Explaining My Absence, The Death of My Wife

[--dante--]

Sorry for your loss and what you had to go through

 

[Tobacconaut]

I am very sorry for your loss. I will be praying for you and your wife.

 

[bluegrassbrian]

Few people make it through life without being touched (mangled) by cancer, either directly or a loved one.

No words ever seem seem adequate when it hits so closely to the heart. You're not alone. I'd assume at any given time, there are multiple users on here who are going through treatment, have a loved one being treated, or have lost someone.

My dear friend/lover is going through it currently. It's a daily struggle for her and for everyone that knows her.

I hope you can find some solace daily and eventually honor her memory in a positive way.

 

[jakesmokes]

So sorry to hear this I’m sorry for you loss

 

[electricspine]

I’m not sure that, I am important enough for anyone to notice but, I have not posted for several months. I have been taking care of my terminally ill wife since she started hospice in December. She passed away this past Sunday (March 2).
i have not smoked a pipe during these months, when I most desperately needed to, because she was on oxygen. Today was the first day that, I have availed myself of that pleasure.
I will spare you all of the most grisly details (you can be confident there were some). She fell ill in August at our second home in Russia. We thought it was another bout of COVID because, she had an unshakable cough. She had just begun a holiday in Riga prior to her usual return around Halloween. I got a call from her, asking me to fly her home immediately because she was very weak and ill. I got her to m/y doctor the day after her return and that is when the diagnosis (later supported by various scans) became obvious She had stage 4 metastatic breast cancer that had spread ( by the time she had passed, practically everywhere).

I am, of course, devastated. All of my (our) plans for the future are obliterated. As, I had mentioned prior in the Forums, I was planning on retiring about now and we were going to start a new adventure in Riga, Latvia. Well, just when everything was going so right; everything went so wrong.
This is starting to sound like a bid for sympathy. I can assure you that, it is not. I just wanted to explain why I’m not currently selling off any tobacco and explain my disappearance. I hope to be more active in the coming months. Be well, my friends.

Reading this makes my heart hurt, prayers for you, strength and comfort. May healing come as well as peace.
I bow my head in prayer for you, I also raise my pipe in toast for your healings to come. I hope you have peace and you heal from your loss in your own time. I firmly believe you have more that care than one may imagine! We, brothers and sisters of the pipe wish you the best.

Lay Monk Jeffery

Pax Et Bonum️

 

[beefeater33]

Sending my sympathies. So sorry to hear this. May you find peace and rejoice for all the good times you shared.

 

[FalconForever]

What a terrible start to the year my friend. My condolences and of course, prayers, for you and your family. May God have mercy on her, may perpetual light shine upon her, and may she rest in peace.

And peace to you, brother.

 

[Papamique]

I’m not sure that, I am important enough for anyone to notice but, I have not posted for several months. I have been taking care of my terminally ill wife since she started hospice in December. She passed away this past Sunday (March 2).
i have not smoked a pipe during these months, when I most desperately needed to, because she was on oxygen. Today was the first day that, I have availed myself of that pleasure.
I will spare you all of the most grisly details (you can be confident there were some). She fell ill in August at our second home in Russia. We thought it was another bout of COVID because, she had an unshakable cough. She had just begun a holiday in Riga prior to her usual return around Halloween. I got a call from her, asking me to fly her home immediately because she was very weak and ill. I got her to m/y doctor the day after her return and that is when the diagnosis (later supported by various scans) became obvious She had stage 4 metastatic breast cancer that had spread ( by the time she had passed, practically everywhere).

I am, of course, devastated. All of my (our) plans for the future are obliterated. As, I had mentioned prior in the Forums, I was planning on retiring about now and we were going to start a new adventure in Riga, Latvia. Well, just when everything was going so right; everything went so wrong.
This is starting to sound like a bid for sympathy. I can assure you that, it is not. I just wanted to explain why I’m not currently selling off any tobacco and explain my disappearance. I hope to be more active in the coming months. Be well, my friends.

I’m deeply sorry for your loss. Your words convey profound love, devotion, and heartbreak! Sharing your story isn’t a bid for sympathy, but a way to honor her memory and express the enormity of what you’ve been through.

It’s okay to find small comforts, like enjoying your pipe again, as you navigate this new chapter. You are not alone; the community is here to listen whenever you need to share or connect. Be gentle with yourself as you move forward.

Again, I am so sorry for your loss.

 

[cshubhra]

I am very sorry for your loss and wishing strength to you in the difficult times.

 

[dottlejockey]

Really sorry to hear this. My deepest condolences. You have friends here. I'm not unfamiliar with the cancer struggles myself. We'll look forward to hearing from you going forward. Keep your head up!

 

[jpberg]

Very sorry to hear it. It’s got to brutal.
Keep going.