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The Last Breath
My mother was no longer conscious this morning. Each of us were in with her in the final hours, holding her hand, speaking softly. I put on some Jimmy Cliff music that she liked and sang quietly to...
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Mary Urlocker - Rest in Peace
From the Orlando SentinelMary L. Urlocker died July 4, 2006 after a seven year struggle with ovarian cancer. She was born in Deseronto, Ontario. She is survived by husband Bob of 50 years and...
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Preparations
There's still a few last minute preparations for the funeral and reception that we've been working on today. We had a head start early in the week, but now time is running out and some things are...
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Funeral
Today we had the funeral mass at the Church of the Annunciation that my parents belong to. Many of my mother's golf friends and neighbors were there as well as my mother's sister Carmel and her son...
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Family
After the funeral and the reception we had family over to the house. I was still in a fog for an hour or two after the reception, but as guests came to the house the mood changed. The kids were...
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Just after my mother died, we discovered a sprial bound journal in which she had written a diary of some of her feelings when she was first diagnosed with cancer and started chemotherapy. She was not...
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Tell Someone About Cervical Cancer
Merck launched an awareness campaign recently to encourage women to tell someone about how the HPV virus can lead to cervical cancer, one of the leading forms of cancer among women. Merck has...
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Christmas Without Mary
This was our first Christmas without my mom. Gregg and I flew to my younger brother Tim's family in Phoenix and we were joined by my brother Mike, his family and my father. It was not the entire...
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Cancer - The Job You Got
The Washington Cancer Institute has a new seminar program on living well with cancer for cancer survivors, family, friends and caregivers. It's called "Cancer - The Job You Got - But Didn't Apply...
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Fade Into You
I had a business trip that took me to Orlando for a few days recently, so I was able to spend some more time with my father. For the most part, he has settled into his life as a single man, though I...
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Final Thoughts
Note: This posting is something I worked on several times shortly after my mother died as a kind of conclusion, but I was never able to complete it. I never liked the idea of having a final post, so I...
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God Bless
It was on July 4, 2006 that my mom passed away, and so I've had a year to think about it, accept it, and sometimes forget that she's not around. Just a week ago my wife was showing me some handbags...
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The Last Breath
My mother was no longer conscious this morning. Each of us were in with her in the final hours, holding her hand, speaking softly. I put on some Jimmy Cliff music that she liked and sang quietly to...
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Mary Urlocker - Rest in Peace
From the Orlando SentinelMary L. Urlocker died July 4, 2006 after a seven year struggle with ovarian cancer. She was born in Deseronto, Ontario. She is survived by husband Bob of 50 years and...
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Preparations
There's still a few last minute preparations for the funeral and reception that we've been working on today. We had a head start early in the week, but now time is running out and some things are...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Funeral
Today we had the funeral mass at the Church of the Annunciation that my parents belong to. Many of my mother's golf friends and neighbors were there as well as my mother's sister Carmel and her son...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Family
After the funeral and the reception we had family over to the house. I was still in a fog for an hour or two after the reception, but as guests came to the house the mood changed. The kids were...
View ArticleIn My Mother's Words
Just after my mother died, we discovered a sprial bound journal in which she had written a diary of some of her feelings when she was first diagnosed with cancer and started chemotherapy. She was not...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tell Someone About Cervical Cancer
Merck launched an awareness campaign recently to encourage women to tell someone about how the HPV virus can lead to cervical cancer, one of the leading forms of cancer among women. Merck has...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Christmas Without Mary
This was our first Christmas without my mom. Gregg and I flew to my younger brother Tim's family in Phoenix and we were joined by my brother Mike, his family and my father. It was not the entire...
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