Hi guys,

I had to disappear a bit suddenly, I got a call on mon 14th morning that my mum was found dead in her house and had to go up to Scotland straight away. I had no internet connection up there and didn't have the inclination to find an internet cafe. The funeral was on Christmas eve and I came straight back - I have ignored Christmas 2009 completely and hope this way I can enjoy future Christmases again.

There will always be a huge empty space in my life now, but life has to go on, so here I am back and ready to carry on best as I can. At least I don't have to worry that mum will find out my career and be disappointed in me, though I would prefer that.

Cherish your loved ones and tell them you love them today, you never know what might happen tomorrow.

XX

   my deepest sympathies go out to you. Just the mere thought of losing your mom is hard to bear.


There is no one who can take the place of your mom...but at the same time just look back at all the good things y'all shared. Your post certainly has made me appreciate my mom more...and being that Im moving 4 hours away tomorrow, even that separation makes me feel a bit sad.

Console in your other relatives/family as much as possible during now. They need you so much right now...

Oh Cassie, I'm so sorry to hear this. I hope you are holding up, and don't forget we're always here if you need anything. ((hugs))

So sorry Cassie. You're in my thoughts. I found a quote for this difficult time:

"Unable are the loved to die.  For love is immortality"  ~Emily Dickinson

With Much Love, Alex x

My thoughts are with you Cassie. Losing a loved one is never easy but at Christmas time its especially difficult. Take care of you xxx

Just wanted to add my condolences. My father suffered a major stroke on the 27th Dec last year. I have been dreading this first anniversary. My best wishes to you.


Death is Nothing at all ~ Henry Scott Holland 1847 -1918


Death is nothing at all,
I have only slipped away into the next room,
I am I and you are you;
Whatever we were to each other, That we still are.
Call me by my old familiar name,
Speak to me in the easy way which you always used,
Put no difference in your tone,
Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow.
Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes we shared together.
Let my name ever be the household word that it always was.
Let it be spoken without effect, without the trace of a shadow on it.
Life means all that it ever meant,
It is the same as it ever was, there is unbroken continuity.
Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight?
I am waiting for you, for an interval, somewhere very near, just around the corner.
All is well.

Cassie I'm so sorry, I've only just read your post and it must have been a terrible shock to receive such awful news so suddenly. I also offer my condolences - please look after yourself and take things slowly for a while. May she rest in peace xxx.

Thank you everyone. x