Mike- It goes without saying that my heart breaks for you. I am really glad though that you can say you have no "I should have told her..."
Years ago, as a new nurse, I realized how fragile life is and made a point of saying "I love you" to my family. It wasn't natural at first, but it was sincere. They always responded awkwardly, we just weren't that expressive. Now it is routine, but no less heart felt.
I bet you took those opportnities to call your mom "just because" and ended up with some good laughs out of the conversation. Those are cherished memories.
She will always be with you, but nothing and no one will replace her. Take the time to grieve and remember. Peace and hugs.
I'm so sorry for your loss, Mike. I can't imagine. Hopefully your closeness with your mom and all the wonderful memories can bring you some small solace right now. Don't forget to take care of yourself.
Sorry to hear about your loss. I lost my older brother in October.
Take time to heal. Training at your previous levels will probably take a back seat to your grieving for awhile. Don't force anything and know that we are here for you. Just like you were here for me.
I know what you are going through. I just lost my dad on May 14th. No one knew that he had anything wrong going on. He was hospialized in late April and dead 3 weeks later. Needless to say, my training took a nose dive from all the mental and physical exhaustion. I just couldn't do it. I'm now going into Kansas 70.3 this weekend undertrained and with a heavy heart. Only reason I'm not bailing on this race is that I told him I'd race it while I was visiting him in the hospital. I made the promise to him so I'm going to do the race.
My condolences. Use her strength and memories to guide through IMLP- she will be with you the whole way!
I am showing up after midnight to sign on for 2011. Hopefully I will see you around town after ypu become an Ironman. It was nice to have you as part of my journey there.
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Mike- It goes without saying that my heart breaks for you. I am really glad though that you can say you have no "I should have told her..."
Years ago, as a new nurse, I realized how fragile life is and made a point of saying "I love you" to my family. It wasn't natural at first, but it was sincere. They always responded awkwardly, we just weren't that expressive. Now it is routine, but no less heart felt.
I bet you took those opportnities to call your mom "just because" and ended up with some good laughs out of the conversation. Those are cherished memories.
She will always be with you, but nothing and no one will replace her. Take the time to grieve and remember. Peace and hugs.
My condolences to you and your family. The death of a parent is like no other. I wish you peace in your memories.
So sorry to hear about this Mike. The fact that you are left with no regrets because of your closeness should be a lesson to everyone.
I'm so sorry for your loss, Mike. I can't imagine. Hopefully your closeness with your mom and all the wonderful memories can bring you some small solace right now. Don't forget to take care of yourself.
-Chris
Mike:
Sorry to hear about your loss. I lost my older brother in October.
Take time to heal. Training at your previous levels will probably take a back seat to your grieving for awhile. Don't force anything and know that we are here for you. Just like you were here for me.
John
I know what you are going through. I just lost my dad on May 14th. No one knew that he had anything wrong going on. He was hospialized in late April and dead 3 weeks later. Needless to say, my training took a nose dive from all the mental and physical exhaustion. I just couldn't do it. I'm now going into Kansas 70.3 this weekend undertrained and with a heavy heart. Only reason I'm not bailing on this race is that I told him I'd race it while I was visiting him in the hospital. I made the promise to him so I'm going to do the race.
-Amy
Mike
My condolences. Use her strength and memories to guide through IMLP- she will be with you the whole way!
I am showing up after midnight to sign on for 2011. Hopefully I will see you around town after ypu become an Ironman. It was nice to have you as part of my journey there.
Mike N