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Posts: 1146 (07/07/09 14:45:34) |
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Posts: 2506 (07/07/09 15:38:48) |
Beth, I'm so sorry. That's tough, especially when you had the sense that she wasn't happy. Focus on some good memories, and hope that she was able
to do that, too. I'm glad you got in touch in time.
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Posts: 7685 (07/07/09 15:40:06) Administrator |
I'm so sorry, Beth. I lost a close friend, a mom of three, to cancer almost two years ago. I had dinner with my happy, seemingly healthy friend a couple of
days before going on my Alaska cruise, and when I returned she was in ICU and unresponsive. It's hard, really hard, especially when they leave children
behind. Do you know her boys? Maybe you could keep in touch with them? It might be healthy for everyone to have that link to Jill.
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Posts: 5033 (07/07/09 16:20:43) Destination Moderator |
I am very sorry to hear what happened Beth. It is very hard to accept a young person's death and as Joce says, especially if she left children behind.
Time is the only thing that will heal your wound.
My sons' sister died last year in a horrible tragic accident. She was only 21 years old and she left a nine month old behind. It has taken one year for me to be able to talk about it. To be honest, I can't do it yet. It still hurts. I think her sons would welcome a letter from you telling them how you met her and what she was like early in life. Later on, when they are older they'll read it and it will always bring them comfort. |
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Posts: 1085 (07/07/09 16:33:43) Member |
SWB, I'm so sorry to read this. I'm terrible at words - I have foot-in-mouth (or foot-in-typing finger) syndrome. I just want to echo what others have
said already, and like GR said, it's great that you two got to reconnect 20 some years later.
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Posts: 2809 (07/07/09 18:46:05) Member |
My sympathies, SkywalkerBeth.
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Posts: 1147 (07/07/09 20:06:59) |
Hi everyone
It just seems surreal. Someone I knew from college died of cancer. I had lunch with her a few years ago, a really nice conversation and re-connected as friends after so many years and now she is gone from this earth. Her kids are so young, I hate to think that one day there may come a time when they cannot "hear" their Mom anymore. I only saw her that once, and we talked about my visiting all of them again at their home on Lake Bracciano but I didn't go back again for another visit. I feel really bad now for not keeping in better touch with her. Simone, I am so sorry. That is so hard, especially when it is a violent accident. Jocelyn, I'm sorry. That was so fast. I really hate cancer. I know so many people who have had it, many have been lucky and made it through but not all of them. I think that is a great idea, I will write a letter to them. |
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Posts: 579 (07/07/09 22:17:55) Member |
My brother and I went to a wonderful family wedding this past weekend. It was lovely to see a dozen cousins of all ages from 6 to 60.
One of my cousins-in law is 47 and was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer a year ago. He and his wife were at the wedding and he is on a short break from chemo and is riding his motorcycle to Canada for a couple of weeks. It is so sad and he and his wife (age 34) are so brave about it all. This really touches me since my husband was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer at age 42 and died after two years of chemo, etc. But it was a wonderful weekend reconnecting with dear cousins from my childhood and spending time with the very lively younger generation of our family. |
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Posts: 580 (07/07/09 22:17:58) Member |
My brother and I went to a wonderful family wedding this past weekend. It was lovely to see a dozen cousins of all ages from 6 to 60.
One of my cousins-in law is 47 and was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer a year ago. He and his wife were at the wedding and he is on a short break from chemo and is riding his motorcycle to Canada for a couple of weeks. It is so sad and he and his wife (age 34) are so brave about it all. This really touches me since my husband was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer at age 42 and died after two years of chemo, etc. But it was a wonderful weekend reconnecting with dear cousins from my childhood and spending time with the very lively younger generation of our family. |
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Posts: 581 (07/07/09 22:19:32) Member |
Hmm, how did that happen? It posted twice?
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Kavey F |
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Posts: 1425 (07/08/09 04:22:25) Member |
She must have lived pretty close to my friend who moved to Italy "for a year" back when we were both 18. It's a beautiful locality.
I'm so sorry for your loss, I know you only reconnected in person once but having re-established the friendship, it must be such a shock. |
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Posts: 1149 (07/08/09 15:13:30) |
Hi Kavey and Sally
I was glad to see her again and felt sad for her, she seemed to have a lot of trials and tribs in her life. It is very shocking, yes. 
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Posts: 13976 (07/09/09 08:11:25) EZop Administrator |
I am so sorry Beth--it never is easy
It's why I participate in RFL, to raise funds to find a cure! |
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Posts: 585 (07/10/09 11:54:18) Member |
Rave- off again to help with granddaughter's 4th birthday party!
Possible rant- I might want to stay home a little bit- at least long enough to pay the bills and do the laundry. Can there be such a thing as too much traveling?? No- but my cat thinks so. |
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Jocelyn P |
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Posts: 7690 (07/10/09 14:45:42) Administrator |
Rant/rave: there are 14 people staying at my house through Monday, half of them kids. The biggest challenge is feeding everybody. We have two with
life-threatening food allergies, one with a swallowing disorder, and three with severe food aversions. So far only one throwing up episode--considering the
odds that's a success IMO.
Rant: heat index 110. Rave: we have a pool, and it's being put to good use! |
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OleSouthernBelle |
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Posts: 2816 (07/10/09 19:07:57) Member |
Rave: Just returned from a trip to my nearest Apple Store which is several hours away. We investigated the benefits of the laptop vs the IPhone. I'm now
the proud parent of my first laptop! A MacBook Pro.
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Gardenridge |
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Posts: 2515 (07/10/09 22:21:39) |
Jocelyn! You are so brave! I hope everyone is pitching in.
OSB, just ask if you have any problems. Love my Macs. |
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y2000k |
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Posts: 1095 (07/10/09 23:05:55) Member |
JocelynP, you are a saint! That will never, ever happen in my house.
Rave - beautiful weather over July 4th weekend, and beautiful weather for the last 2 days. Ahh!!! Summer in New England! It's been on the cool side, sunny and DRY! Last year I recall it was very humid all summer. Rave- as a result of beautiful weather, I played tourist again yesterday and today. Saw the Tall Ships in Boston Harbor, and took a couple of tours of historic buildings in town. Rave/Rant - Had eye exam today. No change from over 2 years ago, at least no need for bifocals yet! However, $300 for exam, co-pay, as well as a one-year supply of contact lens. Rave/Rant - Bought a ticket for an Opera in HD this Sunday. This is not the Metropolitan Opera HD Simulcast series, but a "Europe's Grand Opera" HD series, showing European productions. I'll be seeing Il Puritani with my favorite tenor Juan Diego Florez, and the production (last year's Verdi Festival) got great reviews. However, the only theatre in MA showing this is a good 1-hr drive at least. Rant - Mr. y2k is uber-stressed at work. He has a grant due next Monday. For the last 2 weeks, he has been working from morning til night. He doesn't get home until 8 or 8:30pm and we have dinner right away. As soon as dishes are cleared, he's back on his computer working on the grant proposal, until 12MN at least. He doesn't even talk to me. Of course, he wishes that he has another month to work on this, but to me, Monday can't come soon enough so that
I can have my husband back!
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Posts: 2818 (07/11/09 13:41:54) Member |
Thanks, GR. I am actually having difficulty logging on here through my new laptop. My password, that I have used for years & I have written down, so
there's no getting it wrong ( I don't think) isn't working to log me on. Guess I'll ezmail ChinaCat to see what she thinks it could be? Do
you have any idea?
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Gardenridge |
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Posts: 2516 (07/11/09 14:30:57) |
That shouldn't be your laptop. Your Mac should remember your PW, too, if you ask it to when it prompts.
A lot of people get hung up about clearing your cookies, and I only agree on that when you're using someone else's computer, or are in a public place using a public computer. If you cleared your cookies, it will not remember any autofill things such as PWs. I'm betting it was just Yuku having an off day, or funnin' you---EZ board liked to do that. I can't remember if it's sensitive to upper case/lower case. I think CC is an absolute star, so she'll have more ideas for you. |
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Posts: 2819 (07/11/09 15:10:53) Member |
Thanks. I'm still struggling with it, but a lot is new to me & I'm a slow learner. I'll get it eventually. CC has sent me a suggestion but
I'm not savvy enough to know how to do it yet. Have to stop now & get ready for dinner.
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I saw her just that once after graduation, in Rome, a few years ago. She had left before email, when moving to Europe was a Big Deal and you only had air mail to keep in touch because phones were too expensive.
She worked in the Trastevere at an American university and when I visited her for lunch I remember she pointed to a building across the street and said "Galileo did some of his lab work there". Seeing her was like a time capsule: 20+ years later, and where have your lives diverged?
She seemed sad and missed the US and I got the sense of her being a stranger in a strange land. Her two boys (both teenagers now, or darn close) were "all-Italian" kids and it almost seemed to me like that made her feel further from home too. She was only diagnosed with cancer in December.
She joined facebook and then we did start keeping in better touch. One of her posts a few weeks ago said she was going home for a week but that they wanted her back in the hospital after that week. She died on Sunday afternoon.
This all happened so fast. I feel for her kids and her husband. I can't believe she is dead and buried today.