Losing parents...

Armistead · 03-10-11, 06:52 PM

Sure many here have, lost my father years ago, now were told mom may have a few weeks left, her living will takes care of the life support issue, but trying to call all family in.

Time flies. I can still see her young and beautiful throwing birthday parties for us when we were kids.

Love your parents young folks......

Gerald · 03-10-11, 06:55 PM

Sorry to hear that,and yes, take care of your time and family!

Oberon · 03-10-11, 06:56 PM

I dread the day I lose either of mine. Just dread it. Your mother will be in my thoughts Armistead, I hope that it is a peaceful goodbye.

Tchocky · 03-10-11, 06:56 PM

That's terrible news, Armistead. You have my deepest sympathies.

Platapus · 03-10-11, 07:28 PM

Never easy to lose a parent. We all know that the day will come, but it is still horrible.

Very sorry to hear this. I hope that when her time comes, she can pass with dignity and little pain.

Takeda Shingen · 03-10-11, 07:29 PM

My father died when I was 14, my mother when I was 25. They were tough times, but the quiet and lonely holidays that followed were far worse. It wasn't until I met my wife and started my family that I began to feel whole again. You have my sympathies.

Growler · 03-10-11, 08:22 PM

Oh, man, Arm - I am honestly sorry; it seems like yesterday sometimes that I had to do almost the same as far as dealing with my mom's illness and passing - I know where you're standing right now, and I know how hard this is.

You and your family are in my thoughts here, for what that's worth.

Feuer Frei! · 03-10-11, 08:26 PM

My deepest sympathies, Armistead.

August · 03-10-11, 08:29 PM

My sincere condolences Armistead. I lost my father to cancer 13 years ago this month.

AVGWarhawk · 03-10-11, 08:45 PM

My father passed away 1 year ago tomorrow...March 11th 2010. Heart attack.

My wifes parents passed at age 50 (mom) and 55 (father). Both cancer.

ReallyDedPoet · 03-10-11, 08:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Armistead

Time flies. I can still see her young and beautiful throwing birthday parties for us when we were kids.

This really got me ^^^^

Where does the time go. Both of my parents are in their early 70s, seems like yesterday that they were taking me to the rink or out for Halloween. Now I am doing this for my own kids.

My sympathies.

Castout · 03-10-11, 09:23 PM

That's sad. Thank you for reminding us. My mother has a tumor since a few years ago she refuses to see the doctor to check it out and operate it.

It's growing too. It started small. She's very stubborn, a lot of times without good reason I must say.

the_tyrant · 03-10-11, 10:28 PM

you have my sympathies

Weiss Pinguin · 03-11-11, 12:15 AM

Ouch

You guys will be in my prayers. Just found out recent that an uncle-in-law contracted hepatitis A, and they're giving him a few more weeks to live. Always tough when it's a relative, but I can't imagine how it must feel with a parent

joea · 03-11-11, 06:54 AM

Sorry to hear that-I try to call my folks regularly and visit once a year. Had a scare when my Dad underwent a bypass last November though it went very well.

Time flies so quickly.

03-10-11, 06:52 PM	#1
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	Losing parents... Sure many here have, lost my father years ago, now were told mom may have a few weeks left, her living will takes care of the life support issue, but trying to call all family in. Time flies. I can still see her young and beautiful throwing birthday parties for us when we were kids. Love your parents young folks......

03-10-11, 06:55 PM	#2
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Sorry to hear that,and yes, take care of your time and family! __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

03-10-11, 06:56 PM	#4
Tchocky Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,874 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	That's terrible news, Armistead. You have my deepest sympathies. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

03-10-11, 07:28 PM	#5
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,375 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Never easy to lose a parent. We all know that the day will come, but it is still horrible. Very sorry to hear this. I hope that when her time comes, she can pass with dignity and little pain. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

03-10-11, 08:22 PM	#7
Growler A long way from the sea Join Date: May 2005 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,913 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	Oh, man, Arm - I am honestly sorry; it seems like yesterday sometimes that I had to do almost the same as far as dealing with my mom's illness and passing - I know where you're standing right now, and I know how hard this is. You and your family are in my thoughts here, for what that's worth. __________________ At Fiddler’s Green, where seamen true When here they’ve done their duty The bowl of grog shall still renew And pledge to love and beauty.

03-10-11, 06:56 PM	#3
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	I dread the day I lose either of mine. Just dread it. Your mother will be in my thoughts Armistead, I hope that it is a peaceful goodbye.

03-10-11, 07:29 PM	#6
Takeda Shingen Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 8,643 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	My father died when I was 14, my mother when I was 25. They were tough times, but the quiet and lonely holidays that followed were far worse. It wasn't until I met my wife and started my family that I began to feel whole again. You have my sympathies.

03-10-11, 08:26 PM	#8
Feuer Frei! Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Valhalla Posts: 5,295 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 17	My deepest sympathies, Armistead. __________________ "History is the lies that the victors agree on"- Napoleon LINK TO MY SH 3 MODS

03-10-11, 08:29 PM	#9
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,206 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	My sincere condolences Armistead. I lost my father to cancer 13 years ago this month. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

03-10-11, 08:45 PM	#10
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,266 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	My father passed away 1 year ago tomorrow...March 11th 2010. Heart attack. My wifes parents passed at age 50 (mom) and 55 (father). Both cancer. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

03-10-11, 09:23 PM	#12
Castout Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jakarta Posts: 4,794 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 6	That's sad. Thank you for reminding us. My mother has a tumor since a few years ago she refuses to see the doctor to check it out and operate it. It's growing too. It started small. She's very stubborn, a lot of times without good reason I must say. __________________ My blog: http://exposingsingapore.wordpress.com/

03-10-11, 10:28 PM	#13
the_tyrant Admiral Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 2,272 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	you have my sympathies __________________ My own open source project on Sourceforge OTP.net KGB grade encryption for the rest of us

03-11-11, 12:15 AM	#14
Weiss Pinguin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Auburn, Alabama Posts: 3,333 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 0	Ouch You guys will be in my prayers. Just found out recent that an uncle-in-law contracted hepatitis A, and they're giving him a few more weeks to live. Always tough when it's a relative, but I can't imagine how it must feel with a parent __________________

03-11-11, 06:54 AM	#15
joea Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: At periscope depth in Lake Geneva Posts: 3,512 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Sorry to hear that-I try to call my folks regularly and visit once a year. Had a scare when my Dad underwent a bypass last November though it went very well. Time flies so quickly.