now it's my MIL....

[Cuddlebaby]

in the last stages of stage 4 cancer. Hospice nurse guesses a week or two in that she now is no longer eating and is losing muscle control. 6 months after Micah was born dead. this is very tough....FIL is pretty terrible too. won't be long. then our kids' only grandparents will be 6 hours away. Thanksgiving won't be the same. It's always at their house and she is best cook, taught me how to make the perfect gravy and pie crust. Can't even fanthom Thanksgiving dinner without her running things...

[NullSet]

I'm sorry.

I hate how everything always happens at the same time. How strong can one person be?

[Cuddlebaby]

she passed away less than an hour ago. FIL has pneumonia and may not make it much longer either. tough times. hubby is holding up pretty well considering he lost his son and and mother less than 7 months apart...

[rivermom]

My heart goes out to you and your family. I will keep you in thoughts and prayers.

[namaste_mom]

(((HUGS))) Cuddlebaby

I lost my Mom 5 months after losing Norah. It is difficult having one loss on top of the other....

[William's Mom]

[texmati]

I'm so, so, so very sorry. .

You can tell from your post how very loved she is.

[kblackstone444]

[Cuddlebaby]

thanks for the hugs and reviving this thread cuz I really needed it. really. it's tougher after everyone goes home and we have time to dwell on it. SIL wants to do thanksgiving @ MIL (okay FIL's) house so FIL won't have to go anywhere. understandable. but SO VERY tough. It'll be hard. but something we have to do for FIL and probably for us too. an important hurdle to overcome. Their house is getting messy without MIL there to keep things in order. so tough. It'll be so hard looking through her cupboards to put things away and to stir the gravy without here there to conduct things. I think there will be lots of crying.

[meemee]

mama.

Hopefully there will be some laughter too. tears and laughter.

[angie7]

[AntoninBeGonin]

[HarperRose]

How'd it go?

Thanks for thinking of my family, too, right now.

[Cuddlebaby]

it was okay. not nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be. we decided to skip the gravy and SIL made au gratin potatoes...all was good except for the somber attitude. FIL ATE!! he rarely eats and is down to 150 pounds @ 6'7". he ate two plates and had alone time with my hubby which never happens. so that in itself made it all worthwhile. And he seems to be feeling better, physically.

Cuddlebaby co-owner Michelle came by with her hubby and kids and surprised us. that was very nice as they live 2 1/2 hours away.

thanks for asking. how are you?

[stiles' mummy]

[momma of monkeys]

pm'd you s

[HarperRose]

Originally Posted by Cuddlebaby

it was okay. not nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be. we decided to skip the gravy and SIL made au gratin potatoes...all was good except for the somber attitude. FIL ATE!! he rarely eats and is down to 150 pounds @ 6'7". he ate two plates and had alone time with my hubby which never happens. so that in itself made it all worthwhile. And he seems to be feeling better, physically.

Cuddlebaby co-owner Michelle came by with her hubby and kids and surprised us. that was very nice as they live 2 1/2 hours away.

thanks for asking. how are you?

Sounds like it was ok-ish then.

I'm ok. Funeral was last Wed and I guess we all got our grieving out during the 11 days she was hospitalized because not one of us cried. We all had our moments in the following days, though.

[jeca]