Guest guest Posted December 27, 2004 Report Share Posted December 27, 2004 Hi folks, I wanted to quickly check in as I was off the computer all weekend for the holiday and some sad family news. My husband's grandmother passed away on Friday and that same day he got news that his best friend's mother suffered a massive heart attack and is in a coma barely hanging on to life, she was taken off of life support today and is still breathing . It's not been the best weekend. I am sorry that I didn't get a chance to send out my e-cards for Christmas and that I didn't get in touch with any folks that I was supposed to e-mail over the weekend. I do hope that everyone had a safe and happy Christmas and is gearing up for a wonderful New Year *Smile* Chris (list mom) http://www.alittleolfactory.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 27, 2004 Report Share Posted December 27, 2004 > I wanted to quickly check in as I was off the computer all weekend for > the holiday and some sad family news. My husband's grandmother passed > away on Friday and that same day he got news that his best friend's > mother suffered a massive heart attack and is in a coma barely hanging > on to life, she was taken off of life support today and is still > breathing . <SNIP> Chris, I offer my deepest sympathies. Not a very Merry Christmas holiday at all. I will keep you and yours in my prayers. Please do take care..... Hugs, Candy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 27, 2004 Report Share Posted December 27, 2004 , " Christine Ziegler " <chrisziggy@e...> wrote: > Hi folks, > > I wanted to quickly check in as I was off the computer all weekend for > the holiday and some sad family news. May you and your family be blessed with comfort at this time of need. I know we all send love and comfort to you. Barbara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 27, 2004 Report Share Posted December 27, 2004 Prays to all of you. Rita Christine Ziegler <chrisziggy wrote: Hi folks, I wanted to quickly check in as I was off the computer all weekend for the holiday and some sad family news. My husband's grandmother passed away on Friday and that same day he got news that his best friend's mother suffered a massive heart attack and is in a coma barely hanging on to life, she was taken off of life support today and is still breathing . It's not been the best weekend. I am sorry that I didn't get a chance to send out my e-cards for Christmas and that I didn't get in touch with any folks that I was supposed to e-mail over the weekend. I do hope that everyone had a safe and happy Christmas and is gearing up for a wonderful New Year *Smile* Chris (list mom) http://www.alittleolfactory.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2004 Report Share Posted December 28, 2004 Dear Chris, My prayers are with your's and your friends family. Hugs Nancy I wanted to quickly check in as I was off the computer all weekend for the holiday and some sad family news. My husband's grandmother passed away on Friday and that same day he got news that his best friend's mother suffered a massive heart attack and is in a coma barely hanging on to life, she was taken off of life support today and is still breathing . It's not been the best weekend. I am sorry that I didn't get a chance to send out my e-cards for Christmas and that I didn't get in touch with any folks that I was supposed to e-mail over the weekend. I do hope that everyone had a safe and happy Christmas and is gearing up for a wonderful New Year *Smile* Chris (list mom) http://www.alittleolfactory.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2004 Report Share Posted December 28, 2004 I want to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers It really does mean a lot! *Hugs* Chris (list mom) http://www.alittleolfactory.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2004 Report Share Posted December 29, 2004 Chris, Please know that my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family and friends. Kathy - Christine Ziegler 12/27/2004 2:19:30 PM OT: Holidays and Passings Hi folks, I wanted to quickly check in as I was off the computer all weekend for the holiday and some sad family news. My husband's grandmother passed away on Friday and that same day he got news that his best friend's mother suffered a massive heart attack and is in a coma barely hanging on to life, she was taken off of life support today and is still breathing . It's not been the best weekend. I am sorry that I didn't get a chance to send out my e-cards for Christmas and that I didn't get in touch with any folks that I was supposed to e-mail over the weekend. I do hope that everyone had a safe and happy Christmas and is gearing up for a wonderful New Year *Smile* Chris (list mom) http://www.alittleolfactory.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2004 Report Share Posted December 29, 2004 Hi Chris, May you be soothed in your difficulties. I'm sorry your celebrations have to be bittersweet ones. I think as we continue in years that these heartsores occurring on holidays start to stack up on us. It used to be that my family's saddest Christmas memories were of our cat Kinkajou and our chinchilla Scully passing away on successive Christmas mornings; of my husband's grandma dying of heart failure right before New Year's; and of neighbors whose home burned because of a Christmas tree igniting. But that is rapidly changing. Like you, we've had some melancholia this holiday. Our precious chihuahua, Maverick, passed away on the 20th and our rat terrier, Myles, is grieving so deeply that we're afraid we might lose him, as well. A dear friend in England died the week prior to that--the very day I was composing a Christmas letter to him and his wife. On Christmas Eve we received the card he had mailed to us hours before his death. We can't bring ourselves to read it just yet. Our friends in Pasadena had some plumbing give way in their house when they weren't home and the property damage was immense. These same friends already have a hard time during Thanksgiving and Christmas because their husband/father was diagnosed with cancer and had emergency surgery on Christmas Day four years ago and died during Thanksgiving two years ago. Also, my father's wife passed away a year ago Thanksgiving, so this is that so-difficult first season without her. Not to mention the massive tsunami and the fact that we've friends in Sri Lanka. Thank goodness we got word just moments ago that they have been accounted for and are deemed safe. But we grieve for those who are not. Christmas just gets weightier the older I become. Perhaps it's because my expectations of the holiday were encouraged to be larger than life while I was growing up. My family wasn't big on expressing devotion or commemorating milestones but my parents did give us lots of presents every Christmas. I thought it was the only way they knew to show love. Or possibly it was how they assuaged their consciences for ignoring us the rest of the year <G> Seriously, Christmas was crucial to me because I was a deeply religious little person but also because it reminded me that my parents really cared for me. One of my best, though hardest, memories of Christmas was actually after the fact and illustrates how much things change once you're an adult. My uncle who was five years older than I was involved in a devastating car accident just days before Christmas, in Arizona where he lived with his parents (my grandparents). I was shielded from the knowledge until after the holiday, when I discovered my mom hadn't suddenly gone to Tempe as a surprise for my grandmother's birthday but because her baby brother was gravely brain-injured. However, my Christmas was normal and typically exciting thanks to my parents' generosity in not exposing me to the trauma and their own worries. I found out about it later, when it was known that my uncle would survive (though with years of therapies ahead of him). It wasn't until I grew up that I realized how rough it must have been for all the adults in the family, but they still provided me with a happy holiday. That's why it's one of my best memories, not because I got to enjoy Christmas unsullied but because I can see now how they wanted to protect me and preserve a child's sense of wonder. I guess that's the difference between my Christmases past and present--as an adult I can't be insulated from reality, and tough realities continue to occur, even though it may be December. Accrue enough years and you'll also accrue your share of tragedies that happen at Christmas time. Because of that, it becomes a time of reflection and quiet contemplation as much as one of anticipation and fun, possibly more so. I wish you comfort in your contemplations, and peace, jaime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 Chris: I am so very sorry to hear this kind of news. Sending prayers your way. Blessings and love, Effie > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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