*hugs* Alty.
On a brighter note... every time I think my son can't get any cuter, we have a photo shoot and I'm proved wrong. Had fun tonight and can't wait for the pics.
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*hugs* Alty.
On a brighter note... every time I think my son can't get any cuter, we have a photo shoot and I'm proved wrong. Had fun tonight and can't wait for the pics.
It says 'While I breathe I'm yours.' It's a quote from a song. The 'e' at the end of breathe and the 's' at the end of yours are formed with the tree roots.
Will you share? I love baby cheeks! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Synnen
Good morning peeps. It's Friday and I am feelin' fine! How YOU doin'?
Friday morning and my off day so I'm lying in bed watching an old black and white movie and reading Q & A on here and then it's up to get some housework done.
I love it when I don't have to jump up shower and leave home before my eys are completely open.
Oooo I'm jealous. I have one hour of classes, then back to work and then out to the camp at 4:30! I am so happy to see summer here. I missed my camping!
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Originally Posted by Alty
I know - it's a game of guesswork and you've got to be reeling from your recent loss.
I know pain will take a dog right off his food, and I've seen it happen.
My Vet is big into specialists at the moment. I had no idea there are so many specialities. What does the Vet say? Wait and see? Something else?
Yay Friday! Get today over with and we are taking the boat out catfishing tomorrow! It is supposed to be in the 80's tomorrow. About time all we have had is rain and more rain.
I've never figured out how to post pics on AMHD, honestly. If someone can baby step me through it, I'll post some of last month's pics. I won't have this month's for a couple of weeks, as my photographer is going out of town for a funeral and then business.Quote:
Originally Posted by alkalineangel
I'm meeting my hubby for lunch today, and then I'm going to see a good friend for probably the last time. She was moved from the hospital to hospice care, but she's stopped eating and friends say that she won't live past the weekend. I'm heartbroken at the thought of saying goodbye to her, and I'm sure I'm going to have a breakdown in her room.
Synnen, We will pray that god walks with you to visit your friend for the last time. When it gets hard lean on him.
Strength to you, friend.Quote:
Originally Posted by Synnen
Hey Dudes,
Happy 420 day. I don't know what that means. Anybody?
excon
Who's the new dog expert?
No clue.Quote:
Originally Posted by excon
Something to do with carpentry?
Hello Syn:Quote:
Originally Posted by Synnen
And, you have the nerve to call yourself Synnen... Smoking marijahoochie is sinning to the max, and I LOVE it.
excon
National Weed Day.
Dammit, forgot the sarcasm font.
I know damned well what today is about.
It's about smoking weed and doing carpentry. Because seriously, what serious weed smoker doesn't try to BUILD something when high? Most notably, build a better bong!
Thoughts are with you, May you find the strength to get through this and enough left over to pass on to your friend.Quote:
Originally Posted by Synnen
Hope things went as well as could be expected and that it will give you some closure. No doubt, it helps her tremendously in spirit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Synnen
It was very hard to see my friend today. She was emaciated, probably down to 70 lbs, not breathing on her own, and so doped on morphine she had no idea who we were. She couldn't talk, and I'm not sure she was even mentally aware of anything but her pain. There were others there to lean on and share our love together, so it wasn't as bad as I thought, but my heart still broke and I had to stop at a park on the way home and just watch the lake with Boo for a while to pull myself together.
Thanks for the thoughts and prayers. I'm just awaiting word now that she's passed... I will be very surprised if she makes it past tonight.
I'm so sorry Synn. Going through something like that is painful to everyone, not just the person with the disease. She is a very lucky woman to have such a good friend like you.
Continued thoughts and prayers Synn... for you, for her, and for her family and friends. May she pass peacefully.
And... I just got word that she's passed.
Oh, how the heart breaks when someone dear to you is lost.
I am so sorry Syn. May she be blessed.
Synn, I'm so very very sorry. I wish I could give you a hug, give you a shoulder.Quote:
Originally Posted by Synnen
Words don't really help at times like these. All the "I'm sorry" and "she's in a better place", or "She's at peace", don't mean a damn thing when you lose someone you love.
Alcohol helps, and plenty of it, but I wouldn't recommend that long term. Crying helps, until you cry to the point where you have no tears left. The one thing that helps the most is talking about it. Not just how you're feeling now, but talking about the good times, the memories you have.
Truth is, all the words don't help, but they're true. We are all sorry, and she is in a better place, even if you don't believe in God. She is at peace and her pain is no more. It's those that she left behind that will now carry the pain, will now carry the burden of her loss. But she, she can finally rest. For that, be thankful. For the rest, well, you can keep her alive, if not in person, then in your thoughts, your memories, in your heart. You have that power.
So cry, yell, get mad. You have every right to be mad that she was taken. You have every right to cry. But, while you're crying, remember one of the good times you shared, and smile because of it. In that way she will live on, because she had a friend, you. You will keep her alive in your heart.
If you think about it, that's how all of us will go on. Because at one point, every single one of us will join her. We'll all leave this earth. Only the memories of us will go on. So smile at those memories. She's no longer in pain, and I doubt that any friend of yours would want you to feel pain because of her. She'd want you to smile. Wouldn't she? I know she would!
Hugs.
Alty, you are so wonderful with words. I wish I could express my sympathy as beautiful as you do.
Synn, I am so very sorry for your loss. Losing someone we love is never easy. I've often wondered if it's easier if they pass suddenly or if it's a long term illness. I've come to the conclusion that neither is easier on those left behind.
As Alty put it so well, remember the good times, keep her alive in your mind and heart.
Sometimes I feel that I am much better with pets than with people, but I won't let that stop me from expressing my sympathy.
Alty and J_9 have put it so well. My thoughts are with you I know today couldn't have easy for you, I've stood by that bedside myself and have felt my heart break into.
But it will mend and your friend will always remain a part of it.
God bless
Pets can be easier, and then at the same time, just as hard. No loss is easy. The only thing that's constant, inevitable, is that we'll all lose someone at one time or another. We'll all be lost at one time or another. Nothing is forever.Quote:
Originally Posted by LadySam
I've stood beside more bedsides than I care to remember. Bedsides of people I didn't think I'd survive losing, and I still don't know how I did survive that loss.
My parents, Aunts, grandparents, and pets (which are family to me). My parents were the hardest, but every single loss was hard. None of them left me immune to death. Not one of them left me without a scar to show for it.
To this day I still miss every person and animal I lost. Their death, their loss, is still very much a part of me. But, I go on. Somehow I go on, as we all do. As Synn will do.
It sucks, it sucks big time, but I've been told that that's life. Doesn't make it suck any less though.
Thank you all. I'm glad she's no longer in pain, but I'm going to miss her so very much. She was a mentor, a surrogate mother when mine was far away, and a sarcastic soul who made me laugh when it felt like my world was upside down.
And she went downhill so quickly that the chicken soup I made for her is still frozen in my freezer because we could never work out a time to get together when she was still well enough to eat it. I really do not want to go to work today--I'd rather either stay home and cuddle my family close or get together with others that loved my Lizard-Breath.
Stupid damned work ethic.
I'm sorry for your loss and that you didn't get to see her. She sounds like a wonderful friend.
Remember that you have suffered a loss and be kind to yourself.
I just wanted to let everyone know that we lost Jasper today. We took him to the vet, there was nothing more they could do, and we made the decision to end his suffering.
Thank you everyone for being here for me when I needed you. I really appreciate all the support during this time.
We're on our way to Rod's cousins place, he owns a pet cremation business. Our second trip in 5 months. This doesn't feel real. I don't really believe it, but sadly, it's true.
R.I.P. Jasper. We love you so much, and we did the best thing we could for you. We ended your pain, your suffering. I hope you understand, and I hope that you're running around with Indy as we speak. I will see you again. I promise you.
So very sorry Synn... I can only imagine. I have no doubt that her spirit knew of the love and compassion that surrounded her.Quote:
Originally Posted by Synnen
Oh, Alty... I'm so very sorry. My heart breaks for you and your family.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alty
My deepest condolences on your loss. I wish I had more than those simple words to give you, but eloquence fails me. I wish I could be there to hug you and hold you and cry with you, but alas.
Know you are within my thoughts. Love you.
Oh my gosh! Jasper - oh my gosh. I'm so sorry. I can't imagine your grief.
Aww sorry Alty.
How do I stop getting emails from threads? I unsubscribed from any emails, and I un-alerted from all the topics I used to post in. I'm still getting "New post in Womens Health" etc.
Dani, go to your 'settings'. There is a section for Notifications and Messaging. Check the boxes that apply to what you want. I have mine set for receiving email from Administrators Only and I don't get notifications for threads.Quote:
Originally Posted by DaniCalifornia
Syn, all I can offer is a virtual hug and my sympathy.
She sounds like a wonderful person who will always be there as you share stories about her with Boo.
Yeah it's odd as I did change those to not receiving emails, even from admins. I also changed it to "Do not subscribe"
If you haven't tried it already:Quote:
Originally Posted by DaniCalifornia
In the same section of Notifications and Messaging... look for the subsection of "Default Thread Subscription Mode". Set the drop down window to "no e-mail notification". See if that works.
Aye I tried that before do not subscribe yesterday, I was still receiving emails ¬¬
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