tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post3254738889471682611..comments2024-03-27T13:48:27.538+00:00Comments on HyperCRYPTICal: FearhyperCRYPTICalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11967085628384237933noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-54719497729493525842015-03-06T03:57:31.203+00:002015-03-06T03:57:31.203+00:00Oh, this is heart wrenching..did you hear the song...Oh, this is heart wrenching..did you hear the song by Glenn Campbell sung at the Oscars? "I'm never going to hold you like I did"....so difficult, but he also sings: "I'm not going to miss you", not that is is any consolation.<br />Kathy Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12326495504453579091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-63550168360827578522015-03-05T03:22:22.678+00:002015-03-05T03:22:22.678+00:00A very complex mix of emotions to be sure...A very complex mix of emotions to be sure...Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-75408378859096525172015-03-03T22:19:21.988+00:002015-03-03T22:19:21.988+00:00Such a visceral write--and so very sad---Such a visceral write--and so very sad---Audrey Howitt aka Divaloungerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06854425983822589062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-33557155175309364272015-03-03T06:22:45.098+00:002015-03-03T06:22:45.098+00:00This is very close to home for me! I continue to t...This is very close to home for me! I continue to thank God my husband did not linger in such a state.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-13063368128099235562015-03-02T17:55:29.012+00:002015-03-02T17:55:29.012+00:00You captured that helplessness we feel in the pres...You captured that helplessness we feel in the presence of dementia and Alzheimers. There is a sense of relief when they finally depart. It is not only a struggle for the one who is ill but also for the family. Very fine poem.Beachannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08638256396472533685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-11470833244473506682015-03-02T14:49:57.455+00:002015-03-02T14:49:57.455+00:00A very sad piece, sometimes it is death, sometimes...A very sad piece, sometimes it is death, sometimes it is life...it all can be hard.annell4https://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-57678388031470075522015-03-02T13:59:48.690+00:002015-03-02T13:59:48.690+00:00Very poignant and well described. I love the ques...Very poignant and well described. I love the questions about what he of him. When I watched my brother die I knew his body died but couldn't figure out where "he" went. colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16669375650785054059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-52229603564342347422015-03-01T22:06:06.632+00:002015-03-01T22:06:06.632+00:00Rest in peace, Ted. In fear is a horrible way to l...Rest in peace, Ted. In fear is a horrible way to live a life. I really like the baby bird imagery. It kind of scares me.<br /><br />Oh, and hey Sweet Anna!Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757679752138734026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-15288318006413386642015-03-01T21:55:58.354+00:002015-03-01T21:55:58.354+00:00It is sad when we see someone like this and it tor...It is sad when we see someone like this and it torments us to see the suffering.Truedessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09079953417572207613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-49638876480927296242015-03-01T21:18:06.695+00:002015-03-01T21:18:06.695+00:00a family friend had no one else, so my mother and ...a family friend had no one else, so my mother and i oversaw his care the last five years of his life ~ watching the progression of the dementia... horrific! fear seemed all he had left, as well. the end was truly a blessing.<br /><br />♥my heart's love songshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13629303520695044479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-21241303803598892082015-03-01T13:56:42.744+00:002015-03-01T13:56:42.744+00:00Anna, this rang so many bells. Parents, patients.....Anna, this rang so many bells. Parents, patients...and yesterday we lunched with a friend who longs for a peaceful death for her suffering husband, who's no longer the man she married.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-69412188028737363292015-03-01T10:57:03.747+00:002015-03-01T10:57:03.747+00:00i can see this. very difficult.i can see this. very difficult.lucychilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519163424062626658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-31813843857042983132015-03-01T10:47:44.763+00:002015-03-01T10:47:44.763+00:00How sad and beautifully written.How sad and beautifully written.ADDYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01018958238940897902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-65107247253521055572015-03-01T09:23:38.807+00:002015-03-01T09:23:38.807+00:00if the only thing that is left is pain i can imagi...if the only thing that is left is pain i can imagine how we want them to be able to leave - and sometimes yet they still hold on to life as hope usually dies last...Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-89454002254214033912015-03-01T07:24:18.669+00:002015-03-01T07:24:18.669+00:00If just the fear and pain was absent.. But I do so...If just the fear and pain was absent.. But I do so understand that we would wish them to die.. But they hold on to something... So sad.brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-60383128867966563442015-03-01T03:25:32.132+00:002015-03-01T03:25:32.132+00:00powerful and sad... ~powerful and sad... ~grapelinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929030339206629628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-15564319151084299002015-03-01T02:47:48.902+00:002015-03-01T02:47:48.902+00:00This is a painful read but you convey the pian of ...This is a painful read but you convey the pian of living and the fear very acutely and powerfully. It is sad but sometimes we do wish for some people to die.Gabriellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09968615376035959259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-14814034239153562472015-03-01T01:49:39.083+00:002015-03-01T01:49:39.083+00:00It is hard to understand that unless one has been ...It is hard to understand that unless one has been at the side of one whose life has come to this. You have characterized the end of his life vividly. A slice of reality that is difficult to read...but needs to be.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-51385913280365525182015-03-01T00:07:06.401+00:002015-03-01T00:07:06.401+00:00How frightening to be in that situation ~ Hopefull...How frightening to be in that situation ~ Hopefully he is now free of pain & fears ~ RIP to your friend ~<br /><br />Thanks for sharing Anna ~Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-12384035595653406452015-03-01T00:01:28.859+00:002015-03-01T00:01:28.859+00:00Not an easy feeling. The hope to let them go, let ...Not an easy feeling. The hope to let them go, let them be free of pain, and the feeling of been hoping for something that one should not wish for. A difficult moment in life. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-77642399567363771652015-02-28T22:28:23.388+00:002015-02-28T22:28:23.388+00:00i have been there...hoping for one to die...so the...i have been there...hoping for one to die...so they are no longer in pain...because their quality of life could not be good...its a hard place of being...and you feel bad...but relieved as well...as we twist in our own feelings...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.com