When I was ten years old my father died and it was decided my sister & I would not attend his funeral. I have no memories of visiting in hospital as he slipped away from cancer. I remember coughing and hair loss… only aware he had a
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I wish I knew then what I know now. That way, when you were dying, and told me you were scared to tell people you were “giving up” I would have known what to say. I would have told you it wasn’t “giving up” it was “letting
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To a sister, You shared your fears You opened your heart You showed great sadness You trusted me with your heart I continue to be grateful for your love, I miss you always & carry you in my heart each moment.
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To my big brother, I miss you! You left us w/ more questions than answers. I truly hope you have found the peace you were looking for.Thank you for the gift of your beautiful daughters. See you when I get home. Your little sister
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I love you Uncle Eamonn, I’ll always regret not being home in your final weeks. You were larger than life and you will be forever remembered.
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Linda, We miss you so much. The early morning phone call telling us you died was shocking and unexpected. This is not the way life was supposed to go. You are in our thoughts every day, and I am so grateful to have had you as a
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I was not prepared for my mom’s diagnosis. I was not prepared for her to die. The 5 1/2 months of her illness felt unreal and its only now…4 1/2 years later… that I can see how I did not and could not internalize that she was
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Dear Paul, Your Dad and I miss you very much dear Paul, I wish we could have been with you when you died. I hope you were not afraid. Our lives are not the same without you. You live in our hearts and memories. Mom.
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Both my grandparents died while I was not living near them and it was not until I travelled back home and saw their plots in the cemetery that this feeling of loss and sadness came over me. I had to re-live that feeling of losing them all
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