OT My father died

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Gennie

Condolence purrs on their way. Hope you got some rest. Charlie is a lucky
boy.

Bridget, I'm so sorry about to hear about your father, but glad for him
being released. sorry about your loss.
Thea & Bono send you tons of purrs and some for Charlie and his new purrson.
All my best
hugs
Lena


--
lewe
lewemi at yahoo dot se | cats' pics: photos.yahoo.com/lewemi
"Bridget" wrote in message
news:m%uQf.853213$xm3.422657@attbi_s21...
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.

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

On Sat 11 Mar 2006 02:29:22a, Bridget wrote in
rec.pets.cats.anecdotes (news:m%uQf.853213$xm3.422657@attbi_s21):

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

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

Oh, Bridget, deep sympathy for your loss. We're sending purrs for the
tough weeks ahead of you, and hope you at least got a little sleep.

--
Cheryl

My condolences Bridget. Your email is beautiful and describes really
well how I felt when my grandfather passed away - it was a relief and
I was happy for him, but I felt sorry for myself as I missed him when
he was gone.
I hope your cats can help you through this period, since most of us
are too far away to give you the hug you so well deserve.

Tish

On Sat 11 Mar 2006 02:29:22a, Bridget wrote in
rec.pets.cats.anecdotes (news:m%uQf.853213$xm3.422657@attbi_s21):

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

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

"Bridget" wrote in message
news:m%uQf.853213$xm3.422657@attbi_s21...
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

Bridget I'm so sorry for your loss. I understand about being sad and glad
that your father passed on. My father died 2 years ago after some major
congestive heart failure. I was sad to lose his companionship, but glad
that he no longer had to struggle to live, when it was such hard work.

Purrs and doggie drool to help you through this sad time.

Diane

I'm so very sorry for your loss. When my father died it was much the same.
He had reached the point it was a relief and a blessing, mostly for him but
for the rest of us who couldn't keep him from suffering as well.

Be kind to yourself and allow time to grieve, not just for the father you
just lost, but for the one he used to be.

Jo
"Bridget" wrote in message
news:m%uQf.853213$xm3.422657@attbi_s21...
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.

I'm so sorry for your loss, Bridget. I remember the stories about him
and Charlie well. Hugs and purrs,
--
Britta
Purring is an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness
overflow.
Check out pictures of Vino at:
http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album


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.

On 2006-03-11 01:29:22 -0600, Bridget said:

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.

Oh Bridget, I'm so sorry to hear this. Big hugs and purrs.