Category: Death, Mourning
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Funeral Planning
We met with the funeral home today, Labs Funeral Home. The folks who are running the funeral home go to our church and know mom and dad well. This was one of the hardest things I have ever had to do only hours after watching my mother die. I am glad we were there for…
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Mom Passed Away Today
Like the night before I fell asleep on the sofa, but I had a little help from the vicodin I took to ward off the headache I had for the past two days of crying. Although, just like the night before I got very little sleep. I awakened with a sore throat and joked at…
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Mom in Hospital Day 2
Dad and I went in to see Mom and the infectious doctor (I know that sounds like the doctor is infectious, she was a doctor of infectious diseases) came in and told us she had bacteria in her blood (pneumococcus) and the treatment would be the antibiotics she was on even if was meningitis so…
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Mom Rushed to Emergency Room
Today (26th) is when it all goes horribly, horribly wrong. I got up after sleeping in to go run a few errands and then off for another leg ultrasound to see how or if my veins working. Before I head out I got a call from Pastor Charles telling me that Dad had Mom at…
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Christmas Day with Mom
Christmas day we had a feast waiting for us prepared by Mom and Dad. We had both ham and turkey with stuffing and all the fixings. As usual everything was delicious. My mom knows how to cook (and how to tell my dad what to do to make her delicious meals — he has been…
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Christmas Eve with Mom
We had a good Christmas together. Christmas eve the Haas side (Mom’s side) of the family (my Dad’s family are almost all in Virginia) get together for dinner and gift exchange. We have done this for as long as I can remember. We had a great time seeing all the aunts, uncles and cousins (there…
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Majel Barrett Roddenberry Joins Gene in the Final Frontier
Roddenberry.com posted this morning that Majel had passed away. “Majel Barrett Roddenberry passed away this morning, December 18, 2008, at 12:27 AM in her Bel Air home. She died peacefully, in her sleep, and was surrounded by family and loved ones. “My mother truly acknowledged and appreciated the fact that Star Trek fans played a…
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Forrest J Ackerman Passes Away
The number one fan of all things science fiction passes away. Forrest J Ackerman, the man who started the Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine and shared his home for years with fellow fans died last week (Dec 4th 2008). I have very fond memories of a visit to his Ackermansion back in 2000 with my…
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Happy Thanksgiving
It started out as a good day. Good food. Spent the day with my family. Then my Dad called tonight to tell me my grandmother died tonight. We were not close any more. I hadn’t seen her in the last few years. But still she was my grandmother none the less.
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I Want It Wednesday: Zombie Protest Tee
It is that time of year again when everything turns creepy. For all those Zombies out there who aren’t getting the treatment they deserve here’s the t-shirt for you. Tell them like it is (or was). Zombies are were people too!
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Comic Book Show In Reading PA
I was just reading about a Comic Book Show in Reading, PA at the Expo Center. The Expo’s website had no information about the show other than the dates (September 6-7). So I did a search for more info and learned that the show is hosted by Comic Geek Speak. For more show information check…
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Soul Legend Isaac Hayes Dies
Soul singer and arranger Isaac Hayes, who won Grammy awards and an Oscar for the theme from the 1971 action film “Shaft,” has died, sheriff’s officials in Memphis, Tennessee, reported Sunday. Singer Issac Hayes seen performing in the U.K. last year. Hayes was found dead Sunday at age 65. more photos » Relatives found Hayes,…