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sheshe2

(83,793 posts)
Fri Dec 31, 2021, 06:24 PM Dec 2021

I know it is hard, sometimes you just have to let them go. [View all]

It is hard, Betty White's death hit us all hard. She gave decades of life and laughter to everyone of us. Please don't feel that her passing makes 2021 worse, think of the incredible woman. She needed to say goodbye, it was her time to go.

If you have watched a loved one decline for years and know that they are finally ready to leave you hug them and say your goodbyes. My sister and I have have been caring for my mom 24/7 for the past four years. Thankfully she has her wits about her talks, laughs, reads, is political and loves to eat good home cooked meals. Mom is 95 1/2. Since Christmas we have had some really hard days, she is very short of breath. It is her heart, it is just giving out on her. Two days ago I thought she would not see the new year. When it is time, she will die here at home. She has surprised us before, yet I think she is saying goodbye.

Betty White knew her time to say goodbye and she was surrounded by loved ones in the end.

Goodnight, Betty.

You were loved.

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And you will be there for your Mom too. "When it is time, she will die here at home." Botany Dec 2021 #1
Thank you, Botany. sheshe2 Dec 2021 #16
I just went through this with my Dad .... Thanksgiving 2018 to late January 2019. Botany Dec 2021 #19
Love to you and yours. sheshe2 Dec 2021 #20
That was a very wise and beautiful post. Been there; done that. Thanks. nt Atticus Dec 2021 #2
... sheshe2 Dec 2021 #17
Agreed. I also saw a really nice moment in the grocery store right after the news hit. JanMichael Dec 2021 #3
She gave us so much joy. sheshe2 Dec 2021 #25
I will raise it by two JanMichael Dec 2021 #26
Bravo, Jan. sheshe2 Dec 2021 #27
littlemissmartypants Dec 2021 #4
I hope your Mom crosses over gently, when the time goes... secondwind Dec 2021 #5
Your mom knows that she is loved also. brer cat Dec 2021 #6
Sheshe, my dear Hekate Dec 2021 #7
+100. MarineCombatEngineer Dec 2021 #8
I am so sorry about your wife, MCE. sheshe2 Dec 2021 #10
Thank you and what a beautiful song. MarineCombatEngineer Dec 2021 #28
Happy New Year my friend. sheshe2 Dec 2021 #29
Sheshe2, you and your sister have been great to spooky3 Dec 2021 #9
I hope it is peacefully in her sleep, spooky. sheshe2 Dec 2021 #11
I send you love and my hopes that your mom passes easily. Scrivener7 Dec 2021 #12
Such a lovely post. Your mom is obviously a very beautiful person to have children who love LoisB Dec 2021 #13
After watching my Mom go blind, become unable to walk, and in pain, I felt relief at her passing. sinkingfeeling Dec 2021 #14
Hugs to you and sorry for your loss. sheshe2 Dec 2021 #30
Hugs got you and your sister mercuryblues Dec 2021 #15
Thank you for sharing this, she. TygrBright Dec 2021 #18
Bless you she mcar Dec 2021 #21
Tears and hugs, she. A beautiful tribute to both Betty and your mom. niyad Dec 2021 #22
God Bless sheshe2.. HipChick Dec 2021 #23
Kudos to you and your sister for caring for your mom MustLoveBeagles Dec 2021 #24
Hey, hon, TY. sheshe2 Jan 2022 #34
Recalls the also much loved George Burns, wo made it about six weeks into his hundredth year in 1996 maddiemom Jan 2022 #31
My dearest sheshe, Maru Kitteh Jan 2022 #32
Hi, Maru. sheshe2 Jan 2022 #33
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