tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post5066555425260734870..comments2024-01-05T06:16:49.932+00:00Comments on Expat Mum: On Grief and LossExpat mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-72876671180036039272011-10-27T14:58:14.340+01:002011-10-27T14:58:14.340+01:00Just heard this very sad news and am gutted.. havi...Just heard this very sad news and am gutted.. having been wrapped up in my own world I havent visited any of my bloggy friends very often.. and l feel bad I missed that Jo continued to decline..<br /><br />Thinking of Jo's family and friends..<br />Jo always was supportive and friendly to fellow bloggers and locals..<br /><br />Rip Jo<br /><br />'alice'(fff sara)<br /><br />carlisleAlicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509060074763706995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-73937450855161738552011-10-25T21:25:14.258+01:002011-10-25T21:25:14.258+01:00Really sorry for all of your losses. :-(Really sorry for all of your losses. :-(Home Office Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248456622235889204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-27397767625619419892011-10-25T21:02:23.554+01:002011-10-25T21:02:23.554+01:00There's a song--at least I think it's a so...There's a song--at least I think it's a song. Part of its lyrics is "this world is not our home, we are just passing by." That's the case here. She's gone to something better. <br /><br />I really like the fact that you are celebrating her. That's great.ugotreasurehttp://ugotreasure.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-12895952319141113292011-10-25T11:04:17.577+01:002011-10-25T11:04:17.577+01:00I didn't know her but had heard about her thro...I didn't know her but had heard about her through your blog. This was a lovely tribute to a friend. I'm so sorry for your loss. Thinking of you xMichelloui | The American Residenthttp://www.theamericanresident.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-7003326956796305732011-10-25T05:18:24.450+01:002011-10-25T05:18:24.450+01:00I know I'm just one more commenter, but I do o...I know I'm just one more commenter, but I do offer my condolences at your loss. While I never read Jo's work, it seems as if she left a beautiful impression on the world. I'll be praying for you and all who knew her.<br /><br />Blessings,<br />Abigail (www.picturebritain.com)Abigail Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10367841843553939505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-3229099852304900582011-10-25T00:27:54.653+01:002011-10-25T00:27:54.653+01:00M - We all are thinking ourselves blessed that we ...M - We all are thinking ourselves blessed that we knew her. Although Pete (son) was truly the light of her life and doted on by her, he also had a fabulous relationship with his dad and they have been getting closer throughout this dreadful journey. One of my last conversations with her was about her leaving them (which devastated her, of course) but she said she knew they would be alright because they had each other.Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-20146087519642730122011-10-24T22:16:15.595+01:002011-10-24T22:16:15.595+01:00So sorry to read about Lakeland Jo, I didn't r...So sorry to read about Lakeland Jo, I didn't realize that she was so ill. One can only hope that her beloved Husband and Son will find some strength in their love for each other, and in her wonderful memory. M xxA Mother's Place is in the Wronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12383766405951386903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-29556937247960237682011-10-24T20:16:29.759+01:002011-10-24T20:16:29.759+01:00Gosh Joylene - that kind of loss is unthinkable. I...Gosh Joylene - that kind of loss is unthinkable. I'm so sorry. Not sure where I would find the strength to go on.Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-79119233557883405472011-10-24T19:15:55.855+01:002011-10-24T19:15:55.855+01:00What beautiful words and a wonderful tribute to he...What beautiful words and a wonderful tribute to her. I love the photo of her. I'm so sorry for your loss.About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-80234550323349091692011-10-24T19:09:49.043+01:002011-10-24T19:09:49.043+01:00I'm so sorry for your loss. She sounded a grea...I'm so sorry for your loss. She sounded a great friend and a wonderful woman. <br /><br />I know what you mean about grief - I sang in a concert last week at a church which I hadn't been in since a friend's funeral years ago and I was overwhelmed as it all came back to me the minute I walked through the door. Grief is a strange emotion.Working Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16243697047355131343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-49248144317743693002011-10-24T18:53:33.188+01:002011-10-24T18:53:33.188+01:00It never gets easier. I lost my dad at 30, my mum ...It never gets easier. I lost my dad at 30, my mum at 45, and I was numb. Then we lost our eldest son when he was only 23. I spent years trying to cope. And then the unthinkable, we lost his twin when he was 39. I've written suspense thrillers to cope. I don't know how non-writers do it. <br /><br />Sorry for the loss of your dear friend.Joylene Nowell Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04497637513532136615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-15415266057742477772011-10-23T23:30:05.322+01:002011-10-23T23:30:05.322+01:00So, so, sorry to hear this sad news. How lucky yo...So, so, sorry to hear this sad news. How lucky you are to have had such a vibrant person in your life. That, at least, cannot be taken away...MsCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623997911568143459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-54288455353640933732011-10-23T22:55:08.609+01:002011-10-23T22:55:08.609+01:00That is not the news anyone wants to hear, but you...That is not the news anyone wants to hear, but you speak about loss so sensitively - There are no boundaries for grief, no timescales, no benchmarks. It is what it is. It takes as long as it takes, in my experience. It never truly leaves us unmarked. For better or for worse.<br /><br />So sorry to hear the news about Jo. She touched many lives, and so obviously yours. My feeling is that, as long as our memories of others remain, they are never truly gone from our lives...<br /><br />My love to you, and warm thoughts to Jo's family and dear friends. Such a sad loss.A Woman Of No Importancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02194976046531063422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-53134136531072316302011-10-23T21:16:12.777+01:002011-10-23T21:16:12.777+01:00I'm so sorry for your loss xI'm so sorry for your loss xsanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12004801243819162845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-10657713280372941862011-10-23T19:19:36.578+01:002011-10-23T19:19:36.578+01:00When I saw you mention this on Facebook earlier to...When I saw you mention this on Facebook earlier today I felt so so sad. I didn't know Jo but had read her blog and felt a link with her; we were the same age and with a similar-aged only son. I can't comprehend how she must have felt, knowing her prognosis and knowing she would have to leave her son and husband. Thank God they have each other. <br />Sending you love too, Toni. Grief is so very tough xxTrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119443727504215312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-11408151194689947652011-10-23T18:35:53.638+01:002011-10-23T18:35:53.638+01:00Thinking of you, EPM. xThinking of you, EPM. xPotty Mummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04751869800592294891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-40797571912541855942011-10-23T18:08:07.619+01:002011-10-23T18:08:07.619+01:00I am so sorry for your loss.I am so sorry for your loss.37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-47441885571532177662011-10-23T17:56:49.283+01:002011-10-23T17:56:49.283+01:00I know Maggie. I really wish they could get closer...I know Maggie. I really wish they could get closer to some answers.Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-61463476826776759962011-10-23T16:42:29.102+01:002011-10-23T16:42:29.102+01:00I am so gutted about that.
She was very brave. I g...I am so gutted about that.<br />She was very brave. I guessed she was too ill to answer my email.<br />This damned illness is a curse, it really is.<br />Maggie X<br /><br /><a href="http://granniemay.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Nuts in May</a>Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183886005936250976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-39710996428823126172011-10-23T16:39:31.350+01:002011-10-23T16:39:31.350+01:00So sorry to hear that sad news :-(So sorry to hear that sad news :-(Almost Americanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17865905831387595915noreply@blogger.com