Sunday 31 July, 2005

Lost for words

I started this entry by writing about yesterday's fireworks show - the previous entry refers of course to the second entry in the Celebration of Lights competition yesterday by the Swedish team - when my mother called.

The news was that my aunt had very suddenly died yesterday.

It wasn't totally unexpected, she had been suffering from a second bout of cancer for over a year now, but it was unexpected that everything happened so fast. I saw her last time last summer - she had just started chemo and was ill and exhausted, but still in relatively good spirits. Turn for the worst happened couple of days ago when she was taken to the hospital where the situation was deemed to be terminal, and she was supposed to be able to go home to die but didn't make it in the end.

She is someone I have known all my life, loved all my life. She was always friendly and funny, and I'm very sad for the loss. I shall miss her.

Posted by kolibri at 31 July 11:21, 2005
Comments
# 1 - Henri (on July 31, 2005 04:28 PM):

I'm so very sorry. Warm thoughts for you and your family.


# 2 - RelFexive (on August 1, 2005 01:45 PM):

My condolences. I lost an aunt a few years back to illness. It's never good.

There I go with the understatements again.


~Rel


# 3 - Moira (on August 2, 2005 02:34 AM):

Otan osaa. Kuolema on ollut minunkin mielessäni, koska mummuni mitä suurimmalla todennäköisyydellä ei elä enää kauan, vaikka viimeisin kriisi menikin (toistaiseksi) ohitse. Vaiva kun sai nimekseen sairaalabakteerin, eikä se parane.

Kun olen menettänyt läheisen, olen viettänyt useamman päivän puoliksi turtana, puoliksi hyvin ahdistuneena. Mutta sitten aika alkaa toimia. Lopulta voi ajatella kaikkia niitä hyviä asioita eikä se enää satu.

Jaksamista.


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