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Now and Zen
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So sorry. My condolences.


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Allen.. My condolences to you and your family




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I'm sorry for your loss but I fully understand the 'happy' comment. I lost my wife to dementia and I was equally happy that her suffering was over.

Prayers sent for you and the family.
 
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Wow. That took my breath away when I got to the part about your mom passing.

I'm so sorry to hear that. My condolences.



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My sympathies, Allen. Like you, I have two parents who are not doing well. May God strengthen you today and every day as you enter a new life stage.


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My condolences, sad to hear that. But, in the grand scheme of things, she's probably in a better place to be. God Bless Her Soul.




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Posts: 3805 | Location: Wichita, Kansas | Registered: March 27, 2011Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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I'm very sorry for the loss of your mother.
 
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Allen ~ I am sorry that you have lost your mother like this. Sigmonkey said it best I think on the previous page.
Everyone in your family has avoided a terrible and debilitating time, and your Mother is in a better place, having avoided the protracted pain and uncertainty of the dementia.

I am watching it happen every day for my former wife, and I will admit that I would prefer for her a quicker and less painful passing than what she is facing, perhaps for years.

I hope that you and your family can find closure now, and begin the healing process and return to a more normal life together.

Don


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My sincere condolences.
 
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I’m so sorry.


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So sorry to hear the news.

Condolences to you and your family on your loss.
 
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You have my condolences and prayers at your mom's passing...my dad left us last year after a fall from which he would never recover...it's never easy losing a loved one even when you know in your heart they will never be as they once were.


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My deepest condolences to you and your family. Frown




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My condolences. My dad went the same way and it was for the best. He didn't know me or where we was when he fell. Prayers sent.
 
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Allen, I am truly saddened to hear of your loss.

I think I know how you must feel. I lost my mother to Alzheimer's around 2006 but she actually passed in 2011. It wasn't all negative. My mom's condition resulted in a strengthening of the bond between myself and my brothers, and it reinvigorated my religious faith. That said, I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.

As Sigmonkey said, may her memory always be for a blessing.
 
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My deepest condolences to you and your family prayers sent.


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Allen, please accept my condolences for your loss. Knowing that it is a blessing that she did not have a protracted period of dementia doesn't take away that feeling of loss, as our family knows well.


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I'm very sorry for your loss. It's hard to say that losing somebody is "better" than a long period of dementia... but I really do think it's probably more merciful (my mom is in a nursing home with multiple forms of dementia).

May the memory of your mom be eternal.
 
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Sorry for your loss.

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I'm very sorry, Allen.


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