A Not So Happy New Year - Page 2

404Error · 12-30-2004, 11:09 PM

My thoughts and prayers are with you also, Dag. I know how awful it is to go through something like this, my grandmother passed in a similar way.

Keep the faith.

wolf · 12-31-2004, 12:25 AM

I am glad that your family is able to use hospice services, to help your grandmother's passing in familiar surroundings full of love. May she pass with grace, and her life with your family remain clearer in your memories than her passing.

Blessings, love, and luck to you all.

limey · 12-31-2004, 03:25 AM

Hold on to the good memories, Dag. They are part of what will keep your Gram alive for you and generations to come. My thoughts are with you and your family.

richlevy · 12-31-2004, 10:32 AM

I'm very sorry to hear about your loss. Marci lost her mother in a very similar way. The doctor failed to diagnose her back pains. At one point they had her scheduled to see a psychiatrist. By the time they ran even a simple x-ray, it was too late. It was just about the time Jeffrey, her first grandchild, was born. The hospital had a video camera installed in the lobby so that patients could see visitors who weren't allowed in. I held Jeffrey up to the camera so that she could see her grandson. She died that day, just 4 days after being admitted.

Your grandmother was very smart to write a living will. After seeing what happened in Florida, I think the right to choose the way we die is as important as the right to choose the way we live.

Take care of yourself and your family.

ladysycamore · 01-05-2005, 10:20 AM

My deepest condolences to you and your family.

Hold on to those memories of your Gram and may they put a bit of joy in your heart and a smile on your face when you need it the most.

Peace and blessings.

Dagney · 01-07-2005, 10:35 PM

Gram passed away this evening at 712 pm, in her bedroom, with my Mom and Aunt holding her hands. She'd been struggling to breathe for the past day or so, and from what I was told, took a few short breaths, and just stopped.

Our Hospice staff has been wonderful, they've bent over backwards to make things as easy as possible for us. The gentlemen from the Cremation Society prayed as they made Gram ready for transport to the hospital for an autopsy, and then to the creamatorium.

I can't even begin to describe the hole I have in my heart right now. There is simply not enough time to say goodbye, when you know you'll never say hello again.

elSicomoro · 01-07-2005, 10:43 PM

I'm very sorry for your loss, Kellie...may she smile upon you from above.

Beestie · 01-07-2005, 10:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dagney

Gram passed away this evening at 712 pm, in her bedroom, with my Mom and Aunt holding her hands.

With her sister and her daughter. May God be as kind to me.

I'm very sorry for your loss. Live as she would have liked to see you live and her spirit will stir within your soul.

zippyt · 01-07-2005, 11:01 PM

Live as she would have liked to see you live and her spirit will stir within your soul.

Words to live by !!!!!!!!

Sorry for your loss Dag ,

but she got to look out her windows and rember the flowers and the garden .

richlevy · 01-07-2005, 11:19 PM

I'm sorry to hear about your loss.

wolf · 01-08-2005, 12:08 AM

Dagney, my heart goes out to you, and to your family. She left you knowing your love, and you hers, which are great gifts.

Her life was long, and full of joys and sorrows, those experiences which bring us together, as friends and families. Remember her life, reflect not so long on her leaving it.

Elspode · 01-08-2005, 12:14 AM

My condolences to you and yours, Dagney. I don't know about ya'll, but I think we need to put a moratorium on the concept of death for at least a few months.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-08-2005, 12:51 AM

Dag, that hole in your heart will soon be filled with years and years of happy memories. They will flood in soon, even ones you'd forgotten about.

cowhead · 01-08-2005, 02:50 AM

not to try to grandstand or anything.. really.. my mother died two years ago (also of cancer and there was the machine that could have saved her 30 miles away... heh professional strife... and all)

Anwyay I hope she died in peace and knowing she did all she could to help her loved ones.

and i wish you and the survivors well.

peace be with you.

BrianR · 01-10-2005, 05:29 PM

My heartfelt condolences also Dag. I will always remember her as the outgoing woman on the porch.

I repeat my invitation to call me if you need anything.

Brian

12-30-2004, 11:09 PM	#16
404Error Lecturer Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: CT USA Posts: 826	My thoughts and prayers are with you also, Dag. I know how awful it is to go through something like this, my grandmother passed in a similar way. Keep the faith. __________________ "To disarm the people is the most effectual way to enslave them." ~George Mason~

12-31-2004, 12:25 AM	#17
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I am glad that your family is able to use hospice services, to help your grandmother's passing in familiar surroundings full of love. May she pass with grace, and her life with your family remain clearer in your memories than her passing. Blessings, love, and luck to you all. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

12-31-2004, 03:25 AM	#18
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Hold on to the good memories, Dag. They are part of what will keep your Gram alive for you and generations to come. My thoughts are with you and your family. __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

12-31-2004, 10:32 AM	#19
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	I'm very sorry to hear about your loss. Marci lost her mother in a very similar way. The doctor failed to diagnose her back pains. At one point they had her scheduled to see a psychiatrist. By the time they ran even a simple x-ray, it was too late. It was just about the time Jeffrey, her first grandchild, was born. The hospital had a video camera installed in the lobby so that patients could see visitors who weren't allowed in. I held Jeffrey up to the camera so that she could see her grandson. She died that day, just 4 days after being admitted. Your grandmother was very smart to write a living will. After seeing what happened in Florida, I think the right to choose the way we die is as important as the right to choose the way we live. Take care of yourself and your family. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

01-05-2005, 10:20 AM	#20
ladysycamore "I may not always be perfect, but I'm always me." Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: In Sycamore's boxers Posts: 1,341	My deepest condolences to you and your family. Hold on to those memories of your Gram and may they put a bit of joy in your heart and a smile on your face when you need it the most. Peace and blessings. __________________ "Freedom is not given. It is our right at birth. But there are some moments when it must be taken." ~Tagline from the movie "Amistad"~ "The Akan concept of Sankofa: In order to move forward we first have to take a step back. In other words, before we can be prepared for the future, we must comprehend the past." From "We Did It, They Hid It"

01-07-2005, 10:35 PM	#21
Dagney The Prodigal Brat Returneth Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: North Cackalacky Posts: 1,107	Gram passed away this evening at 712 pm, in her bedroom, with my Mom and Aunt holding her hands. She'd been struggling to breathe for the past day or so, and from what I was told, took a few short breaths, and just stopped. Our Hospice staff has been wonderful, they've bent over backwards to make things as easy as possible for us. The gentlemen from the Cremation Society prayed as they made Gram ready for transport to the hospital for an autopsy, and then to the creamatorium. I can't even begin to describe the hole I have in my heart right now. There is simply not enough time to say goodbye, when you know you'll never say hello again. __________________ The Constitution gives every American the right to make a total fool out of himself. But that doesn't mean you need to.

01-07-2005, 10:43 PM	#22
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	I'm very sorry for your loss, Kellie...may she smile upon you from above.

01-07-2005, 11:01 PM	#24
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Live as she would have liked to see you live and her spirit will stir within your soul. Words to live by !!!!!!!! Sorry for your loss Dag , but she got to look out her windows and rember the flowers and the garden . __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

01-07-2005, 11:19 PM	#25
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	I'm sorry to hear about your loss. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

01-08-2005, 12:08 AM	#26
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Dagney, my heart goes out to you, and to your family. She left you knowing your love, and you hers, which are great gifts. Her life was long, and full of joys and sorrows, those experiences which bring us together, as friends and families. Remember her life, reflect not so long on her leaving it. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

01-08-2005, 12:14 AM	#27
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	My condolences to you and yours, Dagney. I don't know about ya'll, but I think we need to put a moratorium on the concept of death for at least a few months. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

01-08-2005, 12:51 AM	#28
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Dag, that hole in your heart will soon be filled with years and years of happy memories. They will flood in soon, even ones you'd forgotten about. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-08-2005, 02:50 AM	#29
cowhead halve your cake and eat it too. Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Georgia.. by way of Lawrence Kansas Posts: 1,359	not to try to grandstand or anything.. really.. my mother died two years ago (also of cancer and there was the machine that could have saved her 30 miles away... heh professional strife... and all) Anwyay I hope she died in peace and knowing she did all she could to help her loved ones. and i wish you and the survivors well. peace be with you. __________________ no my child.. this is not my desire..I'm digging for fire.

01-10-2005, 05:29 PM	#30
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	My heartfelt condolences also Dag. I will always remember her as the outgoing woman on the porch. I repeat my invitation to call me if you need anything. Brian __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

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