I'm sorry to hear about this. Although I've been there, I don't want to say that I know how you feel because it's a different experience for everyone.

My condolensces sweety.

My condolences to you and your family, Karla

Sometimes It Snows In April

But remember snow melts and we are here 4 U
Are thoughts are with U and Yours
Bless U

love to you and yours in this sad time.

my condolences to you and your family.

So sorry for your loss Karla.

You and your family are in my prayers

oh wow, so sorry love coming your way.


Love M

RIP.

I'm so sorry

I'm so sorry for your loss Gemini13, thinking of you...

From Hokie and I...

We're sorry for your loss.

I was just thinking about Gemini13 last night, and wondering how her father was doing, then I saw this thread on the org.

I'm so sorry to hear of your loss, Gemini13. You and your family will be in my prayers.

I'm sorry to hear he lost the fight, truly sorry.

Hello everyone, it's Karla....

I had deleted my account months ago, but needed to come back to show my appreciation to the people on this thread. I told myself that I would not come back here during my father's illness, but I just had to express my thank yous.

It has been a very rough week. My father, whom I miss more than I can say, did not win his battle. The cancer had spread everywhere, and deep into the hip area, all of the vertebrae, all of his ribs, and into his lungs. Cancer deep in the bones affects the production of blood platelets. He was receiving blood transfusions until last Tuesday. The oncologist directed us into a room on Christmas Eve to let us know that he would only survive two to three days. I can't tell you how frustrating it was to be on the phone, fighting with hospice and the hospital all day, just to get him home on Christmas Day. He finally came home at about 8:00pm that night.

What happened that night was very interesting and comforting at the same time. He was confused, but asked me distinctly who "that man outside was". He asked me several times, and there was no one there that I could see. He looked up at the ceiling and said, "What is that?". I told him that everything would be ok, and that man was here to help him. He fell asleep.

The next morning, he wanted to sit up in bed, and tried to get up and walk around. He sat up for about ten minutes, and laid back down, fell asleep, and never woke up. I stayed up all night with him Friday into Saturday. I told him that I would miss him and that I wanted him to visit me. He died about six minutes later. I can't describe how it feels to have the most important person in your life leave. It is excrutiatingly painful, but will get better in time, I know.

I wanted to thank Valory and Phil, they have been extremely supporting, and I want everyone to know that despite what ideas others may have of Phil, his heart is truly in the right place. I cannot wait to finally meet he and Val in the future. I want to also thank everyone else who participated on this thread. I suspected that some would not want to wish me any condolence, and I understand they may have their reasons. Thanks for making this a sticky too, I believe it's my first.

I have pics up of my father on my myspace page, I didn't want to clog it up here.

Karla

Sorry to hear that

I'd read about her concerns about this last earlier this year, and my heart went out to her then as it does now.

I'm very sorry for your loss... my thoughts and prayers are with you.

Karla, my prayers go out for you and yours. Be well.

Sweet sweet Karla.....

I could give the regular condolences but they'd hardly seem to match the magnitude of what just happened. Your father passed to the next phase of his life and I wish you peace and comfort and love for you until that time that you meet him again.

I love you and you know where to find me if you ever need to talk.

GetAwayFromMe said:

Karla~

I wish there was more that we could have done to be more supportive.
I cannot imagine the hell and roller coaster of emotions that you have been going through. I thought of you last night as the New Year was approaching for us. I made a wish that you find a way to get through this and find some bit of comfort as time goes on.

I hope you did not mind me starting you a thread here. I know that you did not want to be here. I just wanted the ppl that care about you to know what had happened, so they could send a prayer your way.
You have always been one that I admire because you say it like it is and have an inner strength about you that I wish I had.
So, just know that you are loved and thought about by two ppl that have yet to meet you but really want to make it happen someday.

Take care of yourself and let us know if there is anything we can do.






Thanks for what you said about Phil. It is true, though when I say it, everyone here thinks I am just saying it because he is my husband.
Sad to say there are a few ppl here shallow enough to dislike me and not converse with me anymore because of who I share my bed with. Sad really but the good ppl of the org out weight the petty bullshitters anyways.

We will continue to keep you and your family in our thoughts Karla.

so sorry for your loss.

I'm sorry Karla

Receve my deep condolence.

So sorry to hear this Karla.

Sorry for ur loss dear!!!