They found my neighbor, Joyce, dead in her bed this morning at assisted living. Mom called me and I broke down in tears. Joyce was such a good friend and neighbor. I feel like I have lost her twice. Once to assisted living and again with her death.
I am so sad to hear this, she always sounded like such a wonderful person. Hopefully she will now be at rest because as you know she didn't want to go to assisted living.
Please don't let this set you back or plunge you into deep depression. She wouldn't want that. I'm sure she would want you to remember the good times, the meals shared, the laughs.
Oh no! I am so sorry. Reading your posts about her made me feel like I knew her a little bit too. Thanks for sharing with us. I am so sorry that you've lost her. :*-( Prayers for you and her family.
Bless your heart. A terrible loss for you. In time, it will feel different as it is now while your loss is so keen. Memories of Joyce will be precious. How fortunate you were to have her in your life.
You were the very essence of what a true friend is to Joyce, and I think she knew that. Please be gentle with yourself in the coming days. Think of Joyce now being pain free and happy and at peace.
I have been reading your blog for months now and never commented but this one post saddens me. Please know I'm thinking of you and hoping that you remember the good times you had with Joyce. Take care of yourself.
Many many hugs for you. Joyce was a very important part of your life, and the best way you can honor her is to remember her with joy, laughter and light. She is at peace, and her life was made better for knowing you.
Big big hugs to you. I am so very sorry - I know what a great friend she has been to you, and vice versa. I hope they figure out why she passed and hopefully knowing she isn't suffering anymore will comfort you.
What a sad sad news. Joyce has been very fortunate to have had a neighbour like you. I remember all the comfort she got from you and that you shared with us. I also remember all the good things you shared and got from her. She is at peace now. I hope in time you'll share some of that peace in your heart and mind. Best thoughts and wishes from here in Southern France from one of your reader who don't comment much anymore but who's always reading you several times a day! Love to you Andrew, Laurent
Dear Andrew, I'm so sorry to hear this news. Joyce sounded like a lovely lady and I know how much you cared about her. Thinking of you and sending a virtual hug.
This was so shocking. Hopefully, Joyce has found some peace at last. I am so saddend to hear this. I know how much she meant to you and how much you missed having here nearby.
Oh! I'm so very, very sorry. You were so kind and good to her.... she was lucky you were there. I always loved reading about her and felt bettr knowing she had you ... and you had her.
I'm so sorry Andrew. We have been to lots of funerals and it is always so hard, especially when you lose someone so close. My heart goes out to you. May you know some measure of comfort and peace in all this.
I am so sorry! Please know that everyone hear on blogger, including me, is here for you! You do what you need to do. I know it must be hard. You are so brave!
I'm so shocked Andrew! I hope you share some details with us. I know how much you cared for her. You were a good friend and neighbor. Let's hope she's so happy now that she can't hardly stand it.
You have my greatest sympathy. Your affection for her was clear in your writing. I know you will miss her, but remember the good things and it is easier.
We hope that the memories of the good times that you shared with Joyce will comfort you during this difficult time. Hang in there. When you feel the urge to do something that you shouldn't, take Maggie for a long walk. It'll be a good escape for both of you.
I thank you for holding Joyce in your arms as she passed through the threshold of life and death. I thank you Lord for comforting her, bringing her to the clearest point of sanity, purest place of love, and removing all pain and confusion.
Lord, I just want to lay out my thanks that you held your child Joyce, and allowed her to feel the adoration, acceptance and peace that she had so longed for, in Jesus name Amen.
My heart is with you Andrew on the loss of your friend. I recently lost my 30 year old son and the pain is unbearable. Be strong and know how many of us care about you here. I've had you on my blogroll forever but have never commented, just wanted to always know you were well. If you watch closly in the next few days she'll let you know she is ok and happy. I promise.
sorry to hear about joyce andrew , she was a special friend to you and you took good care of her and she really loved you . take peace in that , keep going on with your life the way you have been , she would want you to . bless you she is at peace finally from her demons
I am so very sorry to hear this news. Your writing about her was a vein in which she could touch so many more people and by the response to your post, you can see this manifest. I pray she went peacefully and in resting with angels like her.
Oh my. I am so sorry! I loved hearing about Joyce. This is shocking. You were a good neighbor to her and if there is a heaven, she will be up there looking out for you.
I'm so very sorry for your loss Andrew, you were a good friend to her. Friendships are treasures and it was obvious that you treasured your friendship with her. Take care my friend. Be at peace.
I think it's wonderful that you have memoralized Joyce's life on your blog and with all of these people that loved the character that was her. You gave her a legacy. My deepest condolences.
I am so sorry to hear about Joyce's death. I know you cared for her a lot and your memories together as friends can never be taken away. Hold onto those memories.
Dear Andrew, I am so very sorry to hear that! I remember when you moved in to your home and you first noticed Joyce and you said right away that you liked her and could tell that you would get along with her as your neighbor...
I hope time will heal you and now at least Dear Joyce's mind is at rest and is peaceful! My thoughts to you, elizabeth
I am so very sorry. I know how much you cared about Joyce.
ReplyDeleteI am so sad to hear this, she always sounded like such a wonderful person. Hopefully she will now be at rest because as you know she didn't want to go to assisted living.
ReplyDeletePlease don't let this set you back or plunge you into deep depression. She wouldn't want that. I'm sure she would want you to remember the good times, the meals shared, the laughs.
Oh no! I am so sorry. Reading your posts about her made me feel like I knew her a little bit too. Thanks for sharing with us. I am so sorry that you've lost her. :*-( Prayers for you and her family.
ReplyDeleteYou were such a good friend to her. She is at peace now.
ReplyDeleteBless your heart. A terrible loss for you. In time, it will feel different as it is now while your loss is so keen. Memories of Joyce will be precious. How fortunate you were to have her in your life.
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ReplyDeleteI am very sorry.
Do they know what happened? Was it medication induced?
PipeTobacco
Oh Andrew...I am so very sorry.
ReplyDeleteYou were the very essence of what a true friend is to Joyce, and I think she knew that. Please be gentle with yourself in the coming days. Think of Joyce now being pain free and happy and at peace.
Big hugs to you, my friend....
C.A.
I have been reading your blog for months now and never commented but this one post saddens me. Please know I'm thinking of you and hoping that you remember the good times you had with Joyce. Take care of yourself.
ReplyDeleteAndrew;
ReplyDeleteMany many hugs for you. Joyce was a very important part of your life, and the best way you can honor her is to remember her with joy, laughter and light. She is at peace, and her life was made better for knowing you.
Big big hugs to you. I am so very sorry - I know what a great friend she has been to you, and vice versa. I hope they figure out why she passed and hopefully knowing she isn't suffering anymore will comfort you.
ReplyDeleteoh my god. i gasped when i read this post. i'm sorry. i don't have any advice just sorrow for you.
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry for your loss of a great friend. She is at peace now.
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry, Andrew. I know you two shared a very special friendship. May she rest in peace.
ReplyDeleteI'm very sorry.
ReplyDeleteYou were such a good friend to her.
What a sad sad news. Joyce has been very fortunate to have had a neighbour like you. I remember all the comfort she got from you and that you shared with us. I also remember all the good things you shared and got from her.
ReplyDeleteShe is at peace now. I hope in time you'll share some of that peace in your heart and mind.
Best thoughts and wishes from here in Southern France from one of your reader who don't comment much anymore but who's always reading you several times a day!
Love to you Andrew,
Laurent
Dear Andrew,
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry to hear this news. Joyce sounded like a lovely lady and I know how much you cared about her.
Thinking of you and sending a virtual hug.
I've been a lurker here for a while and I had to just say how sorry I am to hear this sad news.
ReplyDeleteI think that Joyce got a lot of pleasure from your company while she was your neighbour.
I'm so sorry to read this. You were a good friend to her. She'll be at peace now, though.
ReplyDeleteAndrew,
ReplyDeleteI was shocked and saddened to read this post. I'm so sorry.
This was so shocking. Hopefully, Joyce has found some peace at last. I am so saddend to hear this. I know how much she meant to you and how much you missed having here nearby.
ReplyDeleteDear Andrew,
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry for your loss. You were such a good friend to Joyce.
Andrew, I am so sorry to hear of your loss.
ReplyDeleteI hope you are able to take comfort in the love you shared and the memories you have of her.
I bet she is looking over you and Maggie right this minute and will continue to do so.
****HUGS****
Oh man, sad news. May she rest in peace.
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry. I hope you find peace in the fact that you were there for her. God bless.
ReplyDeleteOh Andrew,
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry to hear that you lost such a good friend. Please accept my sympathies.
I felt so sad and shocked when I read your post today, that it brought tears to my eyes.
You were such a great friend and strong support for her.
Andrew, I am so sorry. I know Joyce was a friend and neighbor. It made me really sad to read about this news.
ReplyDeleteI am soooooo sorry for your loss! I don't know what else to say.
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Andrew,
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry for your loss. Please take comfort knowing you have a wonderful angel looking over you.
Oh! I'm so very, very sorry. You were so kind and good to her.... she was lucky you were there. I always loved reading about her and felt bettr knowing she had you ... and you had her.
ReplyDeleteYou are both in my prayers.
i am so very sorry. you treated her wonderfully and it helped her.
ReplyDeleteall good thoughts to you this sad evening,
jane
I am sorry for your loss, Andrew.
ReplyDeleteterrible man. i'm sorry to hear. i wish you the best. take care.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry to hear that. This is the first time reading a blog has actually made my heart skip a beat.
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ReplyDeleteAndrew...I am so sorry for the loss of your friend.
ReplyDeletePrayers from Kansas.
I'm so sorry Andrew. We have been to lots of funerals and it is always so hard, especially when you lose someone so close. My heart goes out to you. May you know some measure of comfort and peace in all this.
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry! Please know that everyone hear on blogger, including me, is here for you! You do what you need to do. I know it must be hard. You are so brave!
ReplyDeleteMuch gratitude,
Ellie.
Andrew, I am so sorry to hear you lost a friend and neighbor. You were so kind to her.
ReplyDeleteI'm so shocked Andrew! I hope you share some details with us. I know how much you cared for her. You were a good friend and neighbor. Let's hope she's so happy now that she can't hardly stand it.
ReplyDeletePlease stay strong. You can do it.
You have my greatest sympathy. Your affection for her was clear in your writing. I know you will miss her, but remember the good things and it is easier.
ReplyDeleteWe hope that the memories of the good times that you shared with Joyce will comfort you during this difficult time.
ReplyDeleteHang in there. When you feel the urge to do something that you shouldn't, take Maggie for a long walk. It'll be a good escape for both of you.
Sorry Andrew
ReplyDeleteO Heavenly Father, in Jesus name,
ReplyDeleteI thank you for holding Joyce in your arms as she passed through the threshold of life and death. I thank you Lord for comforting her, bringing her to the clearest point of sanity, purest place of love, and removing all pain and confusion.
Lord, I just want to lay out my thanks that you held your child Joyce, and allowed her to feel the adoration, acceptance and peace that she had so longed for, in Jesus name Amen.
This is my first time commenting...and I'm so sorry for your loss. You were a good friend to her...hold on to you're memories. You're in my thoughts.
ReplyDeletei'm sorry to hear that.
ReplyDeleteits hard when a friend dies, especially one so close.
I'm so very sorry Andrew...
ReplyDeleteI just don't know what to say other than I'm very sorry for your loss of a friend.
You and Joyce shared some special times together. I remember reading about them.
I wish you peace Brother,
Windrider
Oh, Andrew. How unexpected and sad to read this. My heart goes out to you.
ReplyDeleteIn sympathy,
Arleen
My heart is with you Andrew on the loss of your friend. I recently lost my 30 year old son and the pain is unbearable. Be strong and know how many of us care about you here. I've had you on my blogroll forever but have never commented, just wanted to always know you were well. If you watch closly in the next few days she'll let you know she is ok and happy. I promise.
ReplyDeleteShe sure was batshit crazy, but you treated her with kindness.
ReplyDeleteWow, you see how many people you have reading? Who knew? And all reached out to you in your time of sadness. You are a lucky man.
ReplyDeleteOh darlin...I'm so sorry.
ReplyDeleteMany hugs.
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I'm so sorry honey.
ReplyDeleteHow very sad!
ReplyDeleteWhy did she die? Do they know?
So sorry for your loss. I know you cared for her.
ReplyDeletesorry to hear about joyce andrew , she was a special friend to you and you took good care of her and she really loved you . take peace in that , keep going on with your life the way you have been , she would want you to . bless you she is at peace finally from her demons
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry Andrew. I know how much she meant to you. She sounded like a wonderful lady.
ReplyDeleteTake care Andrew
ReplyDeleteI am so very sorry to hear this news. Your writing about her was a vein in which she could touch so many more people and by the response to your post, you can see this manifest.
ReplyDeleteI pray she went peacefully and in resting with angels like her.
I pray for your comfort in this time.
j
I am so sorry Andrew. You have my deepest sympathy. Be kind to yourself.
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry Brother - I know she meant so very much to you.
ReplyDeleteOh my. I am so sorry! I loved hearing about Joyce. This is shocking. You were a good neighbor to her and if there is a heaven, she will be up there looking out for you.
ReplyDeleteI'm so very sorry for your loss Andrew, you were a good friend to her. Friendships are treasures and it was obvious that you treasured your friendship with her. Take care my friend. Be at peace.
ReplyDeleteMy thoughts are with you Andrew. Just remember that as long as you keep good memories of Joyce, she will still be alive for you.
ReplyDeleteI think it's wonderful that you have memoralized Joyce's life on your blog and with all of these people that loved the character that was her. You gave her a legacy. My deepest condolences.
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry to hear about Joyce's death. I know you cared for her a lot and your memories together as friends can never be taken away. Hold onto those memories.
ReplyDeleteMichelle
Dear Andrew, I am so very sorry to hear that! I remember when you moved in to your home and you first noticed Joyce and you said right away that you liked her and could tell that you would get along with her as your neighbor...
ReplyDeleteI hope time will heal you and now at least Dear Joyce's mind is at rest and is peaceful!
My thoughts to you,
elizabeth
So, so sorry! I know how you loved and cared for her. Please take care...
ReplyDeleteGod Bless you!