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Route66 said:
I am heartbroken, on Tuesday, May 9th my dear Mother passed away. I am busy with the arrangements with a service being on Thursday, May 18th.
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Karen, I am so sorry I did not answer this earlier. I was posting the updates on Sherri from my phone and did not catch up on the messages that were in the forum. I am so sorry about your mum. February marked a year that my mum passed away. I was so blessed to have her as long as I did, she was 93. It is still terribly crushing to realize that you are an orphan.

My favourite poet, Donna Ashworth, has a few poems on the loss of a mother. This is one of them,
THE LOSS OF A MOTHER



Is an inevitable part of our life.



We know it will come around
and we know the day will hurt
but we are not prepared,
never prepared
for the tearing.



The tearing of a part of our soul
from its very seams
stitches pulled asunder
heart wrenched in half
soul split in two.



But that tearing is not what you may think
it is it is not her leaving you



it is the loss of her physical form
which you have been so very used and attached to.



And now she must remove that part
for it no longer serves you
and you no longer need it
despite what you may think.



Because she made you well
and she built all of her love into you
cell by cell
thought by thought
lesson by lesson.



And the split that you feel
is simply the new the new way
you will carry on your love
for your mother
with your mother
just in a different way



for she did not leave
mother’s cannot leave



they are in you
look inside
she’s there
and that is unable to be taken now
that is all yours to keep



for evermore.



Donna Ashworth
From ‘LOSS


This one is my favourite and helped me through:

IF YOU ARE A WOMAN WITHOUT HER MOTHER



There will never be a day you don’t miss her.
Never a day, where you don’t wish you could hear her voice or ask for her advice just one more time.
There will never be a moment that you don’t regret all the times you screened her call, or missed a visit, simply because life was just too busy.
And now you realise busy is fake, it isn’t real.
She was real and she is gone.
And you are alone.
And the feeling of abandonment and loneliness is huge. Mind-blowing, no matter how loved or surrounded by family you may be.
None of it is her.
When the woman who brought you into this world is no longer here, it is a lonely place.
And you are now she.
You are now the one expected to guide, to discipline, to love, to handle everything, for everyone. And that is a shock.
But you got this.
Because she taught you well.
She made you right and she made you strong and she filled you with enough love to share around, even after she was gone.
So go on.
And make her proud.
And remember, look out for the little girl who still lives inside you somewhere, she misses her Mama very much.
Be kind.



Donna Ashworth
 
minicooper452 said:
Karen, I am SO very sorry for your loss. Sending love and prayers for comfort and peace.

Carla, it's not Lynnie's mom. It's Sherri, from our group. Lynnie is posting updates from her daughter Alexis from FB.
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Thanks, Carla, I forget that not everyone knows Alexis :)
 
I have not had a moment to scrap a page on Baby Scarlett. I am aching to, but I am all topsy turvy with so much on my plate. It will be mid-June before I see daylight!
 
Route66 said:
I am heartbroken, on Tuesday, May 9th my dear Mother passed away. I am busy with the arrangements with a service being on Thursday, May 18th.
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Karen I am so sad to hear this news, you were just home from your trip I think. I don't know your circumstances or where you both live in relation to each other but I hope you were able to see her. Please accept my condolences.

Sherri's experience sounds so scary, I am sooo impressed by her daughter's updates, she sounds as though she is right on top of everything even though she is understandably feeling so traumatised by the events.

It is Mother's Day here Downunder, happy Mother's Day to all the Mums here.
 
minicooper452 said:
Karen, I am SO very sorry for your loss. Sending love and prayers for comfort and peace.

Carla, it's not Lynnie's mom. It's Sherri, from our group. Lynnie is posting updates from her daughter Alexis from FB.
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Oh My! I didn't see the top part of the post. My apologies.
 
Jill said:
Sherri's experience sounds so scary, I am sooo impressed by her daughter's updates, she sounds as though she is right on top of everything even though she is understandably feeling so traumatised by the events.
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She IS on top of it Jill and she's an amazing woman in her own right. One of the reasons she's on top of it is that she suffers from the same condition. Sherri and I have talked about the fact that right now Alexis is almost as traumatized by the fact that she's basically looking in a mirror to her own future. She's been having her own issues with the leads in her device and trying to decide what she was going to do and this event with her mom has brought her decision to a head. But she has to put that on hold while she advocates for her mom, since there's really no one else who knows as much as she does about what Sherri really needs. Alexis and Sherri have researched what's available in both Canada and the US and they know how tough it is to get the care she really needs there. They've been fighting this their entire lives.

It's SO scary. I've cried myself to sleep at night praying for them. I love them both so much. I was with Sherri when Alexis was at Mayo in Rochester when she had her last device implanted.
 
Happy Mom's Day everyone! My daughter and I will head out to a movie later today and let my hubs have some quiet time at home alone. He wouldn't be interested in the movie "The Book Club", it's more of a chick flick.

Continued prayers and hugs to Alexis and Sherri, and Karen. Not an easy time for you all.

Take care.
 
Here's the latest from Alexis... just an hour ago... 05152023 1830h cdt

Update on mom (Sherri Lynne): Her heart remains unstable.

On Friday, my mom was moved from ICU to the Cardiac Ward. The move has been very stressful on her (even though her roommate is fantastic). Later that afternoon, I was with her when she had another episode of Torsades De Pointes (the life-threatening heart rhythm that our heart condition causes). It went on long enough for her to feel it, me to see since I was with her, and then stopped on its own a couple seconds before she would have otherwise been shocked by her implanted defibrillator.



Yesterday, my mom had another similar episode of Torsades De Pointes. She was sure she would be shocked, but again her heart went back into a regular rhythm on its own a couple of seconds before she would have otherwise received a shock from her defibrillator. We were then informed that she had many (we are unsure exactly how many other than “lots”) more episodes of Torsades during the night in her sleep that she wasn’t even aware of.

She will also need at least several more days of IV antibiotics to ensure her blood infection is gone (her last set of cultures came back clear of infection), and we still don’t have any answers as to why this is all happening now or any treatment options to prevent it from happening again. Unfortunately they continue to expect her heart to remain unstable.

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Additionally, I spent most of yesterday travelling to Toronto. I’m here for a conference for my volunteer work, and am so grateful for the incredible opportunity to present the series of resources (about healthy relationships and youth dating violence) I have been working on with youth from across Canada since 2019, to 20+ non-profit organizations based across the country.

The trip has been booked for months and I have still been handling things at home (from a distance), as well as here at the conference. My mom has remained clear that her wishes are for me to be at this conference and I’m honouring her the best way I know how, by helping others and making a positive difference. Even though I am respecting her wishes, it was extremely difficult to leave and one of the hardest things I’ve ever done.
 
Happy Tuesday, all!

Lynnie... your granddaughter and your layout are both stunning. Thank you, also, for sharing the updates on Sherri.

Karen... my deepest condolences. I lost my mother nearly 15 years ago to cancer, and I still miss her terribly.

I've been traveling with my hubby for the last several days. We flew down to Austin, TX, for a wedding and did some fun sight-seeing, as well. We came home Monday in the wee hours of the morning (I think it was around 2 a.m.), so I took yesterday off to just rest and do tons of laundry. I also took the time to process my photos from the camera and into jpgs so I can scrap them.

Hope you are all having a happy and healthy week.
 
How are we all doing, ladies?

I'm doing well! Eren came home for the summer Monday night, and we've been spending a lot of time together because they don't have a job yet. They have a line on a job but just need to apply after our upcoming trip. Saturday-Wednesday, we are going to New Orleans to see my nephew's graduation. It will be nice to be gone for a bit and spend time with family.

Continuing prayers for Sherri and Karen. <3
 
Happy Thursday to all!
Where has this week gone? Oh, I know... baseball for Mother's Day weekend and the g'kiddo's each day thus far. [wouldn't have it any other way].
Hubby was to have a back procedure tomorrow but due to blood work "stat" that hasn't come back since Monday...it most likely will be canceled.
I'm still dealing with the CPAP although last night had better readings. I still do not like the air pushing hard at me.

Took g'daughter fabric shopping. She selected a couple fabrics for upcoming outfits.

Other than that the crochet peppermint blanket is coming along.

My prayers for Sherri and I appreciate the updates provided.

Lynnie- Love the LO of baby Scarlett along with the Ruby photo and journaling.
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Yesterday was our group's 'launch' of a new Bible Study. We are studying Jonah. We did the launch in person because some of our folks live in Texas but were out visiting. Usually, we meet on Zoom. We met for brunch, went to one person's house for snacks and a walk, then later went to another for dinner, the study, and dessert. There are nine of us, and it was a joy to all be together.

Today, I have been scrapping up a storm - crazy of me because I have so many other things I should be doing. I scrapped seven pages today, and I like most of them :) Probably tomorrow, I will change my mind.

Today I completed 225 days of walking five miles a day. I can't believe I have been on a roll that long and not missed once. I am pleased that I don't want to miss a day. I miss my friend, Pam. We walked together most days, but she has moved over 70 miles away, so I don't see her as often. We have been walking together on the phone, which helps, but it has been rough not seeing her.

Tomorrow I am supposed to go to my son's house to help with Bruce and Scarlett. I was not well today, so I didn't go. I might not end up going tomorrow, either. I am not very ill, but no sense in risking it with a newborn.

It was nice having a day to myself to do what I wanted. I feel bad I was not working on things I should be doing, but I need some downtime.

I am going to a movie with some friends from High School on Saturday. I think about eight of us are going,

All fun stuff :) I have a few large projects, though, that worry me a little. I can't wait until 7th June when this is all done, and I can rest a while. I am not signing up for anything else for a long time.
 
Happy Friday, all! It's a nice chilly, overcast morning in Kansas. Good napping weather. Too bad I can't catch a few zzzz's at my desk today! Ha.

It's been a busy week with work and social events, but tonight is date night with the hubs. We're both tired so we are planning on watching the new Ant-man movie at home. I have a crop scheduled with the local ladies on Sunday, so I hope to work on my photos I took in Texas last weekend.

Hope everyone has a great weekend. :)
 
Lynnie, Your Grand-Daughter is beautiful and so is the layout that you posted! Make sure you are getting plenty of baby kisses!

We had the whole lot here at the house Saturday to celebrate my oldest Grand-daughters College Pinning and Graduation from Medical Lab Tech School AND for Mother's Day. Yesterday, I held the monthly ladies luncheon. We had a wonderful time just chatting and catching up with each other.

My two youngest grands will be coming later this afternoon to stay the weekend and we will be heading out for Laurel, Mississippi tomorrow. Just for the day to a Landrum's Homestead. It is a family old-fashioned farm with loads of things to do for the kids. It promises to be an interesting day.

What ever you all are doing this weekend, I hope you are blessed and safe.
 
Good afternoon ladies. I've been spending the morning looking at Barcelona videos. I am so excited to go see the sagrada familia in the fall.

It's been hot here, 90+, this week so have been outside (often) for short periods of time to play fetch with Remi. I'm enjoying the A/C indoors today.

Tonight I'll watch the finale for Station 19 and GA. It'll be a quiet day.
 
Congrats Carla! How wonderful. Say, do you watch Home Town on HGTV?!? I've always wanted to go to Laurel, MS and check out some of the buildings they've reno'd! Looks like such a darling town.

SO!!!
It looks like Sherri will be going home tomorrow. She just messaged me. She's still very confused, just from the event(s), the initial difib storm and the infections, ect. has done a number on her brain as well. She's trying so hard, but confused. Alexis is back home from her conference and wading through all of the information needed to get Mom home. She'll be on an oral antibiotic and trialing a few new drugs. Apparently she has lymphacitic colitis, that her GI was wrong to remove from her diagnosis years ago, thinking she could only have that for three years. Hopefully one of the new drugs will calm her nerves and help with her GI track. They're getting loaner items like a walker and shower chair, but Monday is a holiday in Canada and so some things have been held up. Ah, the joys of national holidays.
Hopefully she'll feel up to chiming in sometime next week.
 
Hi everyone, I am happy to be semi-back to normal since my Mom's passing. I know I will have some good and bad days and I will give myself permission to grieve but I know she is always with me. I thank each and every one of you for your kind words and support during this difficult time.

It is the long weekend here in Canada, Victoria Day; a holiday observed since 1845 on the last Monday of May to honor Queen Victoria's birthday. It is warming up a bit and sunny today however we do have a bit of smoke from wildfires coming from the west. In Alberta where my son is, the wildfires are still raging and I pray for those affected.

I will be starting with house and yard work today, it has been seriously neglected and our front yard is in the works of being dug up due to some foundation issues last year. Hoping the work will be completed next week (they don't work during the holiday) and we can move on towards re-doing our basement and painting the upstairs so we can put our house up for sale. We have our eye on a 55 condo and hope to be able to move before winter.

I am hoping in the next couple weeks to squeeze in a few layout of my glorious trip to Europe, it really was a dream come true. My son and I had so many fun adventures and I can't wait to relive them through my layouts. My younger son also returned from Japan before we got back so I have sooo many photos to work with.

I am happy to hear positive news for Sherri and will continue to pray for her health to improve as she goes home.

Lynnie, your new grandbaby is so adorable and what a nice tribute to have your Mom's name.
 
I love keeping up with everyone's lives here. I feel as though I know you all and what is going on in your lives. Today I am doing laundry, going to a movie with some friends from high school, and then to a performance by one of my friends who plays piano in a jazz band. Hopefully, I will have time to scrap a bit today. I have only one more layout to complete the required challenge minimum. I generally do as many as possible, but it is a busy month, so perhaps not as many this month.
 
No scrapping today but did get a chunk of my cruise photos converted to jpeg and put in my online storage. I will work on them again tomorrow and then maybe do a bit of scrapping. The heat wave is cooling off a bit tomorrow so I should be able to get out with the dogs for a bit. All week its been too hot to take them to the park.

Lynnie - I know what you mean, you really get a sense of everyone's life thru the daily chat.

I'm going to go lay on the floor and do some stretches while watching L&O.
 
Those were some dramatic season finals to Grey's and Station 19, eh Rae!?

I'm glad Sherri is going home, it s always such a good feeling. They both have long hard roads ahead.

Hot and sunny here, the trade winds are hopefully returning tomorrow. High school and local college graduations have begun. Public schools have one more week of classes.
 
Glee - yes, good finales for both shows. Now I'm watching the finales for the L&O shows. After that it will be the final two Fire Country episodes of the season. I enjoy all my shows but am glad that summer is slower so I have more time to watch Netflix and Amazon.

Got out this morning for a walk, the temps cooled off a bit. Got lots of bird/duck photos. I think I'll get a bit of scrapping done today and tomorrow, in between editing.

The days sure fly by.
 
Sherri is home! No real resolution, but she is home for now. She is pretty tired, but she sounded really up beat. We chatted a little yesterday while she was waiting to be released.

I am thinking that we should schedule another waffler zoom to welcome Sherri home :) What say you?
 
If Sherri is up for it, I'm in!

FormbyGirl said:
Sherri is home! No real resolution, but she is home for now. She is pretty tired, but she sounded really up beat. We chatted a little yesterday while she was waiting to be released.

I am thinking that we should schedule another waffler zoom to welcome Sherri home :) What say you?
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Hello Ladies, trying to catchup on all the posts... I am so bad about keeping up here. But I do love reading all your post. It like a second family here at GS... I love getting to know you all better.

Karen... I send my condolences... on the loss of your mother. I lost my mother over 30 years ago, and you never forget. I still have blue days missing her.

Glad to hear Sherri is going home... will keep her in our prayers.

Lynnie... Scarlett Ruby is so precious love your layout!

My weekend was nothing special, I have been cleaning out my closets... the things we collect over the years...LOL giving some things to my kids and and getting rid of some. I don't like clutter and try to keep as little as possible. Also trying to get some challenges done. Need 4 more to get the 10 done for the month...just love the collabs for doing the challenges, so much fun to see what they come up with next. The designers here do such great work...I love them all. Well I hope you all have a wonderful week... Keep scrapping!
 
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