tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post7041230062964125498..comments2024-03-29T07:35:03.237-05:00Comments on Far Side of Fifty: Saying GoodbyeFar Side of Fiftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-45958159411519155632013-08-19T17:36:20.117-05:002013-08-19T17:36:20.117-05:00Oh, I want to go back to your "Mallards"...Oh, I want to go back to your "Mallards" post. It was so idyllic. But death and disease intrude.<br />Do we all wonder what will be our own legacy? I do. <br />A good friend's husband has ALS and his time is more and more limited. She will be lost without him, much as I would be without my life mate.<br />Good bye is never final. It just gets a little blurred by time.<br />Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-47188473710955854272013-08-19T11:08:24.169-05:002013-08-19T11:08:24.169-05:00Saying good-bye stinks loudly. I find I'm nev...Saying good-bye stinks loudly. I find I'm never done. Not sure about the whole "closure" thing. I think it applies to really tidy people who are able to put things away, I don't seem to possess that capability. And if things are put away and "closure" has occurred, I manage to rip it open and start all over again. I've not lost anyone from my life that wasn't suffering, the disease always steals them first and sometimes it is the hardest part of all of it. Lannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16018584509455303394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-89910922722140096402013-08-19T10:50:03.879-05:002013-08-19T10:50:03.879-05:00I am sorry, Connie! There really isn't much to...I am sorry, Connie! There really isn't much to say except sorry. You are right, we are 'of an age' now. I thank everyday we are still moving into the next day in health...I also realize that to move forward into the 'next life' in peace is the best way to go. I sure hope I can do that, when the time comes.<br /><br />Hugs,<br />Linda<br />http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com <br />http://deltacountyhistoricalsociety.wordpress.com<br />Terry and Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016496778254072639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-38456362329747022052013-08-19T10:40:27.804-05:002013-08-19T10:40:27.804-05:00Proud of your friend for going out her way!
I much...Proud of your friend for going out her way!<br />I much prefer celebration of life. I've already lost some friends, too. <br />Someday I hope somebody will think of me and smile. <br />We will all follow the same path...with great variety...and be lucky somebody like you misses us when we leave.<br /> Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-75022857988072475942013-08-19T06:33:22.882-05:002013-08-19T06:33:22.882-05:00I'm so sorry for the loss of your friend. May...I'm so sorry for the loss of your friend. May the memories of good times and friendship comfort you.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16035113274497372396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-71078190234971213452013-08-19T00:44:26.208-05:002013-08-19T00:44:26.208-05:00So sorry about your friend. You were a good one t...So sorry about your friend. You were a good one to her. ALS is a horrible disease.<br />We were at a Celebration of Life on Tuesday for a man of 64. He had a four year struggle with cancer, and passed on a month ago. Two days before, was the C of L for a slightly younger man who died at the beginning of the month from a brain tumour. That's three husbands of women my age that have died in the last few months. Scary.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08938874724231860923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-44161082839727308912013-08-18T22:57:46.718-05:002013-08-18T22:57:46.718-05:00Oh, I'm so very sorry to hear about your frien...Oh, I'm so very sorry to hear about your friend. Hugs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-32699568770452440352013-08-18T21:20:04.706-05:002013-08-18T21:20:04.706-05:00So sad. Hugs. How nice for her to have come to gri...So sad. Hugs. How nice for her to have come to grips with her frailty and her mortality. You are right about more losses to come - but knowing that doesn't make it easier.Dreaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02113432418609414054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-21190637884326594712013-08-18T19:52:50.436-05:002013-08-18T19:52:50.436-05:00I saw a bee once that stayed in the same place for...I saw a bee once that stayed in the same place for hours. The next day it was gone.<br /><br />*hugs* ♥LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-80892579393996637122013-08-18T18:44:59.686-05:002013-08-18T18:44:59.686-05:00I remember you mentioning your friend Joan. I am ...I remember you mentioning your friend Joan. I am so sorry. It is hard to wait and watch for a disease to take a person. We are comforting a neighbor who has son that is seriously ill. Being there for them in word and or deed all we can do to give them support and they do appreciate it. L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-83303985288396082332013-08-18T16:13:28.346-05:002013-08-18T16:13:28.346-05:00You're a good and loyal friend, Connie. And th...You're a good and loyal friend, Connie. And that is a very interesting observation about the bees. So many are dying off these days that we should all gather around and say goodbye. I hope we won't have to! Nancy/BLissed-Out Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223278142557533175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-23469638638040108812013-08-18T14:25:59.134-05:002013-08-18T14:25:59.134-05:00Hello, always so hard to say those two words...I d...Hello, always so hard to say those two words...I do like to plant something in their honor, Blessings Francine. Primitive Starshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02525399769247105105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-80443895626359342442013-08-18T13:49:33.983-05:002013-08-18T13:49:33.983-05:00I agree that the deaths are getting a bit more dif...I agree that the deaths are getting a bit more difficult because it is now our peer group - - many dying tooooo young.Lyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12404589772713955710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-36896047683184976722013-08-18T12:29:04.898-05:002013-08-18T12:29:04.898-05:00Interesting photo capture. Well done. And said.Interesting photo capture. Well done. And said.thecrazysheepladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10835269631172344336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-49786975484776176102013-08-18T12:19:31.997-05:002013-08-18T12:19:31.997-05:00Sympathy to you in the loss of your two friends. W...Sympathy to you in the loss of your two friends. When they are still living all of us have to carry on as usual. The parting takes place gradually in our mind. A celebration does help.<br />Sadly , many of the people we lose are a lot younger that we are.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-43411326382469445012013-08-18T12:09:03.111-05:002013-08-18T12:09:03.111-05:00My sympathies...
We said good-bye to my husband...My sympathies...<br />We said good-bye to my husband's oldest childhood friend in March. It was a sad hard good-bye as he was too young (55). It's never easy though.<br />~LauraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-53866005867515388452013-08-18T11:12:08.592-05:002013-08-18T11:12:08.592-05:00Deepest sympathy to you and to your friend's f...Deepest sympathy to you and to your friend's family. I don't think we ever truly say "good-bye" but rather, "I'll see you later."<br /><br />Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18296050573667055406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-61532548829593203052013-08-18T10:40:17.189-05:002013-08-18T10:40:17.189-05:00My condolences on the loss of your friend. At lea...My condolences on the loss of your friend. At least you got to say goodbye.linda mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08203742811516417039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-51645652281935492112013-08-18T10:01:35.042-05:002013-08-18T10:01:35.042-05:00So sorry but at least you got to say goodbye.So sorry but at least you got to say goodbye.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219479223227928561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-35076168294937283132013-08-18T09:05:31.810-05:002013-08-18T09:05:31.810-05:00Someone once said you are still alive as long as s...Someone once said you are still alive as long as someone remembers you. It is hard loosing a friend, but remembering the joy of them helps me. My deepest condolences.Travels with Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00411769980205792011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-5331594213514069552013-08-18T08:13:07.169-05:002013-08-18T08:13:07.169-05:00My deepest condolences. As a hospice volunteer and...My deepest condolences. As a hospice volunteer and respite worker, I've tried to help families as best I can. You sound as if you are solid in your journey through mourning, grief and bereavement. Many hugs.Jenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-65948066615674763202013-08-18T08:11:12.150-05:002013-08-18T08:11:12.150-05:00Goodbyes are never easy to say, but I think that a...Goodbyes are never easy to say, but I think that a goodbye doesn't need to be said because we will always have them in our hearts!lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01998455958377639450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-59126965947949318702013-08-18T07:14:51.171-05:002013-08-18T07:14:51.171-05:00My husband has a friend who is also dying of ALS. ...My husband has a friend who is also dying of ALS. He calls and talks to him on the phone once a month, and he said it won't be long before he won't be able to do that any more. I have been thinking this morning about this very thing: life doesn't stand still, and we lose more and more loved ones as the days go by. I'm so sorry to hear about your dear friend, but I am glad she has, as you said, "escaped the ALS that overtook her body." Sending cyber hugs your way.DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-10177242390738384862013-08-18T07:02:06.051-05:002013-08-18T07:02:06.051-05:00It is heartbreaking that your Indiana friend had t...It is heartbreaking that your Indiana friend had to deal with such a tragic disease as ALS. Thank goodness she had a good friend like you who never forgot her. Most friends fade away and are never heard from again when a person develops such an illness. You are a genuine and faithful friend Connie. I know you will miss her. My condolences. Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858158707328118375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-16813274558552509312013-08-18T06:13:11.275-05:002013-08-18T06:13:11.275-05:00My deepest sympathy in the loss of a long time fri...My deepest sympathy in the loss of a long time friend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com