tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994832747844483996.post7885635559351266166..comments2023-09-23T03:56:08.149-07:00Comments on Gberger: More Hard Memories (Dad, skip this one!)Gbergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08895779471612397202noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994832747844483996.post-28234061797185249762008-05-12T10:16:00.000-07:002008-05-12T10:16:00.000-07:00kareni seem to relive kelly's last days at night w...karen<BR/>i seem to relive kelly's last days at night when i am trying to go to sleep. she also was on a lot of morphine. she was still able to walk with help. so many hard memories yet precious because they were the last moments with her for awhile.<BR/>a friend emailed me after Kelly's passing - "I am so sorry you must endure this separation from your daughter" and that is an incredible comfort to me - to say that over and over in my head. this is just a separation, just a separation. we will be together with our Lord and Savior forever.<BR/>your blog is so wonderful Karen, thanks for taking the time to post. hope it is great therapy for you and blesses you as it does me and so many others.<BR/>love in Christ<BR/>pattyPatty Grubbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18150075081378866060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994832747844483996.post-39378619788075023252008-05-09T09:36:00.000-07:002008-05-09T09:36:00.000-07:00Perhaps David has a few stories to share on you!Perhaps David has a few stories to share on you!Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634228626032377554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994832747844483996.post-79289798270712031392008-05-09T08:01:00.000-07:002008-05-09T08:01:00.000-07:00Smiley girl, I'm so glad you could enlarge the pho...Smiley girl, I'm so glad you could enlarge the photos on your Bluebird! (I just love your mom stories.)Gbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08895779471612397202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994832747844483996.post-21557366007753113412008-05-08T22:11:00.000-07:002008-05-08T22:11:00.000-07:00I just enlarged the photos. Everything about her i...I just enlarged the photos. Everything about her is just gorgeous. Such long slender limbs and fingers. A perfect 10 inside and out.<BR/><BR/>And the pic where she's carrying all the stuff definitely shows some sass as well. <BR/><BR/>I love seeing her photos. Each time you post one it shows another little glimpse into her remarkable life.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for sharing.Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634228626032377554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994832747844483996.post-33768802490769792102008-05-08T19:35:00.000-07:002008-05-08T19:35:00.000-07:00Hello, Karen,I was introduced to this page by my f...Hello, Karen,<BR/>I was introduced to this page by my friend at work who knows you from Seattle.<BR/>I lost my son to leukemia, and I find your words amazing. Thank you for sharing these so willingly.<BR/>Terri in Santa FeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994832747844483996.post-89282502580092226992008-05-08T17:28:00.000-07:002008-05-08T17:28:00.000-07:00smiley girl,Yes, it's a beer! She didn't like the ...smiley girl,<BR/>Yes, it's a beer! She didn't like the smell of beer, but someone handed her one at the wedding, so she did her thing and posed. She wanted to be a model for a while. You can totally see her spunk and spice! I love her sass!<BR/>I don't know if you can click on the photos and enlarge them on your "blob," but if you can, you will see that she is really enjoying herself. It is still hard to believe that she passed away 2 WEEKS TO THE DAY after those photos were taken. She looked so healthy and beautiful. I thank God for Andrea and Mike, for giving her that wish-come-true, and for how the whole thing came together. A blessing.<BR/><BR/>Sheri, thank you for sharing that memory with me. I would have loved for them to meet...Gbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08895779471612397202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994832747844483996.post-88763734041306153262008-05-08T17:11:00.000-07:002008-05-08T17:11:00.000-07:00Your are an AMAZING mother. I'm in awe of you and ...Your are an AMAZING mother. I'm in awe of you and your incredible family and I'm so sorry for all those horrible times. Somehow you got through them. I am going to be thinking of you a lot this weekend and sending prayers of comfort and peace.<BR/><BR/>And I have to ask, is that beer in the picture of Katie all smily and giggly? What an awesome photo of her. She looks so happy (yet deviant) in that picture. Her personality really shines through. It's so obvious in the photos how happy you all made her even during those difficult times.Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634228626032377554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994832747844483996.post-30358802278395142512008-05-08T09:15:00.000-07:002008-05-08T09:15:00.000-07:00I love the pictures and I love the stories. I wond...I love the pictures and I love the stories. I wonder what she and Joseph would have thought of one another? They were so very different and yet would have been so bonded by this cancer monster.<BR/><BR/>I too have a very distinct memory of when suddenly Joseph lost the use of his legs. Your memories of Katie brings it all back. Its a horrific memory to be sure. At the same time...we were together. We shared that awful moment just the two of us, in all its raw, horrifying, vulnerable intimacy. A 13 year old boy who could no longer stand on his own. The wrongness of it is still overwhelming and I feel the same feelings as I read about your similar experience with Katie. <BR/><BR/>I found as I approached the one year anniversary of Joseph's death these vivid memories came more frequently. My heart is with you and I (and so many others) are here to bear witness to the love, the grief, the sorrow, the joys, the loss.Sherihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16523200407409657856noreply@blogger.com