tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post4133340968774088091..comments2023-12-28T09:32:32.680-06:00Comments on Good Day, Regular People: Like Seeing Green for the First TimeAlexandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00609629888008025050noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-30781254880656439492013-08-27T07:09:16.385-05:002013-08-27T07:09:16.385-05:00Oh gosh, Alexandra, I'm crying. This is the mo...Oh gosh, Alexandra, I'm crying. This is the most stunning and powerful thing you've ever written. I don't have many words either, just emotions. 14 years ago my uncle died, and my cousins had said the same thing - that one night he just watched them, staring into their faces with a sadness, like he wanted to look at them one last time. My cousin said, "It was as if he knew he was saying good bye." He passed away in his sleep that night. The sentence where you said that you wanted to ask your mother but stopped because you were afraid is so, so powerful.<br /><br />Just feeling great aching with you and sending you love.<br /><br />Ceciliahttp://onlyoublog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-34028287465528478482013-08-25T16:11:11.590-05:002013-08-25T16:11:11.590-05:00I can't thank you enough for sharing these sac...I can't thank you enough for sharing these sacred last days with us. You have been given so many gifts - this time, your ability to express your love, your mother herself - and I am in awe. xoAndrea Moweryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05610441014156049645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-58776753076804509802013-08-25T12:42:40.314-05:002013-08-25T12:42:40.314-05:00Just bawling over here, Alexandra. And picking up...Just bawling over here, Alexandra. And picking up the phone to call my mother. And continuing to send love your way.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04216145213248458081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-57286186884676991252013-08-25T07:49:48.468-05:002013-08-25T07:49:48.468-05:00So beautiful. Thank you for sharing so openly this...So beautiful. Thank you for sharing so openly this expression of pure love for your mother. Ben Nelsonhttp://anotherredletterday.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-9415745977853852822013-08-24T13:56:55.881-05:002013-08-24T13:56:55.881-05:00Chantel, I would love to see a post from your visi...Chantel, I would love to see a post from your visit. Memories, pictures, stories, sacred moments. Thank you.Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609629888008025050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-83534159619752516162013-08-24T10:45:34.119-05:002013-08-24T10:45:34.119-05:00You are in my thoughts daily and I'm holding y...You are in my thoughts daily and I'm holding you and your family in my heart as you continue to walk through the pain of losing your mother.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14843459906469325667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-30318776152988787362013-08-24T01:10:48.919-05:002013-08-24T01:10:48.919-05:00Such beautiful and sweet memories. I know you are...Such beautiful and sweet memories. I know you are so sad - I understand that. I was where you are twice and the feeling of 'is this really happening/did this really happen' went through my mind. How could it? How/ Why ??? It's just heart wrenching. My heart and love to you sweet-one.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13254471479464063893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-9675929382581960382013-08-23T19:35:17.412-05:002013-08-23T19:35:17.412-05:00This is just stunning. I'm so grateful to you ...This is just stunning. I'm so grateful to you for sharing some of this pain and joy. anymommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317877435130121894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-11139252868010873592013-08-23T09:14:44.884-05:002013-08-23T09:14:44.884-05:00I really have no words...but I cherish your heart ...I really have no words...but I cherish your heart deeply. You make me pause, reconsider...my 97 year-old grandmother is coming to stay for a bit in a few weeks. It may be our last time together. I'm taking lots of pictures. Perhaps I will journal some too....<br /><br />xoChantelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10324845550553743658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-3700794155307955082013-08-23T08:13:06.909-05:002013-08-23T08:13:06.909-05:00Thank you, edenland and middle child, and everyone...Thank you, edenland and middle child, and everyone here: I knew I had to write everything down in the notebook. I could feel it in the air. THANK YOU. Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609629888008025050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-64559880362905583272013-08-23T08:12:31.668-05:002013-08-23T08:12:31.668-05:00Cyndy: I hope you do. The way I could write about ...Cyndy: I hope you do. The way I could write about witnessing the incredible, respectful, loving care to me, my mother. The nurses were amazing, the aides were amazing, the entire staff... gave us care as if we were the only family in the world going through the end of life that week. AMAZING.Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609629888008025050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-213398818601923872013-08-23T05:24:50.903-05:002013-08-23T05:24:50.903-05:00Oh my god I love you, adore you. And your mother. ...Oh my god I love you, adore you. And your mother. <br /><br />Crying ... mostly at the beauty, though. The beauty with which you've written about death. Amazing. <br /><br />I love you xxxxxxEden Rileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11937511046069347576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-33668630887184831232013-08-23T01:08:42.112-05:002013-08-23T01:08:42.112-05:00You mother was a beautiful woman. And near the en...You mother was a beautiful woman. And near the end she was able to see the true beauty that surrounds us. And now she sees everything in that light.middle childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09805863175279915034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-75425449798975506362013-08-23T00:50:15.427-05:002013-08-23T00:50:15.427-05:00This is SO beautiful that it reminded me of my ult...This is SO beautiful that it reminded me of my ultimate goal of working in hospice. <br />So sorry for your loss.Cyndy @ Back in the Bushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02106750680265704567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-16603934492115072402013-08-23T00:07:46.704-05:002013-08-23T00:07:46.704-05:00Thank you, MamaKat. I will listen to it. Now. Than...Thank you, MamaKat. I will listen to it. Now. Thank you.Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609629888008025050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-32108728581314843132013-08-22T23:55:02.370-05:002013-08-22T23:55:02.370-05:00When my step-dad was dying he behaved in similar w...When my step-dad was dying he behaved in similar ways. I'm convinced that during those last days they honestly see the world differently. No longer distracted by the trivial tasks of the day to day, I feel like they see things in this pureness that the rest of us overlook. The greens ARE greener! My step dad was drifting between two worlds and you could see him leave us and then come back...the transition as his face registered which reality he was in...it was all so surreal. At one point he had asked for us to play a Bocelli cd on repeat. It was entirely in Italian (none of us speak Italian including my step dad), but there was one song he listened to over and over again. He told us to listen to the words. Lucky for us there was an English version. You've probably heard it before but it has a special meaning to me now and I think you'd enjoy it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjNfkbQr5zcKatBouskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11556451375792958743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-46235468346806822562013-08-22T22:44:40.866-05:002013-08-22T22:44:40.866-05:00Such a beautiful tribute. Such a beautiful tribute. Dee at Pedestrian Palatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13462948525190291080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-60753813871887263872013-08-22T21:14:32.235-05:002013-08-22T21:14:32.235-05:00So absolutely stunning. I can only hope to have my...So absolutely stunning. I can only hope to have my children at my side and see such beauty in my last days. <br /><br />xoxoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02505214083121584883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-35770686585729432442013-08-22T20:55:45.471-05:002013-08-22T20:55:45.471-05:00This is really beautiful. Thank you for writing ...This is really beautiful. Thank you for writing it and sharing it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-35657418836162690512013-08-22T18:59:53.300-05:002013-08-22T18:59:53.300-05:00maybe that is a bit of grace you know that there i...maybe that is a bit of grace you know that there in the last days we get a clarity to feel the wind on our face as water once more....smiles....Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-81138512385281375262013-08-22T14:52:26.249-05:002013-08-22T14:52:26.249-05:00Oh, God.
I'm crying my eyes out. I don't...Oh, God. <br /><br />I'm crying my eyes out. I don't know if I should ne sorry that you lost your mom or grateful that you had such a great mom. She'd in a better place now, and she did what we all should do: stop and smell the flowers. <br /><br />(((HUG)))Vera Ezimorahttp://www.verastic.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-13887405561009922672013-08-22T14:16:27.466-05:002013-08-22T14:16:27.466-05:00Wow, what a beautiful remembrance. It was pretty ...Wow, what a beautiful remembrance. It was pretty moving for me.<br />Your name just popped up on a twitter email, and on a whim at lunchtime, I clicked over and read this.<br />I just returned from a quick trip back to the deep south with my two kids to see my mom. Her mind is still razor sharp, but cancer is shutting the body down, and although none of us know, we suspect the time is getting close.<br />There are so many things going on in my head concerning this, that I am sure I am just avoiding thinking about any of it.<br />Reading this does help some though, and I thank you for it.<br /><br />WhitAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-54177852849541276402013-08-22T13:18:52.833-05:002013-08-22T13:18:52.833-05:00Oh Alexandra - I'm so glad you got to soak in ...Oh Alexandra - I'm so glad you got to soak in this difficult time too. I love you. xoxotracy@sellabitmumhttp://sellabitmum.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-85769449241515416942013-08-22T13:01:03.352-05:002013-08-22T13:01:03.352-05:00Alexandra this touched me so deeply. What a privi...Alexandra this touched me so deeply. What a privilege it is to be with our loved ones before they die. My grandmother died last September. She was 99 years old and I was there when she took her last breath and for that I will be eternally grateful. She looked so beautiful and passed so peacefully which she deserved. I still miss her, but at the same time she left a permanent presence inside of my body, so it doesn't really feel like she's completely gone. Kisses to you. Shannon Bradley-Collearyhttp://thewomanformerlyknownasbeautiful.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-22301297153594637662013-08-22T11:56:51.306-05:002013-08-22T11:56:51.306-05:00Walking through the grief of losing someone is lon...Walking through the grief of losing someone is lonely -- as it is for the person walking through death...but you made that walk less lonely for your mom; and your memories of that walk with her will make your walk through grief less lonely.<br /><br />Still thinking of, and praying for you.Rochelle Fritschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15107772328805626180noreply@blogger.com