2 posts tagged “death”

I got the news just the other day that an on line friend just lost his mom.
He is a gifted and talented young man living in the UK and I just know that he is hurting.
If any of you feel like praying for him and his family, that would be wonderful. My wife and I will be praying.
His name is Udayan. He is an artist and web designer; very bright and sharp for a 16 year old.

His mom, from all accounts, was quite wonderful. I'm sure she will be missed.

As I posted about a week ago, my mom passed away. She was almost 69 years old and had been living with colon cancer, diabetes & hypertension, but she ended up choking on food. They couldn't clear her airway and that was her end.

I must say that her influence on me as a young child was great. She was one of the first people who ever talked with me about Jesus and how much He could mean to my life. I am now a very committed Christian because of the Vacation Bible School, Sunday School and Bible memory verses that she introduced me to.

I'm afraid that her thinking became muddled as she began to drink after the death of my grandparents in the early 70's. At one point she drank herself into a coma and we thought that we had lost her then. I do not wish to be callous, but I have done my grieving for the last 10 years or so and thus this is more of a closure than a tragic loss.

I have felt like garbage for not spending very much time with mom in the last few years, but every time I was with her it seemed to depress me more and more. I saw her for the final time at my son's wedding in April and she had a wonderful day and enjoyed the wedding and reception.

I wish to thank my sister Kelly for making almost all of the arrangements for the burial of our mom. She was quite a trouper and was very organized.

I look forward to getting together with my family for a memorial service *slash* family reunion in the next few weeks. I regret that my dad was not able to be there for my mom's final resting placement. Dad is in England and couldn't get back due to business commitments. Mom & dad have been divorced for a while.

Let me just put this on the record: I think that my dad is a real man of honor...in that he made a promise to my grandparents 50 years ago that he would take care of my mom. Even though she couldn't stay married to him and she drank herself silly, my dad did everything that could be expected and then some to try and make mom's life a little better. I learned how to be a better man because of the example of my dad.

Mom, you will be missed. I loved you the best that I could and I know that you are in the arms of God now and that can only be a much happier place than the awful quality of life that you had these past years.