tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post4824498844143650215..comments2024-03-27T21:25:24.430-04:00Comments on Life's Funny Like That: DeathDebbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-39862510999731333972021-10-05T05:58:46.816-04:002021-10-05T05:58:46.816-04:00My grandmother used to say the worst thing about b...My grandmother used to say the worst thing about being 90 was the steady loss of her friends. Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-45350231063987506392021-10-04T20:12:44.300-04:002021-10-04T20:12:44.300-04:00Sooner or later we are faced with the possibility ...Sooner or later we are faced with the possibility of living alone, especially if one spouce is older — mine was 7 years older. What I had never really considered was that the older I became the fewer family and friends would sill be living, but that has become my reality. None colder than me are left and only a few contemporary friends. At least I have my 2 children and a couple grandchildren, but they all live across the continent from me. I treasure those few I have wherever they live.. Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-45195613539824299582021-10-04T13:50:15.930-04:002021-10-04T13:50:15.930-04:00I really never thought about such things until my ...I really never thought about such things until my mom was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Now those thoughts weigh heavily on my mind at times and I have taken steps to make things easier should I check out unexpectantly.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-72741314006673565572021-10-04T13:00:02.083-04:002021-10-04T13:00:02.083-04:00My husband was 59 when he died (I was 56) and the ...My husband was 59 when he died (I was 56) and the reality is that one spouse will be left behind, barring some kind of catastrophic accident. I had two years to prepare; it didn't make it easier emotionally but it was smoother financially. My mom always assumed she would go first and is now adjusting to single life after 66 years of marriage. Not easy for an 89 year old. Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17197599882756386184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-57873562091028419202021-10-04T12:43:56.560-04:002021-10-04T12:43:56.560-04:00One always wonders...and I think of Pirate's o...One always wonders...and I think of Pirate's old boss who died at 96, four days after his wife. They had been together for eighty years and he couldn't live without her.<br />But then there is the potter, widowed in her seventies...and carried on creating her work for thirty more years.<br /><br />Who knows.gzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-75770114910188226502021-10-04T05:50:53.986-04:002021-10-04T05:50:53.986-04:00Yes. Tim was in his early 20s. The man wss friends...Yes. Tim was in his early 20s. The man wss friends with his ex-wife's family.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-35368796918576238352021-10-04T05:09:41.031-04:002021-10-04T05:09:41.031-04:00Oh, you mean when TIM was in his 20s. I thought yo...Oh, you mean when TIM was in his 20s. I thought you meant the man. I was like, "Wait, that math doesn't add up!"Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-58595604643024689842021-10-03T21:55:04.314-04:002021-10-03T21:55:04.314-04:00Oh gosh... I think about that all the time. I keep...Oh gosh... I think about that all the time. I keep telling my husband I want to go first because I don't know how I'd manage alone. You are so wonderful to try to make it easy for this sad couple. <br /><br />We have a rental also, but having a hard time with it. No matter who we rent it to lately, the neighbor complains about them. Sigh... Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-47487173926506951382021-10-03T21:03:26.481-04:002021-10-03T21:03:26.481-04:00Our end is difficult to think about but we must co...Our end is difficult to think about but we must come to terms with it. These two people have obviously accepted what is to come and are making plans. Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-50049409730553002632021-10-03T20:03:58.766-04:002021-10-03T20:03:58.766-04:00You know, Ellie, I thought of you when I talked to...You know, Ellie, I thought of you when I talked to our new tenant. You and Weaver both. Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-44367579676881864042021-10-03T19:17:50.285-04:002021-10-03T19:17:50.285-04:00I am the one left and it is a miserable life most ...I am the one left and it is a miserable life most days. After being married 50 years life will never be the same. Ron was 69 when he died and we always thought we would grow old together. Now I am 76 and hope someone might come into my life again but about to give up on that. I have plenty of great memories and two great kids and five grandchildren so I know I am blessed, at times I just have a poor me day. Some times I just need to tell someone. Love each other with all your heart, there will ne differences but the good almost always out weighs the bad, remember the good.ellie khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14729353476036309006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-72398617271023848572021-10-03T16:40:04.344-04:002021-10-03T16:40:04.344-04:00I wonder that more and more as time goes on. Now t...I wonder that more and more as time goes on. Now that we’re in our mid=seventies, it seems pertinent. Anvilcloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-2908997763990700192021-10-03T13:05:43.879-04:002021-10-03T13:05:43.879-04:00It is strange but similar thoughts have been passi...It is strange but similar thoughts have been passing through my mind too recently. It must be inevitable once we reach a certain age but it just seems too soon.JayCeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373622852406554111noreply@blogger.com