My dad’s been gone for ten years today. It’s hard to believe it’s been that long. He was still riding his bike around to the library and grocery store as of the end January/beginning of February that year. I had no idea he would die so quickly. He started not wanting to eat, we went [...]
Posts Tagged ‘death’
Ten years gone…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged death, genealogy, pop on March 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Slipping away at Thanksgiving…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged death, grieving, Thanksgiving on November 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Once you’re past something traumatic, you tend to put it in the past and not dredge it up too much. My mom died 18 years ago November 4th and since she was my first parent to die, it was very difficult. Adding to the difficulty – her decision not to tell her family that the [...]
Adios Sr. Lipstadt…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Beaubien, death, elementary school, Mr. Lipstadt, Spanish on July 20, 2010 | 4 Comments »
My old grade school Spanish teacher, Mr. Lipstadt, died last week. We always thought it was amusing that a man with obvious German ancestry taught us Spanish. He’s where I got my basics. “Esta Susana en casa? Si, ella esta en la cucina.” Still remember that one from sixth grade. He loved to try and [...]
Obsolescence…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged death, encyclopedia, mom, pop, typewriter on September 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Finishing the final cleaning of my dad’s stuff (a “few” years late) has really brought home how his life stuff doesn’t fit the 21st century (sometimes it had some trouble in the 20th!) Pop was known for being old fashioned, not enjoying the library computer that his coworkers tried to get him to learn. But stuff that 20 [...]
Throwing a life away…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged books, death, mourning, pop on July 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s taken me awhile, but I really am throwing a life away – my dad’s. I’ve done some cleaning already. The clothes were easy to donate, with a few things kept for sentimental value. Most of the nicknacks have been thrown and puzzled over (plastic milk caps with a small hole cut in the middle??! [...]
Memories of hospice…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged death, hospice, strength on July 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday, I found out one of my friends is going to be dealing with what I dealt with eight years ago – a father in hospice. The two situations differ – her dad’s been sick and hasn’t had much improvement for awhile, my dad was a bit sick, but bike riding and buying stuff with [...]
