Comments on: Obit

By: Francine Séguin

Francine Séguin — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 19:15:21 +0000

Bonjour Mark,

J’ai appris hier la triste nouvelle du décËs de ta mËre. Je sais que c’est un moment difficile pour toi. Et s’ajoutant ‡ cette épreuve, il y a sans doute le chagrin lié ‡ toute cette souffrance que ta mËre a endurée. De ce que j’ai compris, en lisant le blogue d’Alison, les derniËres années de Margrit ont été trËs difficile. Il est inconce- vable d’avoir ‡ vivre tout cela avant de terminer sa vie.

Bien que je sois impuissante ‡ soulager ta douleur, je tiens ‡ te dire que je partage ton chagrin et je t’envoie toute mon affection.

Francine

By: Bertha Cummins

Bertha Cummins — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 23:09:52 +0000

My thoughts are with you at this time.

By: Vivian

Vivian — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:29:34 +0000

What a wonderful picture of your mother – both the photograph and the portrait in words.
No life is easy, and I think you have shown some of the mountains and valleys in your mother’s life

By: ina

ina — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:07:38 +0000

What a full, interesting, at times painful life your mother led. I take comfort – and hope you do, too – from the fact that when and how she went was to some extent her choice. “Man is ein Kind, bis man keine Eltern mehr hat.” Carry on.

By: JonasParker

JonasParker — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:25:16 +0000

While I may never know the full story of Margrit from your view, I respect and appreciate your account of this woman’s life. I wish I had more to add, but I think the important things have been said already.

I will likely have my own account of my parents’ lives in the next ten years. I hope I can do as well as you have done here.

By: waa

waa — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:17:44 +0000

One big hug. You didn’t have the easiest mom, indeed. But she could’ve done worse than geting a son like you.
Great picture.

By: Finn

Finn — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:33:34 +0000

Sterkte.

Finn.

By: Leanne

Leanne — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 04:21:55 +0000

Yes, mourn fully and well, grieve and be comforted. Very good words. Thankyou for introducing us to Magrit… I very much enjoyed reading it, and the photo, and when you wrote that she died after writing that line, it brought tears to my eyes. I was with my grandmother when waiting for her death after a stroke, when she refused to be hospitalised, and this brought it to mind, the strength of the woman, the life fully and well lived. I am so glad you could be there with her at the very end, and I am thankful she didn’t suffer on for longer. Bless you.

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:44:41 +0000

Thank you for speaking for the dead. I did not know her but it seemed to be well done.

Mourn fully and well, grieve and be comforted.

I thought you were French. Don’t know why I thought that.

By: Luc Séguin

Luc Séguin — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:18:08 +0000

Je vois d’o˘ vient ton talent pour les langues. Ta mËre était une femme intelligente. J’apprécie ton texte qui me permet jusqu’‡ un certain point de te connaÓtre un peu mieux. Merci.