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    Thank you So much for All the Support,

    I was devastated yesterday when I got the call early in the morning, I speak to my Mom everyday I am not on the Range, and Monday was no exception. We spoke Monday afternoon, I was just telling her I was coming back to CT for a party they were having in August. She was very happy and asked me to come, which I said I would. She sounded a little off, but about 2 weeks before she got dehydrated and was being looked at. She was back home and planned on calling me Tuesday as usual, we normally speak before she heads too bed.

    When Dan called Tuesday morning I knew it was bad, he and I don’t really speak unless it’s important. The Silver lining in my brain, she passed peacefully in her sleep.

    It’s crazy cause I always try to make her laugh, I am gonna miss her telling me, “you’re crazy” as I explained to her last month I was too busy to go to a funeral and her only windows where certain times in the Summer. She laughed as she does.

    She was incredibly strong for her size, she contracted Good Pastures disease a few years ago and spent 10 months in a coma following a machine from Yale to Bridgeport to NYC, they told her a lot of things after and she beat them all. A few years ago she was with me and had a Stroke, Marc was the first to realize it. Whenever she beat the odds she would say, see I’m the strong one, I honestly thought she would outlive me some times.

    I wasn’t even unpacked from Alaska, which seems to be my life lately, tripping from one thing to another.

    I’m gonna miss talking to my Mom, she was awesome, I had the best possible childhood with her, she was present and engaged in all aspects of our upbringing, a rare quality today.

    Thank you to Everyone, I sincerely appreciate it, and to Laura for being a rock during all this. She is awesome, so don’t cross her while I am gone, she won’t stand for it.
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    That's rough, I feel for you.

    I'm not looking forward to the same inevitability. I had a similar great childhood and phone my mom 3 or 4 times a week and have for many years and really enjoy all those hours, despite her and I being so differently wired; makes the convos fun.

    Great photo of you two and I can't help with the loss, other than to say you and your family will be in a few prayers.
     
    It's great that you can find and share all the positive aspects of her and your life with her with us. Thank you and my condolences to you, Sparky and your family. Your mother was a beautiful person. Remember that as you go through the grieving process.
     
    Awesome snapshot of your Mom.

    My most sincere condolences to you Frank.

    Remember all of the great things throughout your lives together and that will help with focusing on a celebration of her life.
     
    Good memories for good people. And what a good life she had to raise a son such as yourself, Frank. Your Mom is in Heaven and a really long time from now, you will see her again.
     
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    Caring for Brenda with her broken hip has pretty much kept me out of pocket excepting a few jokes I see every know and then.

    Wishing you peace in this very tough time. Peace is hard to come by now but she left knowing how much you loved her.
     
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