Get your relationships in order page

[Marie]

Guess what, being primal won't save you from heartache. (yeah, I know you know) Illness can beset even the healthiest of us. My father was strong and fit... then severe pancreatitis (caused as a rare side effect from an ERCP scoping procedure) killed him in three weeks.


Things were strained a bit this past year, but I always figured we'd have a good talk... but we never did. I am devastated.


So... do your sprints, move a lot, take your fish oil... or whatever... but put "mending/keeping/prioritizing relationships" at the top of your list.

[hannahc]

So sorry to hear of your loss, that is so sudden. It's always good to be reminded to keep your relationships healthy as well, thank you.

[Catalina]

Oh, I'm so sorry, Marie. And thanks for the reminder. No matter how much we all "know" this, we forget so easily.

[Acmebike]

Positive thoughts sent your way, Marie! I am with my folks and brother's family this Tgiving and WILL NOT forget the impact of what you just shared. So sorry, but you did make me have a wake up. Thank you.

[PrimalK]

So sorry, Marie.


This is quite timely, as I'm going through some issues with a family member right now.


How to unravel the knots...


Thank you for your reminder.

[kuno1chi]

So sorry for your loss, Marie. Both of my parents have passed, and there's so much I wish I'd shared with them...

[Griff]

Oh, Marie. I'm so sorry for your loss. I know what you're going through; my father died of cancer in January of this year and he was only 63. I always thought we'd have more time too. I miss him dreadfully.


I'm sorry to hear things were strained between the two of you when he passed. That has to hurt even worse. I can't imagine that.


My best to you.

[Baglady]

Marie, you have my deepest sympathy. I will say a special prayer for you.


I too had an experience this past summer that hit me so profoundly that I have been making those contacts with people from my past and letting them know I love them. I had a dear friend from 30 years ago whom I hadn't seen in 20 years, diagnosed with lung cancer in June. I made a long journey (over 1000 miles) on my mororcycle to attend a fund raiser for him and see him in August. It was a very short visit but straight to the point. A huge hug, a kiss and an I Love You, nothing else need to be said. We got home and 20 days after our visit he passed. How grateful I was to have had that hug & kiss! Now I tell my family and friends often how I feel.

[Marie]

Thank you all... and I am sorry for your losses as well.


My only consolation is that I was able to spend nearly every day with him in the hospital, and the last thing I did for him while he was conscious was rub his feet, and the last thing I said to him was "I love you." By the next morning when I came back, he was sedated and on a ventilator. He never regained consciousness.


I am in shock and my heart is broken. Who the heck dies from a scoping procedure???!!!

[Ecala]

I'm sorry too Marie