everyone please give chiquimonkey a great BIG HUG!!!

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  • pearljgirl2010
    pearljgirl2010 Shillington, PA/Tuckerton, NJ Posts: 3,428
    chiquimonkey wrote:
    Been hanging in there, my aunt and uncle flew in from Jersey so it is good to have them here, and friends have been visiting to give us comfort. I know it will be a long road ahead, and the pain will never really go away. I guess it's just a matter of learning to live with it. I'm a little scared about how the sadness will hit me, as I'm just going through waves right now. I was going through some photos to display at the rosary, that was hard, but also comforting in a way, seeing how happy she was in them...all the places we went to, fun that we all had.

    I wish I could give you a big bear hug right now, my dear. I'm glad you're finding things to smile about...it'll help to remember those things when you're feeling sad.
    Need a tour Travel Agent??? Pick me :-)

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  • PureandEasy
    PureandEasy Posts: 5,818
    My condolences for your loss B.


    I have someting that might brighten your day, I met a really cool guy on Saturday at the Ed show and he was wearing one of your shirts. :D
    Don't come closer or I'll have to go
  • chiquimonkey
    chiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    Thank you ladies. Yeah the happy memories will help for sure...just looking thru my photos and seeing the progression of her being sick over the past couple of years, it was sad to see. But that was definitely countered by the photos where she was healthy and having fun.

    Pure that is cool about the shirt :)
  • Dru_Cortez
    Dru_Cortez Posts: 953
    "A mother is she
    who can take the place of all others
    but whose place no one else can take."
    - Cardinal Mermillod -
    My deepest condolences to you, Chiqui.
    My thoughts + prayers as well.
    Sincerely.
    'Cause you don't give blood and take it back again.
  • chiquimonkey
    chiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    Dru_Cortez wrote:
    "A mother is she
    who can take the place of all others
    but whose place no one else can take."
    - Cardinal Mermillod -
    My deepest condolences to you, Chiqui.
    My thoughts + prayers as well.
    Sincerely.
    Beautiful quote. And thank you. I am terrified of the next two days, we have the rosary tomorrow and the funeral on Wednesday :( This is going to be so damn hard.
  • JOEJOEJOE
    JOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,840
    chiquimonkey wrote:
    Dru_Cortez wrote:
    "A mother is she
    who can take the place of all others
    but whose place no one else can take."
    - Cardinal Mermillod -
    My deepest condolences to you, Chiqui.
    My thoughts + prayers as well.
    Sincerely.
    Beautiful quote. And thank you. I am terrified of the next two days, we have the rosary tomorrow and the funeral on Wednesday :( This is going to be so damn hard.

    I am glad you have your family for support. I wish you well, Chiqui.
  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    big hugs from over in Scotland chiqui... :wave:

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    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • ShimmyMommy
    ShimmyMommy Posts: 7,505
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    I hope you had a good birthday.
    Lots of love, light and hugs to you all!
  • chiquimonkey
    chiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    Thanks everyone.

    Hoping to summon as much strength and courage as I can for this morning, the funeral is in a few hours :(
  • redrock
    redrock Posts: 18,341
    chiquimonkey wrote:
    Thanks everyone.

    Hoping to summon as much strength and courage as I can for this morning, the funeral is in a few hours :(

    Somehow you have it. I didn't think I would be able to speak at my mother's funeral and my daughter didn't think she would be able to play my mother's favourite songs on the violin but somehow, we did....

    Will be thinking of you. xxxx
  • chiquimonkey
    chiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    redrock wrote:
    chiquimonkey wrote:
    Thanks everyone.

    Hoping to summon as much strength and courage as I can for this morning, the funeral is in a few hours :(

    Somehow you have it. I didn't think I would be able to speak at my mother's funeral and my daughter didn't think she would be able to play my mother's favourite songs on the violin but somehow, we did....

    Will be thinking of you. xxxx
    Thank you. I just finished rewriting my notes for the eulogy, and wrote a letter to her to slip in her purse to put in the casket. I figure I just have to keep it somewhat together at the funeral, will probably lose it completey at the burial, and then can just fall apart afterwards when we get back home.

    This all still feels so surreal.
  • PureandEasy
    PureandEasy Posts: 5,818
    We'll all be thinking about you today B.
    Don't come closer or I'll have to go
  • PilateOfTheStorm
    PilateOfTheStorm Posts: 4,319
    chiquimonkey wrote:
    Thanks everyone.

    Hoping to summon as much strength and courage as I can for this morning, the funeral is in a few hours :(

    sending my thoughts & prayers your way, to you and your family.

    you have the strength and courage in you already - you've done so much for her, you were there with her. it's hard but don't doubt your strength throughout it already. you've done as much as you could.

    i can't imagine how hard it must be, wishing you the best at the funeral and afterwards as well.

    thinking of you chiqui, so sorry for your loss.
    RIP to your mother, you truly are a testament to her and your family
  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    I'm so sorry chiqui...sending you big {{{HUGS}}} and my thoughts are with you and your family...be strong for your mom today.
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

    - Christopher McCandless
  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 27,051
    Again...
    I am sorry for your loss.....

    Stay strong Cheeky....



    Michael
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • comebackgirl
    comebackgirl Posts: 9,885
    More adorable kitten hugs for you

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    "I need your strength for me to be strong...I need your love to feel loved"
  • Lizard
    Lizard So Cal Posts: 12,092
    Thinking you Chiqui....

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    So I'll just lie down and wait for the dream
    Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
  • chiquimonkey
    chiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    Thank you everyone. Home now from the funeral, I am absolutely spent. All went well, was able to keep it together. Got compliments on the eulogy afterwards so I guess I did a decent job.
    PilateOfTheStorm wrote:
    sending my thoughts & prayers your way, to you and your family.

    you have the strength and courage in you already - you've done so much for her, you were there with her. it's hard but don't doubt your strength throughout it already. you've done as much as you could.

    i can't imagine how hard it must be, wishing you the best at the funeral and afterwards as well.

    thinking of you chiqui, so sorry for your loss.
    RIP to your mother, you truly are a testament to her and your family
    Thanks so much. I am glad I was able to be strong, now how to deal with all this as the days and weeks come will be a challenge...but I have a good support system around me thank goodness.
  • Who Princess
    Who Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305
    chiquimonkey wrote:
    Thanks so much. I am glad I was able to be strong, now how to deal with all this as the days and weeks come will be a challenge...but I have a good support system around me thank goodness.
    I admire you for giving your mother's eulogy.
    When my dad died, I wanted to do the readings at his funeral mass but decided not to after talking to a good friend about it. I probably could have done all right but decided not to push it.

    I'm glad you have supportive people around you. It makes such a difference.

    Big hugs to you from Texas.
    "The stars are all connected to the brain."
  • chiquimonkey
    chiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    whoprincess wrote:
    chiquimonkey wrote:
    Thanks so much. I am glad I was able to be strong, now how to deal with all this as the days and weeks come will be a challenge...but I have a good support system around me thank goodness.
    I admire you for giving your mother's eulogy.
    When my dad died, I wanted to do the readings at his funeral mass but decided not to after talking to a good friend about it. I probably could have done all right but decided not to push it.

    I'm glad you have supportive people around you. It makes such a difference.

    Big hugs to you from Texas.
    I was nervous to do it, I had written out a general outline and had practiced it a few times, each time crying at the end. But I saw my best friend outside the church and told her how nervous I was and she just said to go with my gut. I'm glad that I did it. I was expecting my uncle to say something too but he said he wasn't so if I hadn't, nobody would have. I kept it light but respectful. I also slipped a letter I wrote to my mom into her casket above her heart.

    I am definitely blessed to have good people around me. I wouldn't be able to get through otherwise, of this I am sure.

    Thanks for the hugs, I can use every single one!

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