Even though I knew it was coming my heart broke. I watched my Mother taking her last few breaths and turning to see those who had come to greet her. She asked for a glass of water. And when I returned she had slipped through the keyhole. Stories like this make me realise that happiness and sadness are just a slither apart as human emotions. This has been a touching and beautiful story. With one more part to go.. “Because grief was such a small price to pay for our friendship”- wow! beautifully profound and so accurate for those friends that aren’t here anymore. “Because grief was such a small price to pay for our friendship.” There it is. The secret to living wholeheartedly in the face of our inherent death. So beautiful. Robert Solomon, the world-renowned professor of existentialism, taught in Austin at the University of Texas. I went to one of his lectures with my dearest friend (who would later, as it happens, become my own first personal object lesson in grief.) Dolly parton with bears and butterflies poster
Dolly parton with bears and butterflies poster
Because grief was such a small price to pay for our friendship. Thank you for sharing such a beautiful but heart wrenching story. My mom had dementia and hadn’t spoken to anyone for sometime. Out of the blue as her caretaker was getting her ready for bed she very clearly started thanking her for the loving care. Our last days can be beautiful. I am feeling sad about all the Covid patients and their loved ones who can’t face it peacefully. Please wear masks and do your part. Emma Dear. The last breath is the hardest. I hope that you can take comfort in knowing that your presence made it easier for Mickey to take his. That last breath. I’ll never forget my mother’s. I watched my uncle die from AIDS in 1997. My heart knows exactly what you went through, and I am so sorry. Dolly parton with bears and butterflies poster
Dolly parton with bears and butterflies poster
I need this more than anything right now. A story of love, hope, despair, loss. Many of us are going through it, and the connection is palpable.. This story is absolutely amazing! Thank you for sharing yourself with us today!. The tears wont stop! What an amazing, life saving friendship they had. Joanne Patricia. “Grief was such a small price for our friendship”. That broke me, but I also completely understand that sentiment. Much love to you. Grief was such a small price to pay. Oh my gosh, there is such beauty in everything, isn’t there? Grief is the price we pay for love. And rhe greater our love, the greater our grief. But we still pay that price freely and willingly, and it is always worth it. Worst thing the world is watching somebody take their last breath. Do you ever read something that stops your breath, you must read it over and over, you almost can’t get past the line to continue reading, and you know you’ve just read words that will never leave your brain?
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