DEATH IN THE ALMOST-FAMILY
Warning, no humor in this post.
I was planning on going to Jersey anyway for the upcoming Sukkot holiday. Now I'm going a day earlier, so I can attend a funeral tomorrow.
I'm not going to be all lyrical and poetic about the fact that it has been pouring all day today, and now I feel like the meteorological climate has moved inside, because symbolism is pointless in moments of grief. I'm not going to use this space to eulogize the family friend who lost his battle with cancer, because it would never do him justice. I'm also not going to wonder how his three daughters, longtime friends of mine and of my brothers, are doing, because I'm sure they're a mess. All I'm going to say is that this sucks, because it does.
Unless I find myself moved to post out of sheer misery, My Urban Kvetch will be taking its Sukkot vacation a little early.
Here's to "better."
posted by Esther Kustanowitz @ 7:15 PM
13 comments
13 Comments:
I'm so sorry. I hope your memories can bring you some measure of comfort.
Ha'makom yenahem etkhem betokh she'ar avelei Tziyonvi'Yerushalayim. (May God console you among the other mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.)
I am truly sorry for your loss.
I'm so sorry.
I am so sorry for your loss. There really is not much to say that can help, but I hope that you and your friends' family can find some comfort during the holidays.
Sorry for your loss.
Esther, I'm so sorry. I too lost someone yesterday. My boss of 16 years also died of cancer. I can no more think of what to say to you than I can to her family. Sucking is the least of it.
I do think that, if you choose to, your writing is up to the task of doing him justice. Or at very least making the attempt. I believe that shared joy is increased and shared pain is lessened, even over the internet. If you wish to share I wish to listen.
All my best to you and everyone whose life he touched.
So sorry to hear. I hope your good memories of him will bring you some comfort.
Big virtual hug from me to you. Nothing to say as you pointed out.
Condolences on your loss. Family can be more than just a genes.....
I am sorry for your loss and send you loving thoughts of comfort. I am sure the family will be nurtured by having you there. Thinking of you. Hugs, Dawn
Esther I'm sorry. I'm sure your being there with the family is a comfort to them as well.
so sorry to read about your loss. my thoughts are with you...Aviva
My condolences on your loss.
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