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I honestly can not wait for this Month of August to be over....
My Family used to celebrate several Birthdays and Wedding Anniversaries in August....
Now, a month that was filled with so much Joy and Happiness, is now filled with sorrow, heartbreak and memores as we mark those dates along with the dates of the passing of too many of our loved ones.....
August 7 - this year was the 6th Anniversary of my nephew John's passing from colon cancer at 48 years old...
Leaving behind 3 young daughters and his wife, who was his childhood sweetheart....
AND the 1st Anniversary of the passing of his Dad, my BIL John...
Yes!!!
The Father died on the exact same day that his oldest son passed away on, only 5 years later!
August 12 would have been my 47th Wedding Anniversary and my BIL John's 81st Birthday and this year, it was the 1st Anniversary of the day of his Funeral....
Yes, he was buried on his Birthday and my Wedding Anniversary!
August 16 is the 15th Anniversary of my dog, our sweet Savanna's passing...I was never able to think about getting another dog after her...
August 17th would have been my late husband Joe's 71st Birthday....I mentioned in my last post about the touching FB post by my son Jim which just tore my heart out...
Today, August 21st is my oldest niece Lisa's Birthday but it is also the 10 year Anniversary of her one and only son Craig's date of death
August 27th would have been my Mother's 106th Birthday....
SADLY, I now have another date to add to this sorrowful list....
On Tuesday, August 19th, I found my dear neighbor Ed dead in his house.....
I knew he was dead in the house....
I call it the Nurse Curse....
I got my next door neighbor Mo, who is about to become a physician when he hopefully will pass his exam next week, to come with me as I had a key for Ed's house....
There were no lights on inside and it was pitch dark...
All I am going to say is that we found him laying on the floor at the top of the stairs....
Mo took over, I had to go back downstairs, Mo checked for a pulse, called 911 while I tried looking for a family contact number in the Kitchen.
Ed's phone was on the Kitchen table which the police were able to access and called his daughter in Phila. who called his sister nearby...
4 Police cars including the canine unit responded as all of these incidents are treated as suspicious until foul play is ruled out.
Mo and I were interviewed by the EMS attendants, 2 police officers and the coroner and our statements were taken...
Natural causes was determined...
I called his landlord, spoke with his daughter on the phone and later his sister when she got here....
All the neighbors were coming and hugging me on my front porch saying, "After all Debbie went through last year, why did it have to be her that found him"?
I am okay with it because I am glad that it was me, someone who loved and cared for him rather than the police responding to a wellness call....
I guess you can imagine what a mess I was with all of this....
I want to Thank my next door neighbors Mo and Mehrukh and all the neighbors who offered support and comfort to me, to the WB Twp. police officers, who showed such kindness and compassion along with professionalism, to the 2 female EMS attendants who sat with me on the sofa, holding my hand as the police interviewed me, to all who called me, emailed me, PMed me on FB to see if I was okay after I posted it on FB, to Ed's BIL who told me how much Ed always spoke of both me and Joe and that he loved us like we were his brother and sister....
The last time I saw Ed was on Friday when I took some pizza over to him for dinner....
The last thing he said to me was "Thank you for the pizza! Love You, Honey!!"
This is how I will remember Ed, who was such a dear friend and I will miss terribly.....
I can not wait for August to be over!!!
Dear Lord, PLEASE!!
I think I am strong enough now....
PLEASE tell all the people you love how much they mean to you because......
As tomorrow is promised to No One!!!
Am I okay???
Not really right now but I will be....
I had planned on showcasing my collection of vintage copper molds in my Kitchen for this post which I am still doing.....
I bought them all over the years at yard sales and church flea markets....
Honestly, I am having a hard time this week so I am just going to let the pictures do the talking so I hope you do not mind....
Thanks to those who took the time out of their busy day to spend a little bit of time with me!!
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A terrible month for you with all those dad memories, sad you found Ed, but good in a way as you were such good friends. It would of been awful if it had been a stranger. Your copper molds are lovely. Much cooler today and overnight temperatures have been so much better. Hope the weather is good for you too.
ReplyDeleteDear Deb, i am soon sorry for all you have had to endure this month. I agree you are definitely needing a big break. I am sending you comforting prayers and hugs..))
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