So, where have I been?

[TrixieGothGirl]

Yeah, Brenda's back. I am sooo sorry to hear about the loss of your dad. It's never easy to watch a loved one suffer like that. I know. My mom also lost her battle with lung cancer & emphysema. She also suffered. We lost her three days after Thanksgiving of 2005. It was also one of my brothers' birthday when she died. That's one of the HARDEST things I've ever had to do; tell him that mom died (on his B-day). I knew that she didn't have long to live when I took her to her doctor's appointment & he showed us her X-ray. On the left lung was a mass the size of a tennis ball. I to thought myself, "OMG, she'll be lucky IF she makes it to Christmas". That was 3 months before she died. I'll keep you in my prayers hon. *hugs* May you and your family be comforted by the good memories that he left you with.

[TygerLili]

[Brenda Starrr]

Yeah, Brenda's back. I am sooo sorry to hear about the loss of your dad. It's never easy to watch a loved one suffer like that. I know. My mom also lost her battle with lung cancer & emphysema. She also suffered. We lost her three days after Thanksgiving of 2005. It was also one of my brothers' birthday when she died. That's one of the HARDEST things I've ever had to do; tell him that mom died (on his B-day). I knew that she didn't have long to live when I took her to her doctor's appointment & he showed us her X-ray. On the left lung was a mass the size of a tennis ball. I to thought myself, "OMG, she'll be lucky IF she makes it to Christmas". That was 3 months before she died. I'll keep you in my prayers hon. *hugs* May you and your family be comforted by the good memories that he left you with.

Thank you. And, it was the most horrible thing I've ever seen. TV and movies glamourize it. Until you've seen it happen in front of your own eyes, you buy into it. I will keep you in my prayers as well. I don't think you EVER get over something like this, and we need all the help we can get.

[torn asunder]

bren, i sat with my grandfather as he passed, from damn near the same thing - the rattling sounds of his breathing were unnerving, and his passing was the same, as he grasped our hands, opened his eyes, and passed over. i know how heart-wrenching it was. did it seem to you that he saw something when he opened his eyes, like he was focused on something only he could see? that's how it seemed to me.

i'm very sorry to know you went through this, bren - but you were there for him, and that's what really matters. it's the most comfort we can offer at a time like that.

i'm glad to see you around again, as well!

[Brenda Starrr]

bren, i sat with my grandfather as he passed, from damn near the same thing - the rattling sounds of his breathing were unnerving, and his passing was the same, as he grasped our hands, opened his eyes, and passed over. i know how heart-wrenching it was. did it seem to you that he saw something when he opened his eyes, like he was focused on something only he could see? that's how it seemed to me.

i'm very sorry to know you went through this, bren - but you were there for him, and that's what really matters. it's the most comfort we can offer at a time like that.

i'm glad to see you around again, as well!

Awww, Mike...I had no idea. I'm so sorry. You describe exactly what I saw and heard. And yes, I know he saw something. I swear it. It just destroyed me to know that he was leaving. I'm so grateful to have been there, despite the reasons why. I wish that I felt comfort. I hope that it comes soon.

And I'm glad to see you as well. After all, you were the very first person from DGN that I met in person. On my own turf. And didn't we have fun??