be well.
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                    • Lew Barrett
                      Landlocked
                      • Dec 2005
                      • 30035

                      #11
                      Re: A wonderful lady has gone

                      Originally posted by johnw
                      Sorry to hear it. You're right, you're never ready for it. I knew my father was mortal, but when he died, it was so hard to believe he really wouldn't be there any more.

                      Be well.

                      We knew for several months that it was my mother's time, but when it came we were crushed. She was ready, which is more than I could say for us. We were entirely unprepared for the flood of feelings. There is no way to practice for these events, you just deal with them the best you can.

                      Sincere condolences RP.
                      One of the most enduring qualities of an old wooden boat is the smell it imparts to your clothing.

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                      • Stiletto
                        Grant S
                        • Jan 2003
                        • 11234

                        #12
                        Re: A wonderful lady has gone

                        My condolences to you and your family.
                        There is nothing quite as permanent as a good temporary repair.

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                        • Peerie Maa
                          Old Grey Inquisitive One
                          • Oct 2008
                          • 62422

                          #13
                          Re: A wonderful lady has gone

                          Sorry for your loss.
                          It really is quite difficult to build an ugly wooden boat.

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                          • Bernadette
                            words beside picture
                            • May 1999
                            • 3095

                            #14
                            Re: A wonderful lady has gone

                            i am quite sad to read of your mothers passing.
                            i can only wish you the strength of heart to be brave at this time of such loss.
                            it pains me to read this because i have thought what it would be like to lose my own. and i cant bear to be alone in the world without them. even at my age of 51. its all rather touching as my parents become more frail over time. i am blessed though as i am very conscious of living what i can with them to the fullest.
                            i sincerely wish you peace at this sorry time.
                            bernadette

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                            • BrianW
                              not your average member
                              • Nov 2002
                              • 28191

                              #15
                              Re: A wonderful lady has gone

                              Sorry for your loss Rum Pirate.
                              “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime.”― Mark Twain,

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