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... Determine the right time to call my sister back to Wisconsin to be with my dying mom. She's only got a few days off of work for funeral leave and I didn't want to screw up the timing. I got it right.
 
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Mark K,



I am sorry to hear that. Been there, and done that, and got the heartache to show it. Our mom laid dying in a hospital for weeks. The last several days one of us kids and/or our step dad were there by her side. We were all there when she took her last breath. It was 12 years ago this past July, but the memory is still vivid like it was yesterday. I wish she were still here with us, but can't wish her to have spent another moment like those last few days again.



May the happy memories keep you going. As time goes by, those are the ones that stay with you.



TJR
 
Sorry for your loss Mark...:sad:



Just passed the 1 yr mark of my Dad passing. We are glad he only suffered for 2 months with his cancer. He got sick and was already stage 4. Dont remember the name, but it was very aggressive. He spent his last 3 days at home with the family. Wasnt easy, but before he started slipping away. We could see the joy in him, he knew he was home. Even some of the great grand kids were there. He passed knowing he was deeply loved.



I miss him dearly. I sometimes get a thought. I think about calling Dad about it. I suppose that will happen from time to time.



My prayers for you that God blessses you and your family. With peace in your heart and mind.



God bless you Mark.
 
sorry to hear of your loss. nothing like a mom and dad.

my dad passed early at 46 and watched my mom suffer for months in a hospital before she passed.

keep your head up and for sure you will remember her everyday
 
You and your's are in my prayers, my prayer book is gettin' pretty thick these days. Went through a similar ordeal with my Dad, not easy, but you'll be okay. God bless, Bob
 
my Dad died in Oct. 2003, my parents only had the one cell phone [in case of emergency basically] they were always together, it wasn't until the next spring one Sunday afternoon that my mom actually called me from it, I was going down the road & my cell phone rang & I looked down & it said Dad Cell...I liked to have ran off the road! And my wife has lost both her parents since then.



May God Bless You!
 
Mom had awful lungs from 54 years of smoking. Three months ago, she had a bout of pneumonia that almost killed her, so I knew the next one would and it did. God damned smoking.
 
Mark, My grandpa died from Emphizema after he smoked a pipe for 40-50 years at least. He only stopped the 2nd time my grandma threw his pipe away (1st time he dug it out of the trash, 2nd time she did it on garbage day). I watched him suffer from it for 3 years and that was enough for me to never pick up a cigarette, pipe, joint or anything else in my life. I still don't know why my cousins started smoking soon after he passed. I know my grandma's upset every time she see's them smoking.
 
Mark K,



My mom died of cancer at the age of 57. It was bladder cancer and she claims it wasn't caused by smoking, but she smoked almost 3 packs a day her whole adult life. Sure, her lungs and heart held out, but she had a heart attack 4 years earlier. Smoking kills, and its not always through the lungs.



Anyone under the age of 40 that smokes is pretty much an idiot in my book. We've known for at least that long that smoking kills. Anyone that smokes that is over that age should seriously consider quitting and not rationalize with that old "the damage is already done" argument.



Hey, it's their life, right? But then again, most have loved ones that want them around for as long as possible.



Sorry about your mom. I truly am.



TJR
 
Thanks everyone. Today's the funeral, but it's not going to be a time of sorrow. Dad's already back into his routine of having coffee with his buddies twice a day. That's good.



Regarding smoking, dad got a compression fracture in his lower/middle back six weeks ago. As a result, the doctor did a bone scan. His hips (femurs) are so affected with osteoporosis that he could easily break a hip while climbing stairs. And osteoporosis in men is caused by one thing...smoking. He's going to start getting Reclast once a month to help reverse the osteoporosis.
 
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