OT My father died

Bridget wrote:
I'm sure there are those of you who remember my father and the sagas of
him and his cat Charlie. Well, they are all over as of about two hours
ago. My father succumbed to a septic infection.
(snipped for length)


I am very sorry to read this, Bridget; even though you may be relieved
for him, I know you loved him very much, and will miss him very much.
I know you'll be okay, but we're sending you big hugs and our very best
purrs.

------
Krista

{{{{{{{{{{Bridget}}}}}}}}}}

I'm so sorry to hear this, hon. It's terribly hard to lose a parent, and to
lose both within such a short time period is even harder.

Purrs for your broken heart, and all the candle in my house will be lit
tonight to guide your father on his path to the other side.

--

Hugs,

CatNipped

See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/


"Bridget" wrote in message
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I'm sure there are those of you who remember my father and the sagas of
him and his cat Charlie. Well, they are all over as of about two hours
ago. My father succumbed to a septic infection. I spent the evening with
him as they got him transferred from the ER to ICU. He died several hours
later. He just stopped breathing. I will miss him, but I am glad for
him. He was tired of living. It had become a chore for him and one that
was painful. And he doesn't have to go through that pain anymore. It is
all over for him. I've been crying for 2 hours - just because, I guess.
But I really do feel this strong sense of relief for him and for me. It
was hard to watch him when I knew he wasn't happy.

Charlie has a designated home to go to. One of the techs at the nursing
home is going to take him. That has been arranged for a year now - when
we thought my father was going to die then. He comes complete with lots
of character and up to date shots, food, litter and litter box and good
health. I took good care of Charlie while Dad was alive. He was what
kept Dad sane and made the nursing home tolerable.

I got a couple of pictures of Dad right before they took him to the
hospital on Friday afternoon because I was borrowing a friends digital
camera. Little did I know they would be the last I would ever get to take
of him. I just figured they would do until he got well and I could take
some more. I didn't realize he would be dead less than 12 hours later.

I have a whole mix of emotions. I am glad my father has been released
from his pain. I will miss him terribly because I had come to count on
the time we spent together. That time we spent together had not always
been comfortable and now it was and I will miss that. I will miss the
nurses that I became friends with while he was in the nursing home - and
for that matter while I was in the nursing home before he was in there. It
was a comfortable place to be and I feel like they took very good care of
him there.

I feel like I am opening a new chapter of my life. One without either of
my parents since my mother died a year and some few months ago. I will
greatly miss my father and all the time it took to see him and keep him
happy. It sometimes annoyed me, but I did it because it was the right
thing to do because I loved him. Now I am so glad I did all those things.

I am not sure how much sleep I am going to get tonight. It is already
2:20am and I am not close to sleep in spite of all the heavy duty
medications I have taken that should have knocked me on my butt. My goal
is to make it through this without having to go to the hospital. I am
doing so well. I really don't want to have to take that step backwards.
And there is so much I have to do to make plans for my father's funeral
this week that I really don't have time to go to the hospital.

But, to be on the safe side, I am going to email my instructors about this
to let them know what has happened so that even though it is spring break,
if it spills over into the week after spring break, they will understand
what has happened and even if it doesn't spread over into that week, they
will know what has happened and will give me a bit of leeway when I get
back.

Thanks for reading through all of this. Comments are welcome.

Bridget - who just breaks out in tears suddenly every once in a while.

On Sat, 11 Mar 2006 07:29:22 GMT, Bridget
wrote:

I'm sure there are those of you who remember my father and the sagas of
him and his cat Charlie. Well, they are all over as of about two hours
ago. My father succumbed to a septic infection. I spent the evening
with him as they got him transferred from the ER to ICU. He died
several hours later. He just stopped breathing. I will miss him, but I
am glad for him. He was tired of living. It had become a chore for him
and one that was painful. And he doesn't have to go through that pain
anymore. It is all over for him. I've been crying for 2 hours - just
because, I guess. But I really do feel this strong sense of relief for
him and for me. It was hard to watch him when I knew he wasn't happy.

Charlie has a designated home to go to. One of the techs at the nursing
home is going to take him. That has been arranged for a year now - when
we thought my father was going to die then. He comes complete with lots
of character and up to date shots, food, litter and litter box and good
health. I took good care of Charlie while Dad was alive. He was what
kept Dad sane and made the nursing home tolerable.

I got a couple of pictures of Dad right before they took him to the
hospital on Friday afternoon because I was borrowing a friends digital
camera. Little did I know they would be the last I would ever get to
take of him. I just figured they would do until he got well and I could
take some more. I didn't realize he would be dead less than 12 hours later.

I have a whole mix of emotions. I am glad my father has been released
from his pain. I will miss him terribly because I had come to count on
the time we spent together. That time we spent together had not always
been comfortable and now it was and I will miss that. I will miss the
nurses that I became friends with while he was in the nursing home - and
for that matter while I was in the nursing home before he was in there.
It was a comfortable place to be and I feel like they took very good
care of him there.

I feel like I am opening a new chapter of my life. One without either
of my parents since my mother died a year and some few months ago. I
will greatly miss my father and all the time it took to see him and keep
him happy. It sometimes annoyed me, but I did it because it was the
right thing to do because I loved him. Now I am so glad I did all those
things.

I am not sure how much sleep I am going to get tonight. It is already
2:20am and I am not close to sleep in spite of all the heavy duty
medications I have taken that should have knocked me on my butt. My
goal is to make it through this without having to go to the hospital. I
am doing so well. I really don't want to have to take that step
backwards. And there is so much I have to do to make plans for my
father's funeral this week that I really don't have time to go to the
hospital.

But, to be on the safe side, I am going to email my instructors about
this to let them know what has happened so that even though it is spring
break, if it spills over into the week after spring break, they will
understand what has happened and even if it doesn't spread over into
that week, they will know what has happened and will give me a bit of
leeway when I get back.

Thanks for reading through all of this. Comments are welcome.

Bridget - who just breaks out in tears suddenly every once in a while.

{{{{Bridget}}}}}

I am so very sorry. I know that, even though he is no longer in pain,
it is still going to hurt, because you miss him. I think we all go
through the same thing when we lose our beloved cats. Even though we
know that they are now happy and right again, we still have to cry and
mourn them, because we miss them, because we can no longer hear them
purr, or touch their soft fur and look into their eyes. It is hard,
whether it be human or animal that crosses over, for when they cross
over, they leave us, at least physically, alone.

I am glad Charlie has a good home and arrangements were made ahead of
time.

My heart goes out to you.

Blessings,

Ginger-lyn

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http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against
Animals in Movies Website)

I so sorry to hear about you loss. Comforting purrs on the way.
Ann

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"Christina Websell" wrote in message
...
I wasn't on the group at the time to hear stories about your father and
Charlie.
However, please accept my sincere condolences on your loss. It's very
important to grieve properly so let yourself cry all you want.
[[[hugs]]]
Tweed

"Bridget" wrote in message
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But, to be on the safe side, I am going to email my instructors about this
to let them know what has happened so that even though it is spring break,
if it spills over into the week after spring break, they will understand
what has happened and even if it doesn't spread over into that week, they
will know what has happened and will give me a bit of leeway when I get
back.

Thanks for reading through all of this. Comments are welcome.

Bridget - who just breaks out in tears suddenly every once in a while.

Sweetie, I'm so sorry to read this for your sake. I remember how much you
love your dad and how important he has been in your life. I remember when he
got Charlie and how wonderful it was that the two of them had each other as
well as you and your owners.

I wish that I could say for you not to grieve, but not only would it do no
good, but it would be harmful to your emotional health. So, girl, grieve
all you need to, love all you can, and know that we're grieving with you.
Your father was a nice and special person, and we will miss him. I'll ask
my owners to help purr for his journey to the bridge.

Pam S. saddened for Bridget and her family.

"Bridget" wrote in message
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Thanks for reading through all of this. Comments are welcome.

Bridget - who just breaks out in tears suddenly every once in a while.

{{{{BRIDGET}}}}

I am so very, very sorry to hear this. We will light a candle, and keep
him and you in our thoughts and prayers.

Helen M




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Bridget wrote:
I'm sure there are those of you who remember my father and the sagas of
him and his cat Charlie. Well, they are all over as of about two hours
ago. My father succumbed to a septic infection. I spent the evening
with him as they got him transferred from the ER to ICU. He died
several hours later. He just stopped breathing. I will miss him, but I
am glad for him. He was tired of living. It had become a chore for him
and one that was painful. And he doesn't have to go through that pain
anymore. It is all over for him. I've been crying for 2 hours - just
because, I guess. But I really do feel this strong sense of relief for
him and for me. It was hard to watch him when I knew he wasn't happy.


Purrs and good thoughts are on their way for you Bridget.

Bridget wrote:


Hugs to you from me and purrs to you from the Fabulous Furballs

Lesley

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Bridget wrote:
I'm sure there are those of you who remember my father and the sagas of
him and his cat Charlie. Well, they are all over as of about two hours
ago. My father succumbed to a septic infection. I spent the evening
with him as they got him transferred from the ER to ICU. He died
several hours later. He just stopped breathing. I will miss him, but I

Bridget,
I am so sorry for your loss. I understand what you're feeling, though.
When my mother died, she had been so sick and in so much pain, that her
death was a relief and a shock, all at the same time.
Please feel free to mourn all that you need to, and talk to us. We're here
for you. Thanks for letting us know that Charlie will have a good home
too. My friends and I have been discussing this very item - what happens
to our beloved animals if anything happens to us? We've promised to
take care of each other's pets when needed.

I'm glad your father is out of pain and Charlie has a good home. He'll
be mourning for awhile, too.

Jane
- owned and operated by Princess Rita

Thanks for reading through all of this. Comments are welcome.

Bridget - who just breaks out in tears suddenly every once in a while.

I am so, so very sorry. I can assure you, the feeling of being overwhelmed
does pass. That doesn't make any easier to deal with, I know, but just
hang in there. You've got our purrs of support.

Dan