She battled to the end
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Dear BB,
I’m deeply sorry for the loss of your loving wife Susan. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your young daughter.
Dear BB
Please accept my sincere sympathy on the loss of your precious Susan.
Thinking of you and your family at this heartbreaking time.
Andie
Dear BB,
I am so very sorry indeed to hear of Susan’s passing. Please accept my sincere condolences. My thoughts are with you and your family right now, and please know that we are all here for you.
Gavin
BB,
I am so sorry she is gone. It is hard for a 15 year-old girl to be without her mother. Your daughter has learned at a young age that life is precious and not to be taken for granted but this lesson has come at great cost.
Poetry has comforted me greatly. I am no poetess like our Lainy but here is one for Susan by one of my favorites:
Dream Land
Where sunless rivers weep
Their waves into the deep,
She sleeps a charmed sleep:
Awake her not.
Led by a single star,
She came from very far
To seek where shadows are
Her pleasant lot.She left the rosy morn,
She left the fields of corn,
For twilight cold and lorn
And water springs.
Through sleep, as through a veil,
She sees the sky look pale,
And hears the nightingale
That sadly sings.Rest, rest, a perfect rest
Shed over brow and breast;
Her face is toward the west,
The purple land.
She cannot see the grain
Ripening on hill and plain;
She cannot feel the rain
Upon her hand.Rest, rest, for evermore
Upon a mossy shore;
Rest, rest at the heart’s core
Till time shall cease:
Sleep that no pain shall wake;
Night that no morn shall break
Till joy shall overtake
Her perfect peace.~Christina Rossetti (1830-1894)
Take care of yourself, I pray for you and your daughter.
Patty
Dear BB, I am so sorry to hear of Susan’s passing. She will forever be in your daughter’s and your heart. Thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family.
I am so sorry to hear that Susan has passed on. She will always be with you and your daughter in your hearts and memories. Although nothing can easy the pain of your loss, take comfort in knowing she is in a better place no longer suffering or in pain. Thinking of you.
Love & Hugs,
DarlaDear BB,
I am so sorry to hear of your dear, sweet Susan’s passing. What a strong, courageous woman she was. She fought so hard because she had such a wonderful husband and child. She is at peace now and will still be with you forever. I am sure you will miss the physical presence of her, but she will be in your heart forever. I am here to support you whenever it is needed. God bless you, your daughter, and your precious Susan.
Love,-Pam
BB:
So sorry to hear of your loss. I too just recently lost my husband Tom to CC after a 3 year 8 month battle. I know he did not want to leave, and it was not him giving up his battle, it was his body being unable to contine on. Both your Susan and my Tom are in a better place, a place without cancer and all the pain, etc that CC brought upon them.
I feel your pain and I know you will keep her alive with your memories.
Hugs,
MargaretDear BB,
What a devoted and loving husband you were to your precious Susan.
My sincere sympathy to you and your sweet daughter.
Love, DianeDearest BB, I am so deeply sorry to hear about Susan. She fought valiantly and with dignity to the end and had her Knight in shining armor right by her side all the way. Yes, the next few weeks will be a blur and when you feel ready we are here as always. My Prayers go out to you, your daughter and family. When someone you love becomes a Memory, the Memory becomes a treasure.
Letter from Heaven by Ruth Ann Mahaffey
To my dearest family some things I’d like to say
But first of all to let you know that I arrived okay,
I’m writing this from Heaven. Here I shall dwell with God above
Here, there’s no more tears of sadness. Here is just eternal love.
Please do not be unhappy because I’m out of sight
Remember that I am with you every morning, noon and night.
That day I had to leave you when my life on earth was through
God picked me up and hugged me and He said “I welcome you,
It’s good to have you back again,
you were missed while you were gone,
As for your dearest family, they’ll be here later on.
God gave me a list of things that he wished for me to do
And foremost on the list was to watch and care for you
And when you lie in bed at night, the days chores put to flight
God and I are closest to you . . in the middle of the night.
When you think of my life on earth and all those loving years
Because you are only human, they are bound to bring you tears
But do not be afraid to cry, it does relieve the pain
Remember there would be no flowers, unless there was some rain.
One thing is for certain though my life on earth is o’er
I’m closer to you now than I ever was before.
There are many rocky roads ahead of you and many hills to climb
Together we can do it by taking one day at a time.
When you’re walking down the street and you’ve got me on your mind
I’m walking in your footsteps, only half a step behind
And when it’s time for you to go . . from that body to be free
Remember you’re not going . . you’re just coming here to me.It s with a heavy heart that I write this but my beautiful wife, Susan passed on Saturday morning , She battled to the end and i mean battled . She couldn’t bear the thought of leasving our 15 yr old ddaughter . She did everything physically possible to hang on til xmas but it was not to be. diagnosed in june of 2005 at 43 yrs old she will be remembered by many. she inspired us with her strong will and fierce determination to survive. Too many thoughts and feelings to convey in one message . Thanks to All who helped me with their post of encouragement over the years . know this, she never felt sorry for herself and Never believed she would succumb to this disease, probably the reason she lived so long with it . I am sure w/ much to do over the next couple of weeks I will have many distractions and there will be time to mourn and time to heal . I take comfort in knowing she no longer suffers , and am grateful for her inspiration and companionship along with the priveledge of taking care of her in her time of illness. BB
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