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Re: My mom

Postby SicPreFix » Sat Jul 11, 2009 1:00 pm

Thanks guys. Appreciated.

Shag, yes indeed she did reach a fine old age. She felt that way too, more or less.

Her final passing was a bit of a mix. She'd had lung cancer for the last 2 1/2 years. However, it was not severe, and the level of pain was minor. She had been taking only Tylenol for the last few months, then very briefly, less than two weeks, was taking Methadone (which I did not know they used for that purpose), but stopped that as she felt it was unnecessary and it was more or less putting her on Mars. Doo-lally land.

The last two or three weeks were not so great though. It seems she may have had a small stroke and was not 100% there. She drifted in and out of communicative awareness. Anyway, the final moments were fairly serene, and my brother and some of Mom's closest friends were with her (and she was aware of their presence), so that was good.

Boo is my sister, not brother. And nothing to do with Boo Bradley. My sister's "real" name is Andrea. When she was wee, my dad used to call her Angey-Panjy-Poo, which I changed to Boo. And it stuck. She's a very strange and difficult person actually. My brother Chris, however, is a fine fellow, and has been really upstanding through this cancer ordeal. He was with Mom for a day or two almost every week over the last year. He also was very careful to help steer her away from all the charlatans and ghouls with their various cancer-cure scams: water cures, vitamin C, homeopathy. etc., etc.
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Re: My mom

Postby foetus » Sun Jul 12, 2009 7:43 pm

Sorry to hear of your loss, Greg. Although it comes to us all and is to be expected, it doesn't make the pang that memories bring any less keen.
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Re: My mom

Postby NotInventedHere » Mon Jul 13, 2009 3:30 am

Sorry mate :(
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Re: My mom

Postby Erick-EZ » Mon Jul 13, 2009 6:41 am

My condolences. :(
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Re: My mom

Postby Garagon » Mon Jul 13, 2009 8:40 am

Sorry mate.
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Re: My mom

Postby nuk » Mon Jul 13, 2009 9:47 am

Very sorry for your loss Sic - my condolences.
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Re: My mom

Postby Pantera » Mon Jul 13, 2009 10:49 am

Condolences, Greg.
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Re: My mom

Postby timb3r » Mon Jul 13, 2009 11:15 am

My condolences.
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Re: My mom

Postby Bean » Mon Jul 13, 2009 11:29 am

Sorry for your loss Greg.
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Re: My mom

Postby Kelltic » Wed Jul 15, 2009 8:12 am

Condolences on your loss
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Re: My mom

Postby Comfortably Numb » Wed Jul 15, 2009 12:09 pm

sad to hear about this Greg
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Re: My mom

Postby Deadman » Thu Jul 16, 2009 8:42 am

My Condolence Sic...
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Re: My mom

Postby Elastoplast » Thu Jul 16, 2009 11:15 am

My condolences, Sic.
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Re: My mom

Postby RommelDAK » Wed Apr 07, 2010 11:28 pm

Sic, I just found this forum, I'm embarrassed to say, but wanted to pass along my condolences, too!
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Re: My mom

Postby SicPreFix » Wed Apr 07, 2010 11:42 pm

Thanks John. You needn't be embarrased.
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