Lost my mom in 2012

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26. Condolences to all....

It's usually a difficult thing to go through.


Lost my mom in 2008 at 86 in a unexpected pretty horrible way over a week or so. My dad 2011 at 90 after a series of events that started with his impatience about ?3 years earlier.

My dad's unresolved anger (a often quite difficult childhood), and depression made him often difficult to be with. After his 2nd depression he became often uncaring. When his dementia way later had him forget all that he returned to the usually kind and sweet man he was before. Thanks the powers for that.
He did a lot of community work. He loved science, nature, music, and visiting his sales force around the USA. He was a liberal.

My mom was smart, curious about the whole world, highly visually creative, hated cruelty, was for justice and equality. She was even more liberal!

One of the things I loved about them both that they welcomed my friends of all colors to our home! I could go to theirs as well, no problem.

Had my mom not had this one thing happen to her she might have made to 94. Both our family sides many made it to or past 90!

Mom would have been so horrified, so while I wish I had her longer, best she wasn't around for this!
Dad depending on his state of mind. He might not have cared. But pre depression he'd been pretty horrified, too.

I have my mom's ashes in a heart shaped box on my night stand. Since 1/20/17: I've said "omg, mom, you wouldn't believe what is going on down here!!!!!!".

Sorry to go on.