On a more serious note!
Category None
Bookmark :
I wrote on Sunday night/Monday morning about the tragedy of a good friends Mother passing away. When I published that item, I wasn't aware that a *VERY* good friend of my wife had also lost her battle against long-term illness.
She had been suffering for a number of years from Crohnes Disease as well as being diagnosed with bowel cancer in August/September last year.
Jo - and her friends - knew that there wasn't a whole load of time left after the cancer was discovered, but no-one realised that she would succumb so quickly.
My thoughts and prayers are with Terry, Jasmine and the boys.
Tracy - my wife - had planned to visit Jo last Thursday evening but, during the day, she received a text message from Jo saying she wasn't feeling to good. Could she put the visit off for a couple of days. There was no argument at that time. Jo wasn't "up to it". They could make the visit another day! What hadn't been factored in was Jo's rapid decline. Tracy didn't get the chance to say "good bye". It just adds to the anguish and pain.
For the second time in less than 4 days, I'm writing about bereavement. I'm not generally a morbid person. It just seems to be coming more of a "way-of-life" as I get older. All the good ones are taken early. It doesn't make sense to me.
Why?
Thankfully, your suffering is over. We'll miss your smile, but we'll celebrate your life.
Rest in peace.
Bookmark :
I wrote on Sunday night/Monday morning about the tragedy of a good friends Mother passing away. When I published that item, I wasn't aware that a *VERY* good friend of my wife had also lost her battle against long-term illness.
She had been suffering for a number of years from Crohnes Disease as well as being diagnosed with bowel cancer in August/September last year.
Jo - and her friends - knew that there wasn't a whole load of time left after the cancer was discovered, but no-one realised that she would succumb so quickly.
My thoughts and prayers are with Terry, Jasmine and the boys.
Tracy - my wife - had planned to visit Jo last Thursday evening but, during the day, she received a text message from Jo saying she wasn't feeling to good. Could she put the visit off for a couple of days. There was no argument at that time. Jo wasn't "up to it". They could make the visit another day! What hadn't been factored in was Jo's rapid decline. Tracy didn't get the chance to say "good bye". It just adds to the anguish and pain.
For the second time in less than 4 days, I'm writing about bereavement. I'm not generally a morbid person. It just seems to be coming more of a "way-of-life" as I get older. All the good ones are taken early. It doesn't make sense to me.
Why?
Thankfully, your suffering is over. We'll miss your smile, but we'll celebrate your life.
Rest in peace.