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In Memorium: Roy Scuccimarri (royesses)
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Thank you, buffdan. I do hope that I and all you you will be part of the resurrection.
May God bless you and your family.
Roy
(PS) I am starting to miss words and letters, so if my replies sound goofy it is because of the the drugs or cancer.
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Roy,I always try to see humour in things,so I hope you can appreciate and understand what I am going to say next.
When you start getting goofy..........I will start looking for your posts in the "GOOFS & blunders" section.
Too soon???
Michael
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I hope all our members here can understand what I tried doing here. I don't want anyone to think that I think that what Roy is going through is funny,because that is the last thing I think, I am just trying to cheer him up actually. If I offended someone, asspecialy Roy,then I am truly sorry.
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You did nothing wrong, it sure is funny to me.
Roy
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We will all miss you too Roy !
We'll understand if you can't say anything else, you have bigger things to attend to.
we are blessed by knowing your kindness and humility
we are all better for having you here in our hearts
We'll understand if you can't say anything else, you have bigger things to attend to.
we are blessed by knowing your kindness and humility
we are all better for having you here in our hearts
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I have a few very different ways of looking at The Big Step:
1. Something I read a very long time ago in Reader's Digest that was submitted by a pastor (paraphrased):
"A community of crabs lived on a rock outcrop in the middle of the seafloor, surrounded by nothing but sand as far as they could see. Because of this, they held very tightly as they moved about on the rocks, for fear of being swept away by the current into the great beyond. One day, a crab lost his footing, the current grabbed him, and he went sailing off. Instead of the nothingness that he feared, he saw many wonderful things, things that he could never have imagined, including crabs swept away before him -"
2. Towards the end of his life, my father suffered for years from dementia, a hellish decent into a void. For me personally, I think it's one of worse way to go, because he knew that his mind was slipping. And for the family, it was especially tough because there was absolutely nothing that we could do. It was like watching someone slowly drowning, just out of reach, and all we could do is just stand there, helpless. You've had the wonderful advantage of having lived fully right to the end, and while our medical industry has advanced greatly, keeping people here long after they've had enough and are ready for What's Next, is to me, a sort of hell all its own, but I digress.
3. I've gone skydiving a few times, and when you're there in the doorway, there comes a moment when you make that decision, "Okay, this is it, I'm letting go," having faith that what awaits will be a wonderful experience. I think this same moment awaits us all, letting go and taking a big leap.
4. And lastly, when you get there, please say hi to my four grandparents, only one of which I ever got to meet. And all our dogs.
Thank you.
1. Something I read a very long time ago in Reader's Digest that was submitted by a pastor (paraphrased):
"A community of crabs lived on a rock outcrop in the middle of the seafloor, surrounded by nothing but sand as far as they could see. Because of this, they held very tightly as they moved about on the rocks, for fear of being swept away by the current into the great beyond. One day, a crab lost his footing, the current grabbed him, and he went sailing off. Instead of the nothingness that he feared, he saw many wonderful things, things that he could never have imagined, including crabs swept away before him -"
2. Towards the end of his life, my father suffered for years from dementia, a hellish decent into a void. For me personally, I think it's one of worse way to go, because he knew that his mind was slipping. And for the family, it was especially tough because there was absolutely nothing that we could do. It was like watching someone slowly drowning, just out of reach, and all we could do is just stand there, helpless. You've had the wonderful advantage of having lived fully right to the end, and while our medical industry has advanced greatly, keeping people here long after they've had enough and are ready for What's Next, is to me, a sort of hell all its own, but I digress.
3. I've gone skydiving a few times, and when you're there in the doorway, there comes a moment when you make that decision, "Okay, this is it, I'm letting go," having faith that what awaits will be a wonderful experience. I think this same moment awaits us all, letting go and taking a big leap.
4. And lastly, when you get there, please say hi to my four grandparents, only one of which I ever got to meet. And all our dogs.
Thank you.