tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812951198483259605.post342263673333394500..comments2024-03-27T22:44:20.979-04:00Comments on My Next 20 Years of Living: The Caregiver takes off her mantle ...Retired Knitterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13662288640032813770noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812951198483259605.post-87328005376514458052015-01-20T18:07:46.792-05:002015-01-20T18:07:46.792-05:00I am sorry to read about your mom's passing. ...I am sorry to read about your mom's passing. I am coming up on the 3 year anniversary of losing my mom this weekend, and I know exactly what you mean about mourning her before she died. I also experienced that...and it was difficult to explain to people! Don't be surprised however, if you actually experience a second round of grief at some point down the road. I wasn't expecting it and it hit me hard a few months after she was gone...I think it was right around the 2nd anniversary of my dad's death...it was like I finally realized that I was an adult orphan. Not to mention that other than my daughter and husband (and his family who are all out of state) I had no other family left...such a lonely, scary thought :( God Bless!unsure of the futurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11052385690583149927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812951198483259605.post-73796850386033127142015-01-12T19:47:08.489-05:002015-01-12T19:47:08.489-05:00I am very touched by your words. I know it's ...I am very touched by your words. I know it's hard to lose a parent, but I can't imagine what it's like if you've been a caregiver. Hold on to the good memories.<br />Cathy<br />CraftyCatCathy https://www.blogger.com/profile/09757756214407560921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812951198483259605.post-49754197390137116202015-01-12T07:09:28.267-05:002015-01-12T07:09:28.267-05:00Thank you all.
I am a lucky blogger to have reade...Thank you all.<br /><br />I am a lucky blogger to have readers who return after an absence.<br /><br />Retired Knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13662288640032813770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812951198483259605.post-87161714002176801462015-01-12T02:54:14.985-05:002015-01-12T02:54:14.985-05:00Another moving blog post. Of course I will look f...Another moving blog post. Of course I will look forward to reading your "new" blog.Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03398380737025120541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812951198483259605.post-89274416062000088792015-01-12T02:03:36.291-05:002015-01-12T02:03:36.291-05:00Leaving a mantle, a role; that would be hard. I ha...Leaving a mantle, a role; that would be hard. I haven't experienced that yet, but feel a little better prepared because people like you care enough to document their journeys. Thank-you.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550786937196525098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812951198483259605.post-66132377906419501172015-01-11T23:08:13.189-05:002015-01-11T23:08:13.189-05:00I understand what you're saying about your lon...I understand what you're saying about your long goodbye and many losses along the way. I have a close friend who is in the process of losing her husband in the same way -- bit by bit. My own experience has been quite different: everyone in the older generation of my family succumbed to sudden death, actually dropping in their tracks, my parents four months apart when I was only 35. I don't think one experience is better or worse -- just different. I'm so glad you had the blessing of a last goodbye embrace from your Mom and felt able to leave that caregiver's mantle at her gravesite and move on. Will look forward to hearing all about the new you!Dr. Kathy McCoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02903015507894951725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812951198483259605.post-77899846536774889392015-01-11T19:30:22.740-05:002015-01-11T19:30:22.740-05:00I understand completely. I have been mourning my ...I understand completely. I have been mourning my mother for several years now even though I see her nearly every day. Looking forward to joining you on your next journey.A Day in the Life on the Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17878132360387905867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812951198483259605.post-80924586201626160862015-01-11T19:18:59.059-05:002015-01-11T19:18:59.059-05:00Of course we will......Of course we will......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com