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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
(7,273 posts)Keeping you in my thoughts. Tell us about her when you are up to it.
mahatmakanejeeves
(71,411 posts)Its a tough one.
1WorldHope
(2,201 posts)bullimiami
(14,075 posts)I know how tough this is.
radical noodle
(10,724 posts)I'm so sorry to hear this.
LetMyPeopleVote
(183,433 posts)Diamond_Dog
(41,392 posts)When you are ready to, wed love to hear about her.
walkingman
(11,254 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
(151,902 posts)sinkingfeeling
(58,197 posts)SheilaAnn
(10,819 posts)imanamerican63
(16,499 posts)judesedit
(4,603 posts)gademocrat7
(12,066 posts)To you and your family, on the loss of your beloved mother.
DFW
(60,673 posts)My parents never even made it to 80, so that was important for me.
surfered
(14,825 posts)peggysue2
(12,637 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
(5,710 posts)I am so sorry for your loss, mac.
Peacetrain
(24,304 posts)Grim Chieftain
(2,245 posts)You're in my thoughts.
Deuxcents
(28,023 posts)area51
(12,776 posts)orangecrush
(31,668 posts)Sorry to hear this.
Solly Mack
(97,375 posts)Iris
(16,898 posts)MiHale
(13,265 posts)TygrBright
(21,402 posts)SheltieLover
(82,382 posts)Healing vibes on the way to you.
mountain grammy
(29,298 posts)SocialDemocrat61
(8,220 posts)whopis01
(3,940 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
(299,079 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
(3,392 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
(6,789 posts)I pray you have ample room and support to grieve.
forgotmylogin
(7,971 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
(30,031 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
(12,194 posts)Tree Lady
(13,412 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
(9,709 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
(55,178 posts)Wicked Blue
(9,071 posts)Jay25
(437 posts)spanone
(142,179 posts)a lot.
littlemissmartypants
(35,210 posts)I hope that you find comfort in the happy memories that she left behind.
❤️
bluestarone
(22,515 posts)So sorry.
chowder66
(12,633 posts)Clouds Passing
(8,228 posts)KT2000
(22,260 posts)It is always tough to lose our mother. Peace to you.
Ziggysmom
(4,181 posts)ecstatic
(35,151 posts)🫂
democrank
(12,706 posts)Cherish your memories of her and take good care of yourself.
lindalou65
(396 posts)to you and yours.
essaynnc
(999 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
(24,480 posts)to you, the family and all who knew and loved her. May your good memories always comfort you
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applegrove
(133,537 posts)IbogaProject
(6,145 posts)I hope she passed easily.
Lost mine at 93 two years ago, my son's final grandparent.
barbtries
(31,378 posts)and free of suffering. Condolences
live love laugh
(16,549 posts)Pas-de-Calais
(10,298 posts)Bayard
(30,575 posts)haele
(15,687 posts)Whether expected or not. Take care of yourself, take the time you need.
Beacool
(30,535 posts)My sincere condolences to you and your family.
godsentme
(238 posts)I get it. 🙏☮️
hamsterjill
(17,911 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
(10,627 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
(5,591 posts)Mblaze
(1,116 posts)JoseBalow
(9,855 posts)I hope you feel better soon.
senseandsensibility
(25,890 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
(69,845 posts)Danmel
(5,818 posts)May sweet memories of your beloved mom bring you comfort and peace.
MLAA
(19,841 posts)3catwoman3
(30,031 posts)marble falls
(73,198 posts)DarthDem
(5,469 posts)May her memory be a blessing.
BumRushDaShow
(173,084 posts)mwmisses4289
(5,006 posts)Mz Pip
(28,537 posts)Cherish your memories.
PCIntern
(28,733 posts)mercuryblues
(16,546 posts)calimary
(91,259 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
(1,776 posts)I will keep you all in my thoughts.
irisblue
(38,082 posts)blogslug
(39,243 posts)❤️ ❤️ ❤️
CaptainTruth
(8,291 posts)brer cat
(27,741 posts)Im so sorry, mac.
LoisB
(13,703 posts)B.See
(9,013 posts)NEOBuckeye
(2,925 posts)Tetrachloride
(9,758 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
(55,728 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
(64,694 posts)choie
(7,084 posts)My deep condolences on the passing of your dear mom.
MerrilyMerrily
(230 posts)LeftInTX
(34,899 posts)Doodley
(12,117 posts)pacalo
(24,857 posts)Heidi
(58,846 posts)summer_in_TX
(4,350 posts)electric_blue68
(27,742 posts)no "right way" to grieve.
I hope you'll have all support you need.
SimplyHadEnough
(89 posts)DownriverDem
(7,033 posts)Keep the good memories close.
TommieMommy
(3,185 posts)cate94
(3,133 posts)FemDemERA
(933 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
(183,433 posts)Raine
(31,251 posts)R-I-P 🙏