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Post by Sylvestra on Nov 30, 2004 12:31:38 GMT -5
I posted this on the thread "This Thread Sucks", but I wanted to start a special thread because this subject DOESN'T at all!
Dear No Name,
I have been catching up on the Board reading this AM and came across this thread. I wasn't aware of your Grandmother's condition nor her passing.
I want to add my thoughts and prayers for you and your comfort today. Right now the feeling of finality and just "nothing" being there may be very evident -- that feeling of nothing to grab on to that seems real. From my own experience, I know that the memories of those who have passed are sweeter and sweeter as the years go forward.
With love in Him, Edy
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Post by no name on Nov 30, 2004 23:01:35 GMT -5
Oh, Edy -- thank you so much for that post. I am experiencing what you mention -- her passing has been so sudden (for us, her family), that we have still not gotten used to her absence in the house. I still "see" her in the house -- I have memories of her looking out her window, standing in her kitchen, sitting in her chair, laying on her bed . . . . What you said about memories reminds me of something sweet my 8 year old son mentioned to me while trying to comfort me during my grief . . . he said: "Don't worry, Mommy -- you can still have her [my grandmother] in your heart." What a sweetie. We have been going through her things, finding some treasured letters that she kept from members of her family, and well as various other sentimental items; Mom gave me my grandmother's wedding bands, and I am now wearing them; in fact, I am looking at them this very moment as I type this post. I remember when they were on her own finger, and this thought brings a lump to my throat. I hope my special memories of her don't fade with the passing of time . . . . I miss her so. Thank you again for your words of consolation; I appreciate them so very much.
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