Posts Tagged ‘grief’

My Friend, Peggy Reel

May
2011
10

posted by on Dealing With Grief, Senior Citizen Living

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Yesterday I attended the life celebration for Peggy Reel.  Peggy made her transition on May 5, 2011. Peggy taught us how to live and then she taught us how to die.   I continue to be comforted by her laughter just a week before she died.  What a lady!   Peggy lived her life to the fullest, [...]

Death, Dying and Mary Jim

Mar
2010
31

posted by on Dealing With Grief, Senior Citizen Living

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She spoke with the sad voice of experience. “Joanie, sometimes death is sweet and sometimes death is hard. Your daddy’s death was sweet.”

Surviving as a Senior

Nov
2009
17

posted by on Dealing With Grief, Senior Citizen Living

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The older we get, the more time we seem to spend visiting the nursing home or rehab centers or worse yet, attending funerals. Do you sometimes feel that way? It’s hard to imagine we are at the age when so many of our friends are sick or dying. It’s been a rough week around here. [...]