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Life and Death well.... As some of you know, my grandfather went into the hospital the other day. He had an intestinal blockage and refused surgery. We lost him on my birthday. You would never know by looking at him or talking to him that he was 87 years old. It's not everyday that you see someone of that age standing 6'3'' with a full head of hair and a full mind. I've seen many people barely retirement age and their faculties have started to wane. Anyway....Friday I talked to him on the phone...he was fine... well..not fine but he sounded totally normal, except that we were saying goodbye to each other.  My mom flew to Maine (after telling him on the phone that he had to wait for her and he promised he would). They had their time together. She said he was still sitting up, looking completely fine...talking..normal. Then the next morning he went into a coma and passed with my mom there with him. Very sad, but at the same time..it was so quick. My is really upset because she didn't get the chance to have that last talk with him. Pray for her please. I don't want her to blame herself...it was the situation. well....thanks for listening. I've been pouring myself out so much lately. 
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10/14/2008 6:32 am |
I can still remember my grandfather comforting me from his death bed. Telling me how it was time and that he had had a great life. He died the next day with his entire family around him singing hymns. I miss that sweet old man and I grieve for you. Grandpa's are special.
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I am sorry to hear of your loss. I will pray for your daughter. Those types of goodbyes are so terribly difficult, but it is even more difficult to deal with the emptiness of not having said goodbye. When my grandmother passed, I was able to at least partially fill that void by spending some time reflecting on her life, looking back at pictures, and then finally writing a goodbye to her in my prayer journal. Dear Heavenly Father, I thank You for the life of this man who obviously touched others. Father, comfort Interpretation and her family during this time of mourning. Let them feel Your comforting and guiding hand even more clearly. Father, help this young lady to gain a peace despite not having said goodbye. Let her reflect upon the life of a man who touched other lives and know that the many hellos said during their lives far outweigh any final earthly goodbye. Father, I seek Your blessings upon this family in the name of our Savior Jesus Christ. AMEN! God Bless you. <>< The LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD. Job 1:21b
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10/14/2008 7:45 am |
(((((((Interp))))) I'm so glad that you got to talk to him before he passed away...and I wonder if it would help your daughter to write him a good bye letter...I know that helped me in the past when I was unable to actually say goodbye. P.S. God bless you in this new year of your life...and from hence forth on your birthday you can rememger him, celebrate his life and input on your day.
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So sorry...  will pray!!!Many great and encouraging words here... Thank you LORD!!! Let the SON shine!!! michael
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Thanks  I can always count on you to be the top of the list 
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Thank you. I took a couple of days off of work and tomorrow will be the first day she's alone and she mentioned that to me last night. As tough as it is sometimes..she will be ok.
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I can still remember my grandfather comforting me from his death bed. Telling me how it was time and that he had had a great life. He died the next day with his entire family around him singing hymns. I miss that sweet old man and I grieve for you. Grandpa's are special. Yes they are.
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I am sorry to hear of your loss. I will pray for your daughter. Those types of goodbyes are so terribly difficult, but it is even more difficult to deal with the emptiness of not having said goodbye. When my grandmother passed, I was able to at least partially fill that void by spending some time reflecting on her life, looking back at pictures, and then finally writing a goodbye to her in my prayer journal. Dear Heavenly Father, I thank You for the life of this man who obviously touched others. Father, comfort Interpretation and her family during this time of mourning. Let them feel Your comforting and guiding hand even more clearly. Father, help this young lady to gain a peace despite not having said goodbye. Let her reflect upon the life of a man who touched other lives and know that the many hellos said during their lives far outweigh any final earthly goodbye. Father, I seek Your blessings upon this family in the name of our Savior Jesus Christ. AMEN! God Bless you. <>< The LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD. Job 1:21b My daughter is a journal writer...I'll mention it to her
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Thank you so much She is starting to do a bit better.
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(((((((Interp))))) I'm so glad that you got to talk to him before he passed away...and I wonder if it would help your daughter to write him a good bye letter...I know that helped me in the past when I was unable to actually say goodbye. P.S. God bless you in this new year of your life...and from hence forth on your birthday you can rememger him, celebrate his life and input on your day. I know my daughter writes a journal as well as an online journal..but I'll mention the letter. Ya know what's kinda cool too? She was born on my grandparents anniversary. So the night she arrived, my mom called them and said...''Happy Anniversary! It's a girl!'' 
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So sorry... will pray!!!Many great and encouraging words here... Thank you LORD!!!
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praying as well, it is always hard to lose a love one, cheers May the Lord bless you and keep you
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10/15/2008 8:26 pm |
Thanks I know my daughter writes a journal as well as an online journal..but I'll mention the letter. Ya know what's kinda cool too? She was born on my grandparents anniversary. So the night she arrived, my mom called them and said...''Happy Anniversary! It's a girl!'' That's so great that your daughter journals. I sure wish that I would have learned to do that much earlier in life. My first major loss was in '92...a man whom I loved...I felt so bad that I was not able to say Good bye to him. One night I dreamt that we had a good bye part for him...and in that dream he looked over at me across the crowd of people at the party...and I just knew that it was okay. But I still didn't say 'Good bye' to him in my heart...I felt like for some reason I would disappoint him if I said Good bye...and all of a sudden one night when I was journaling it turned into a good bye letter to him...thanking him for all that he had been in my life and releasing him. Took awhile to get there though... And less than a year later my dad died...and at some point I wrote a letter to him as well...telling him all the things that I'd wanted to share with him before he passed away...and telling him the things that I'd longed to hear from him before he was gone too... Alrighty...speaking of journaling this is turning into a veritable novel...lol... seeeeeeeeee ya...
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