ThanK you family

[mike4947]

Today are the calling hours, but I'm here for two reasons, one to get my mind of everything and two, to thanks  all you wonderful people for you thoughts both here and in the my Email mailbox. When I logged on this moring and checked my mail, at first I thought I was the recipient of a mass spam attack.
Seems it wasn't spam but well wishes from a hugh amount of what I consider my second family. Again thank you all for your thoughts, messages and email. I what you to know they have really helped.

[NightOwl]

Mike, sometimes "visitation hours" as we call them locally can be very hard--it is sometimes so difficult to accept the in face to face sympathy of those who know you personally.  And yet, it is a necessary step in  the grieving process, not just for you, but for all those who knew and loved Linda and you.  After it is over, you will probably feel pretty well emotionally drained, and yet  comforted, too.   Unfortunately nothing will lessen that awful feeling of emptiness except the passage of time.

I have been wondering if you might want to consider, sometime when you are ready, posting a thread remembering Linda and telling us some of the special things about her--how you first met, first impressions,  the kind of things she enjoyed and valued.  I lost my 53 year old brother (my only sibling)very suddenly  a few years ago, and  I  have received some comfort from talking about him to friends--even those who didnt know him--recalling personal details, his wonderful sense of humor,  the crazy things we did when growing up to keep life interesting for our parents, etc.  It seemed to bring him alive again for a little while and gave me a happy feeling to be sharing  him with others.

[brainpause]

I agree with Elisa. I would love to hear more about Linda, and to know her better. It would probably be therapeutic for you to talk about her. When I was an ICU nurse, I would always ask the one who seemed to be having more trouble to tell me something about their loved one. They usually instantly lit up to talk about some good things.

Larry