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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSad to report that my mom passed away
At about 7:15 this morning. Age 92.
Justice
(7,269 posts)Keeping you in my thoughts. Tell us about her when you are up to it.
mahatmakanejeeves
(70,683 posts)Its a tough one.
1WorldHope
(2,152 posts)bullimiami
(14,075 posts)I know how tough this is.
radical noodle
(10,689 posts)I'm so sorry to hear this.
LetMyPeopleVote
(181,969 posts)Diamond_Dog
(41,030 posts)When you are ready to, wed love to hear about her.
walkingman
(11,147 posts)...although it is sad to lose your Mom, always remember how fortunate you were to have gotten to know her, love her, and have her for such a long time.
MineralMan
(151,532 posts)sinkingfeeling
(58,029 posts)SheilaAnn
(10,779 posts)imanamerican63
(16,401 posts)judesedit
(4,602 posts)gademocrat7
(12,025 posts)To you and your family, on the loss of your beloved mother.
DFW
(60,429 posts)My parents never even made it to 80, so that was important for me.
surfered
(14,255 posts)peggysue2
(12,587 posts)Long life! My mother died just shy of 91 years. Losing a parent is hard. Even when we expect it, the moment still comes as a shock.
Take care of yourself.
70sEraVet
(5,615 posts)I am so sorry for your loss, mac.
Peacetrain
(24,291 posts)Grim Chieftain
(2,017 posts)You're in my thoughts.
Deuxcents
(27,676 posts)area51
(12,752 posts)orangecrush
(31,118 posts)Sorry to hear this.
Solly Mack
(97,264 posts)Iris
(16,890 posts)MiHale
(13,161 posts)TygrBright
(21,386 posts)SheltieLover
(81,676 posts)Healing vibes on the way to you.
mountain grammy
(29,201 posts)SocialDemocrat61
(8,012 posts)whopis01
(3,931 posts)I lost my mom back in February. She was 86.
Everybody's journey is unique of course - but I hope you take comfort in knowing that she lived a good, long life and had people thinking of her right up till the end.
malaise
(297,900 posts)Give thanks for her long life.
May lovely memories replace your grief.
pandr32
(14,307 posts)Even though her life was long and the end finally comes we are never ready.
MIButterfly
(3,134 posts)I extend to you and your family my deepest sympathy at this sad time.
Love,
MIButterfly
berniesandersmittens
(13,211 posts)In memory of your mom
JMCKUSICK
(6,604 posts)I pray you have ample room and support to grieve.
forgotmylogin
(7,964 posts)My mom passed in 2022 and my cousin gave me the best advice: Grief is like a bitter hard candy lodged in your throat and it will be there a long time unless you accept it and allow yourself to taste it in small increments so it slowly melts. If you don't do that it's going to choke you all at once when you least expect it.
I wish for you that your grief is cathartic and productive and filled with the best memories.
3catwoman3
(29,782 posts)Thank you for sharing this eloquent thought.
aurora the great
(142 posts)Thank you for sharing this. I comes at a time of my life that I really needed to hear it.
StarryNite
(12,167 posts)Tree Lady
(13,384 posts)Lost my mom 1 1/2 yrs ago. We can be thankful they made it to their 90's, mine was 96 and mostly healthy.
Liberty Belle
(9,708 posts)May her memories always be with you. I am sorry for your loss.
It was both hard and heartening going through all of Mom's things, but looking at all the old photos and memorabilia was comforting to me, and finding ways to save a few of her treasures and some family heirlooms, like my grandfather's fiddle and grandmother's hand-made quilts.
Her generation saw so many changes--my Mom grew up on a farm without electricity, running water or telephones and lived long enough to see astronauts on the moon, computers and smart phones. They survived the Depression, two world wars and a global pandemic. We can all learn a lot from their tenacity and resiliency.
Nevilledog
(55,132 posts)Wicked Blue
(9,011 posts)Jay25
(437 posts)spanone
(142,051 posts)a lot.
littlemissmartypants
(34,339 posts)I hope that you find comfort in the happy memories that she left behind.
❤️
bluestarone
(22,461 posts)So sorry.
chowder66
(12,502 posts)Clouds Passing
(8,188 posts)KT2000
(22,214 posts)It is always tough to lose our mother. Peace to you.
Ziggysmom
(4,154 posts)ecstatic
(35,133 posts)🫂
democrank
(12,676 posts)Cherish your memories of her and take good care of yourself.
lindalou65
(395 posts)to you and yours.
essaynnc
(993 posts)I hope she had a wonderful life and a peaceful passing. And that you have warm memories of her during and after your grieving.
livetohike
(24,413 posts)to you, the family and all who knew and loved her. May your good memories always comfort you
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applegrove
(133,057 posts)IbogaProject
(6,066 posts)I hope she passed easily.
Lost mine at 93 two years ago, my son's final grandparent.
barbtries
(31,349 posts)and free of suffering. Condolences
live love laugh
(16,479 posts)Pas-de-Calais
(10,295 posts)Bayard
(30,260 posts)haele
(15,592 posts)Whether expected or not. Take care of yourself, take the time you need.
Beacool
(30,524 posts)My sincere condolences to you and your family.
godsentme
(236 posts)I get it. 🙏☮️
hamsterjill
(17,745 posts)92 is a lot of years, but it's still an empty chair at the table. Peace and comfort to you and your family. Take care of yourself.
hibbing
(10,609 posts)My mother passed at 84 and she was pretty clear about being ready to die, she had an amazing life, but got the dreaded Alzheimer's.
92! Imagine seeing so many amazing changes in every area of life through the decades.
My experience has been that only time can soothe the agony of mourning.
BlueKota
(5,552 posts)Mblaze
(1,104 posts)JoseBalow
(9,733 posts)I hope you feel better soon.
senseandsensibility
(25,503 posts)I know from experience how difficult it is to lose your mother. In my case, it's been a process that is still unfolding three years later. But I have found comfort in the Jewish saying "May their memory be a blessing", although I'm not Jewish. At first that didn't comfort me at all, but it does now. So that's progress? Sending good thoughts your way, my friend.
yardwork
(69,639 posts)Danmel
(5,801 posts)May sweet memories of your beloved mom bring you comfort and peace.
MLAA
(19,800 posts)3catwoman3
(29,782 posts)marble falls
(72,528 posts)DarthDem
(5,465 posts)May her memory be a blessing.
BumRushDaShow
(172,177 posts)mwmisses4289
(4,708 posts)Mz Pip
(28,507 posts)Cherish your memories.
PCIntern
(28,581 posts)mercuryblues
(16,515 posts)calimary
(90,755 posts)I hope youre okay, and that youre finding peace and consolation. And if you dont feel it now, it WILL eventually come to you. Having lost both my parents, thats one big thing I learned.
HeartsCanHope
(1,758 posts)I will keep you all in my thoughts.
irisblue
(37,914 posts)blogslug
(39,216 posts)❤️ ❤️ ❤️
CaptainTruth
(8,257 posts)brer cat
(27,680 posts)Im so sorry, mac.
LoisB
(13,457 posts)B.See
(8,846 posts)NEOBuckeye
(2,924 posts)Tetrachloride
(9,702 posts)aurora the great
(142 posts)I am so very sorry for your loss. My thoughts are with you and all that love her. Blessing to all.
pazzyanne
(6,761 posts)Grieving is hard work. Take good care of yourself.
BigmanPigman
(55,521 posts)Her brother, 92, died 2 months ago. She stays active and her mother died at 104 so we have long-life DNA I guess.
If you have any "dreams" of her visiting you, write them down as soon as you "wake up". My dad visited me the night he died but I was unaware of it until the next day. I was 100% awake and reading and I heard him at 12:45 AM and even got my neighbor involved since I heard his shoes (hard soles) in the empty apt above mine. He visited me again after my dog died while I was trying to take a nap and he showed me her walking around the corner of a hallway above the ground with him and they disappeared together.
I am an atheist but this is proof that something happens to your "life energy" after you die. Once these odd things happen to you personally you KNOW something is going on.
Dem4life1970
(1,056 posts)Ilsa
(64,563 posts)choie
(6,989 posts)My deep condolences on the passing of your dear mom.
MerrilyMerrily
(230 posts)LeftInTX
(34,852 posts)Doodley
(12,079 posts)pacalo
(24,857 posts)Heidi
(58,846 posts)summer_in_TX
(4,268 posts)electric_blue68
(27,258 posts)no "right way" to grieve.
I hope you'll have all support you need.
SimplyHadEnough
(89 posts)DownriverDem
(7,025 posts)Keep the good memories close.
TommieMommy
(3,071 posts)cate94
(3,123 posts)FemDemERA
(905 posts)Hold on tight to loved ones and precious memories.
ihavenoidea
(16 posts)I can't even begin to understand what it's like to lose a parent, but I'm glad she got to live a long life with people who loved her, and who love&remember her even after she passed away.
LetMyPeopleVote
(181,969 posts)Raine
(31,237 posts)R-I-P 🙏