R.i.p.

[TLOZ Link5]

My mother passed away yesterday at around 5:30, after a year-long battle with stomach cancer. She went peacefully.

The funeral will likely be a week from tomorrow.

[ZippyTheChimp]

My condolences to you and your family.

[Comelade]

My condolences

[ablarc]

My sympathy goes out to you.

[kz1000ps]

Best of wishes to you and your family as you find your way through this tough stretch of time.

[Schadenfrau]

I'm sorry to hear this. Please take care.

[redhot00]

I'm so sorry to hear about your loss.

[BrooklynRider]

Hi TLOZ-

I'm really sad to hear about your loss. I volunteer with a wonderful non-profit organization that helps people who are dealing with life threatening illness, their caregivers and family members, and those dealing with bereavement, grief and loss. If you feel you might want information about it, please let me know. It is a very peaceful environment in SOHO, all the services are free, and we have been doing this work for well over ten years.

It was comforting to see your note that she passed peacefully. Relationships connected by the heart never truly end. What a sad time and thank you for sharing your situation with us.

[Ninjahedge]

:(

Care and support is here.

[NYatKNIGHT]

Very sad news - I'm sorry for you and your family.

[TLOZ Link5]

Thanks, you guys. I think I'll be okay. As I told Stern, she'd been fighting this for fifteen months; it was already Stage IV when she was diagnosed and had metastized into her liver. She fought long and hard and is no longer in any pain; I can take some consolation in the fact that I got a chance to say good-bye, in a sense.

I feel somewhat bad that I didn't mention anything about it when she was first diagnosed in July 2004, but the outcome wasn't as clear then. She had a one in three chance of surviving one year, and she did -- and then some.

I still miss her, though.

Thanks again, really.

-- J.B.

[BrooklynRider]

Sometimes your mind reels with thoughts at times like these, you might consider these quotes rather than the "what if" and "if only I" thoughts:


"It is worth dying to find out what life is." - T.S. Eliot

"Seeing death as the end of life is like seeing the horizon as the end of the ocean." - David Searls

"Death ends a life, not a relationship." - Jack Lemmon

"Dying seems less sad than having lived too little." - Gloria Steinem
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I think this one is particularly apropos given the information you shared. The answer from your Mom to both questions will most assuredly include your name.

"Ancient Egyptians believed that upon death they would be asked two questions and their answers would determine whether they could continue their journey in the afterlife. The first question was, 'Did you bring joy?' The second was, 'Did you find joy?'" --Leo Buscaglia

[krulltime]

Oh TLOZ Link5, I feel sad to hear this news... please take as much time as possible to heal your self emotionally.

Take care.

[Mix106]

My condolences! But remember... life must go on!;)

[Gulcrapek]

Sorry, sir. May you remember her with joy, not grief, when the time is right.