Post #296,160
11/17/07 11:44:48 AM
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Yet Another Update
My grandfather is dead. His body is still living, but he pretty much passed beyond the reach of anybody yesterday afternoon. He had some lucid moments before passing, and I got a chance on Thursday to tell him about the redheaded Irish girl I'm kinda seeing. I'll be damned if he didn't have the biggest smile on his face. I actually saved it until just before he was scheduled to go in for the surgery that put him in there in the first place, I wanted to give him a big boost. I was leaving to go take care of some errands, but my brother told me that for some time afterwards, he'd fall asleep with this big grin on his face, then wake up again and that big grin would get bigger, then he'd fall asleep again, big grin still on his face.
I don't feel like crying - I feel like laughing. He is an amazing man, full of love and care for everyone around him. I can feel him in me as I write this, encouraging me to dance and chase that woman.
Goodbye, John "Jack" O'Neill. They don't make the likes of you any more. May your glass be ever full. May the roof over your head be always strong. And may you be in heaven half an hour before the devil knows you're dead.
Odoru aho ni miru aho!
Onaji aho nara odoranya son son!
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Post #296,161
11/17/07 11:52:46 AM
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Thanks. Condolences for your loss. Peace to all of you.
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Post #296,167
11/17/07 2:59:44 PM
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Condolences
My thoughts are with you and your family during this time.
On another note: hope you and the redhead hit it off...life is better shared.
-Slugbug
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Post #296,173
11/17/07 4:42:31 PM
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Sorry
But thanks for this grin as well.
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Post #296,174
11/17/07 4:43:43 PM
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Out with a smile...
the one you gave him. What a precious gift for both of you.
We shall pour one out for Mr. O'Neill and look for the new star in the sky.
Hugs and love,
me and the Critterites
Smile,
Amy
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Post #296,175
11/17/07 4:44:06 PM
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Im sorry, :-(
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Post #296,180
11/17/07 6:07:47 PM
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Bet you made your grandpa proud.
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Post #296,186
11/18/07 5:22:56 AM
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Condolences and a question
Any relation to Ed O'Neill Jr (or III) from Minnesota?
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. (Herm Albright)
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Post #296,201
11/18/07 11:51:24 AM
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Possibly
I remember something about an Ed O'Neill, but I don't remember where or if he's still alive. I'll ask.
He actually woke up yesterday. That's the thing about Irish farmers - you think you've done 'em in, and they wake up saying "I'm not dead yet!" ;) He's not coming back from this one - his lungs are almost completely filled with fluid, his kidneys have shut down, and there are other details I haven't given. Still, he managed to smile and gasp out "thank you" when we got some water into his mouth - and he was even able to swallow a teaspoon.
All nutrients have been pulled, and he's on a morphine drip. It's just about time now. However, explicit orders were given, and I'm not going back up today. No matter what happens, I'm not to call the hospital, and nobody is going to call me if his condition changes until tomorrow. I've got a hot date with a pretty redhead... ;) Movie, dinner, then I'm going to teach her a few dance steps.
Odoru aho ni miru aho!
Onaji aho nara odoranya son son!
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Post #296,203
11/18/07 12:16:07 PM
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He reminds me of my Mom
She has been on Hospice over a year. She will not die.
Last time in the hospital the doc called the family- told everyone get to the hospital NOW. It was time. The entire family gathered around her bed. Crying, saying goodbye, etc. She was completely nonresponsive. The phone rang and I answered it. It was her best friend. My Mom must've heard me say her name because she croaked "Tell her I'm not dying yet.".
Damn if she wasnt right.
She's been given the Last Rite so many times I'm sure she will be on the direct bus to Heaven. If and when she ever decides to get on that damn bus.
Re: Red. Enjoy. Let if flow. Dance your little heart out.
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Post #296,209
11/18/07 3:42:43 PM
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Thanks for the update, Bio.
Believe it or not and given what you had said in the past, I've wondered what happened to your Mom. It didn't seem right to just ask.
Alex
Nobody has a more sacred obligation to obey the law than those who make the law. -- Sophocles (496? - 406 BCE)
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Post #296,211
11/18/07 3:54:19 PM
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<monty python>
Not dead yet!
</monty python>
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Post #296,217
11/18/07 7:14:45 PM
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You need to come up with new material.
And had you said that without all the "< >'s" and the "/'s", your point *still* would have been crystal clear, and you would have made it with fewer keystrokes and less jibber jabber.
:-*
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Post #296,221
11/18/07 7:49:13 PM
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I thought it was funny :-/
in the geeky fashion of the milieu.
Smile,
Amy
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Post #296,222
11/18/07 9:18:10 PM
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Dont encourage him!
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Post #296,238
11/19/07 12:21:02 AM
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But Fire So Pretty, Make Bigger! :-D
Smile,
Amy
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Post #296,216
11/18/07 7:06:25 PM
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Awww...
You coulda asked! But thanks for your sensitivity.
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Post #296,190
11/18/07 8:50:15 AM
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Sorry you lost him
but I had to let you know that your description gave ME a smile...
What else can anyone in life hope for after all, but to go out with a smile?
Imric's Tips for Living
- Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
- Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
- Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.
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Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning,
As hopeless as it seems in the middle,
Or as finished as it seems in the end.
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Post #296,194
11/18/07 10:30:25 AM
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What a sad but wondrous situtation
Sorry for the loss but moved by the fact that you were able to make it happen in a good way.
Now the goal, make "red" a priority. Find your balance.
Too much of today's music is fashionable crap dressed as artistry.Adrian Belew
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