Ron, how devastating for you to lose your dear wife. My heart is aching for you. I had so hoped for a better outcome for your family. Hold tight to your children and grandchildren and gather strength from one another.
I thinking of you, and your awful loss. I give you strength to carry on each hour of the day. I hug you right now and cradle you in my arms. i'm so sorry.
Aren't you glad we're not a bunch of Mormons? We'd be going on about how she's in a better place. Dumb shits, it's life that's precious, not death. I hope she had a good one.
My heart truly goes out to you, Ron. You have always spoken so lovingly of your wife, you must miss her dearly. If you care to, please continue to share with us your thoughts and memories of her and your life together. I, for one, have come to appreciate your beautiful wife through you and your deep, abiding love for her. Knowing your heart is broken, I hope you find comfort in having experienced such love and joy.
Ron, the very first posts of yours I read told of the great joy of your marriage. I was very saddened to hear your news. I love you, Bro! I'm grateful for our friendship. My deepest wishes for an outpouring of love and support for your and your family.
Your beloved Merna will always be with you in your heart. A very big BRO-HUG, Ron!
My deepest condolences. So sad to hear. I was hoping you had a little longer. She went knowing that you loved her.You are a special caring person. I hope you have all the help and care you need in the coming months and year. We're all with you here
I'm so sorry for your loss. You have been so helpful to me in so many of my posts; I wish I could find the words to help you. Wishing you all the best at this difficult time.
My deepest condolences words won't say and words can't tell the places you've been together the stories you two tell and the love this life has held. I am so sorry.
Kind thoughts and wishes from one of your invisible friends. We may not meet but our connections go across the distances. I'm sure many RFMers surround us all with caring.
I never had the pleasure of meeting either you or Merna. But have been friends on Facebook for a few years now. I will miss reading posts and trying to guess which one of you made the post.
"No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main; if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as any manner of thy friends or of thine own were; any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind. And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee." (John Donne)
It is hard not to think of something mormonized to say. All I can think of is 'she isn't suffering anymore'. Her spirit of life is free from her earthly sick body. I personally believe our life energy goes on somewhere. No mormon to it.
I saw my mom die from lung cancer and take her last gulp of air. All I could think of then was 'she isn't suffering anymore'.
It doesn't matter what we think or don't anymore about an afterlife. What is important are your cherished memories of her and your support group around you helping you make the adjustment of her not physically being there anymore.
Baby steps. Breathe in and out. You will get thru this time of your life.
Ron I am sorry for your loss. My heart goes out to you at this time of need. May you find comfort in your love and the memories of all the beautiful years you shared together.
My heartfelt condolences to you in the death of your wife.
Grief is a tough journey. My husband died in December 2016.
We had almost 50 years together so I have lots of memories that are a salve to the enormous waves of grief that sweep over me. I have not had one day that I have not cried since he died. I understand people mean well when they tell me how fortunate that we had almost fifty years together.
For me it is not the number of years,grief is grief. When we lose a loved one be it after a day, a week, a month, a year or 50 years, grief is brutal.
Be gentle with yourself as you travel this grief journey.
I'm so sorry to hear this! On one hand, I'd like to say I know what you're going through (you may know that my wife succumbed to her cancer just a few weeks ago), but I also know that everyone's experience is different. I do understand that even when you know it's coming for a long time, it still really sucks when it happens. Her struggle, and yours as a caregiver, are over, but a new struggle to grieve and adjust begins. It's awesome to see how many people here care for you. Hang in there, grieve, take care of your self, and grieve some more. This is your time now. Keep her in your heart, cherish your memories, and keep your loved ones close.
One who died is only a little ahead of the procession, all moving that way. When we round the corner we’ll see her again. We have only lost her for a moment because we fell behind, stopping to tie a shoe-lace.
44 years! She must have been some kind of a wonderful woman! I’m glad she’s no longer in pain. I hope you’ll find a way to make it through this difficult time.
I'm so sorry for your loss, Ron. So many treasured years together is quite an accomplishment. We all join in giving you a giant virtual hug; please take care of yourself.
I'm deeply saddened by your loss, Ron. I can't imagine how hard this is for you and your family. I hope you all are doing as well as you can under these tragic circumstances.
Thank you everyone for your love and support. I have family and dear friends to lean on so I'll get through this. Just gonna be a lot of tears for while. Love never dies.
I am so sad for you. My wife of 56 years is about to succumb to pelvic cancer. You and I are in a similar boat. My extreme condolences in your hour of grief.
Be with her till the end my friend. It is a gut wrenching but soul affirming experience that is very special. I have held both my parents as they passed but that didn't prepare me for this. I don't think anything can. Don't be afraid to cry. It's right and proper that you do. Blessings to you and yours.
I am so sorry for your loss of your loving wife and partner in life. We all wish for what you had, someone with whom you shared your life with. We would love for you to share your greatest moments you had with your wife, for we need to learn from you what true love means.
My heartfelt condolences to you and your family Ron.
Please know that your love for Merna came through very strongly in your posts here and that, together with your strength and support, must have been of immense comfort to her during her illness.
I am so very sorry. The greatest pain in loss comes from the blessing of having loved greatly. It's wonderfully evident that that's how you and she loved. I am so so sorry, Ron.
Lethbridge, So sorry for the loss of your wife, the light of your world. I have read your postings and enjoy your insight. In time, may happy memories bring you peace. I am so sorry for your loss.
Ron, I am so very, very sorry to hear about you losing your beloved Merna. Your beautiful love will live on, as will the many, many happy memories of your lives together. Sending much love and many hugs your way... we are all thinking of you.
My sincere condolences to you and your family. What a legacy of love you too must have shared and will continue to share through all those that loved her. Sending biggest, healing hugs from this Mex Mom.
Merna's life was celebrated in a beautiful Catholic funeral mass this afternoon. I have been surrounded by the love of my family since she passed away and today's outpouring of love was very special. Thank you all here for your kind thoughts.