My Mom

[Monkey Butler]

MJ,

I know some like to poke you a little bit with the Windtalker thing and all that. (I don't because I live close enough to you that you could be here in an hour to kick my a$$).

But that is one of the best worded things I have seen written here, by anyone. Your character and love for your mom come through more clearly than could be expressed in a whole book.

My heart goes out to your mom and yourself and your whole family.

[lumberslinger178]

very nice mj may god bless you and your family.

[macojoe]

Thanks everyone!!

Mom is home now, we got her all settled in and comfy. The nurse and her new health aid are comming tomorrow to go over all her meds and stuff, the aid will come every other day to bath her and whatever else she needs.
I have a brother that lives with her, but he is the youngest and not to stable (LOL) so me and my other 2 brothers (there sare 4 of us) are going to stay there on different nights to give him some rest. I went and got a baby moniter tonight so it will be a bit easy when she is sleeping as she complains that we keep coming in to ck on her, now we can hear all in the other room.

I also called and talked to the funeral home and told them what we needed, I called my Uncle in NY and he talked to the cematery about getting her mother and fathers plot opened (as she wants to be with them) up for her. I still have to go and get a small stone to be put by her spot as there is no room on the family stone for her info.
So I have about 90% of things done, it sucks but I am about the only one that can handle it right now.

[Road King Cole]

By chance are you using , Chapman, Cole & Gleason? (no relation) They were wonderful when we did my Mom and Dad there.

And yes, beautiful card, wouldn't want to admit that it brought a tear to my eye.

Give it to her soon if you haven't already.

rkc

[macojoe]

Thanks!
I am giving it to her on saturday, and no I using dyer-lakefuneralhome.com/ a friend had his father done there a few years ago and was pretty happy. mom wants nothing, no wake or anything. So I talked to them today and except for the urn its $995

[buckleyjr]

You and your family are in my prayers, MJ. Thank you for sharing your thoughts, fears and feelings. It's inspiring, and certainly had an effect on me. I hope this community can help you through these difficult times.

[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by macojoe

So I talked to them today and except for the urn its $995

When my mom passed in '08, we picked her ashes up from the crematorium and selected an urn on our own to hold most of the ashes...the rest we literally tossed to a mild breeze on a beach that had become a favorite of hers for years before she became so disabled she couldn't go any more...my sister, my wife and I and mom's 4 grandchildren...strongly emotional event for us...but she'll be on that beach forever...

[BuilderFL]

MJ, there's nothing more precious than our mother and nothing more valiant than love words that come strait from the heart of her son. And for those who still have their mother alive, lets make sure we tell them more often. You're a good man MJ. May God bless you and continue to give you the courage that will support you through this painful passage of life.

[macojoe]

Thanks guys!!

I did not go there today as I had to go to the Doc myself as I needed some things for my up coming eye surgery.
But I was called this AM by my brother saying it was a bad njght, I guess her breathing was bad and at 3am he helped her to a bed side comode and she did not call him when done, she decided to get off on her own when he heard on the moniter "Bam" and there she was on floor with shorts to her kness!! He was able to pick her up and get her back in bed. Nurse came out today and ck'ed her out and said she was fine, but we need to try to avoid this again, we said we will do are best??

[bradford]

Hang in there Bro. It sounds like you've got most everything under control in a very trying and emotional situatiuon. Great card, better than anything you could have bought.