Catching people up

[wendolen]

Most of the people who read this journal also follow me on either Twitter or Facebook, so most of you have seen choppy, miserable mini-updates. The short form is that my mom, who on Sunday seemed to be feeling kind of lousy but otherwise okay, is dying pretty quickly of metastatic pancreatic cancer. Yesterday it felt pessimistic but realistic to

Comments

[najalaise]

I'm sorry. I'm glad that it sounds like you'll be able to take some time to be with her.

[celyn100]

Spend all the time you can with your mom. You won't regret it.

The spring before my grandmother passed away, I was back east for a conference. Originally I wasn't going to visit my family. I did decide to let them know I'd be in the area and Mom told me I needed too come see Grandma. It was the last time I saw her lucid. I'm glad I went and I only wish I'd taken more time to be with her.

I'm so very sorry this is happening.

[vghoul]

I wish I knew what to say. I agree that it's best to spend time w/her while you can, obviously - you'll be around to attend to yr own affairs for a good while yet. Other than that, just sorry you both have to suffer.

[greytweed]

I am so very sorry for your loss.

[seattlejo]

I'm so sorry. Please know my thoughts are with you...

Thanks

[wendolen]

And hey, I just sent you a question on Google Wave. (I know Google Wave is still nascent and it's easy for people to forget to check it, so I thought I'd let you know here, too.)