Lucky Toma
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My sincere condolences blue. Stay strong.
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My Wife / Hospice tonight / Your bucket list
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Bilboblue
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Re: My Wife / Hospice tonight / UPDATE
Thoughts are with you pal, your wife seemed to be an incredible lady, I wish you and your son only happiness from here on in, good luck Blue.
Ant said:All, just want to update you that today I will be attending my wifes funeral celebration.
Sadly she passed away in my arms on Saturday night at the Hospice in Wellligton NZ.
She was a brave lady and battled cancer for 7 years she was our rock, My son and I will miss her every day
I have had some PMs asking for an update
Mason our son and I want to thank you all for the kind words and support we have got from people on BM
Thankyou all
Thoughts are with you pal, your wife seemed to be an incredible lady, I wish you and your son only happiness from here on in, good luck Blue.
nobody can eat fifty eggs
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RIP :(
Condolences Ant and Mason from the eggs household x.
Condolences Ant and Mason from the eggs household x.
Clevers
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Sincere condolences to you and your family.
1961_vintage
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It's at times like this that you want to say so much, and yet know that no words can ever be enough.
Wishing you and your son strength and courage during the difficult days. Your lovely wife is at peace now.
Wishing you and your son strength and courage during the difficult days. Your lovely wife is at peace now.
Words can be less than useless sometimes. A few cliched condolences tapped into a mobile phone, by a stranger such as myself, on the other side of the world? No matter how well meaning, what are they really? Less than useless, like I say.
The worst of it, is that words - those same time worn condolences - are as much as most of us have to offerat these times.
They don't say enough, though. They don't even begin to express how your story and the simple, unadorned dignity of your family has affected me. By the look of it, I'm not alone either.
This is the bit where I say God bless and my prayers are with you and all the rest of those sincere but useless words. I'd love to be able to say more but, as I write this, it occurs to me that the reason that my words aren't eloquent enough is because words alone, just aren't ever enough.
I think it doesn't matter, their source, a dear friend or a stranger on the internet - their words are possibly all the one to some extent without positive actions alongside; consequences or effects thereafter.
In your first post, you asked about people's bucket lists. You might not have even recognised it but it was a very generous thing to do. I didn't reply because well, I didn't have one, really (not since the Aguerooo moment, anyway). I've thought of something now though.
For whatever it's worth, you have inspired me to try to love and cherish my own wife and family all the more. Not the most outrageous bucket list addition, admittedly. I'm not even sure that it qualifies as one, in fact. It is a small something though - an effect to accompany the words, so to speak. It would seem obvious to anyone who has read this thread that I'm not the only one that you and your family have inspired in this way and I really do hope that that fact brings you a little ease at what must be a very difficult time.
The worst of it, is that words - those same time worn condolences - are as much as most of us have to offerat these times.
They don't say enough, though. They don't even begin to express how your story and the simple, unadorned dignity of your family has affected me. By the look of it, I'm not alone either.
This is the bit where I say God bless and my prayers are with you and all the rest of those sincere but useless words. I'd love to be able to say more but, as I write this, it occurs to me that the reason that my words aren't eloquent enough is because words alone, just aren't ever enough.
I think it doesn't matter, their source, a dear friend or a stranger on the internet - their words are possibly all the one to some extent without positive actions alongside; consequences or effects thereafter.
In your first post, you asked about people's bucket lists. You might not have even recognised it but it was a very generous thing to do. I didn't reply because well, I didn't have one, really (not since the Aguerooo moment, anyway). I've thought of something now though.
For whatever it's worth, you have inspired me to try to love and cherish my own wife and family all the more. Not the most outrageous bucket list addition, admittedly. I'm not even sure that it qualifies as one, in fact. It is a small something though - an effect to accompany the words, so to speak. It would seem obvious to anyone who has read this thread that I'm not the only one that you and your family have inspired in this way and I really do hope that that fact brings you a little ease at what must be a very difficult time.
Dirty Harry
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Ant, sincerely all the best for the future to you and all your family bud, heartbreaking , and hope you can all find a way to move forward with nothing but great memories.
Also, I'd like to pass comment on the bit in bold, couldn't agree more mate, it must be an incredibly difficult 'job' to do, the inner emotional turmoil these people must go through on probably a daily basis, yet still with a warm, caring smile and attitude must be unthinkable, it does indeed take very special people to do that.
R.I.P Michelle.
Also, I'd like to pass comment on the bit in bold, couldn't agree more mate, it must be an incredibly difficult 'job' to do, the inner emotional turmoil these people must go through on probably a daily basis, yet still with a warm, caring smile and attitude must be unthinkable, it does indeed take very special people to do that.
R.I.P Michelle.
Ant said:Guys, just want to say thanks for all the good wishes and an update.
Michelle is still fighting. Not in any pain at all now which is a blessing for us seeing her like this.
To add to another post comment..... Hospice staff are the most caring and respectful people one could ever meet.
I'm sure they are born to do this task.
thanks again guys/girls