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AllenVanAllen

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24. thank you so much Curmudgeoness

Reply to Curmudgeoness (Reply #22)

Fri Oct 10, 2014, 10:22 PM

Oct 2014

she died shy of our 20 year anniversary. we were married 18 years and it's been the hardest 5 months of my life. there have been little things, small acts of kindness from loved ones and strangers that have helped me through. the pain has been more than anyone should ever have to take but i'm still flyin. i still have hope in this place.

i'm sorry for your loss. that we shared such love with them makes us lucky. thank you.

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"Powerful Portraits Of Individuals Before And Directly After Their Death" [View all] AllenVanAllen Oct 2014 OP

These are truly marvelous, my dear AllenVanAllen! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2014 #1

thank you AllenVanAllen Oct 2014 #5

21 grams Xipe Totec Oct 2014 #2

rotten tomatoes gives it an 80% AllenVanAllen Oct 2014 #6

this brought me to tears: orleans Oct 2014 #3

"suddenly, everything matters" AllenVanAllen Oct 2014 #4

These are quite stunning, AllenVanAllen. brer cat Oct 2014 #7

thank you for stopping by to check them out, brer cat. AllenVanAllen Oct 2014 #9

I was transfixed! Studied every one. Thanks for this, they are amazing nt riderinthestorm Oct 2014 #8

thank you riderinthestorm! AllenVanAllen Oct 2014 #10

Michael Lauermann looks like he's smiling sakabatou Oct 2014 #11

he does sakabatou. AllenVanAllen Oct 2014 #12

That was so powerful. Curmudgeoness Oct 2014 #13

i think sometimes people just don't know what to say or do. i've found that to be so true AllenVanAllen Oct 2014 #14

I agree. It is difficult to talk about. Curmudgeoness Oct 2014 #22

thank you so much Curmudgeoness AllenVanAllen Oct 2014 #24

“Everything that’s not real is stripped away,” he told The Guardian, magical thyme Oct 2014 #15

thank you magical thyme AllenVanAllen Oct 2014 #16

my mum died of cancer but she looked like she was sleeping Skittles Oct 2014 #17

to see her peace reflected in a tangible way... AllenVanAllen Oct 2014 #18

aw thanks Skittles Oct 2014 #19

i would suppose no matter what state were in we can feel love. AllenVanAllen Oct 2014 #20

Peace. They finally found peace. joshdawg Oct 2014 #21

in the end we all want peace. AllenVanAllen Oct 2014 #25

Thanks for sharing left-of-center2012 Oct 2014 #23

thank you left-of-center2012 AllenVanAllen Oct 2014 #26

I took pictures hotrod0808 Oct 2014 #27

i'm so sorry for your loss hotrod0808 AllenVanAllen Oct 2014 #29

Very powerful ailsagirl Oct 2014 #28

i love that ailsagirl AllenVanAllen Oct 2014 #30

It truly is ailsagirl Oct 2014 #31

"I believe we need to make a conscious decision to "smell the roses" AllenVanAllen Oct 2014 #36

Very insightful! defacto7 Oct 2014 #32

thank you defacto7! AllenVanAllen Oct 2014 #33

The little baby looks like she was transformed into a doll in death. Arugula Latte Oct 2014 #34

that's so spot on. AllenVanAllen Oct 2014 #35